11 weeks 5 days pregnant - awake to 10.30

Yes its true!  Last night I stayed awake until 1030pm.  I had a deadline that I had failed to meet (a project review that was supposed to be in the previous day) so I was working on my computer and had to get it emailed last night but none the less 1030. 

This morning it was harder to get out of bed but thats okay.  I feel relatively normal. 

Ive been using my doppler every couple of days and I think I can find the heartbeat.  When I find it it is brief. Its not me thats moving or the doppler so I assume its the baby.  Last night I found it for about 20 seconds.  Then it faded out and disappeared. 

Friday is approaching quickly (the date of my 12 week scan).  I cant wait.  Nervous. I just want to know everything is okay.

Symptoms = headache, ocassional pulling pains in tummy, quick to cry

10 weeks 6 days pregnant

I went to my booking appointment yesterday.  It was a male midwife but he was really nice and very welcoming.  I came away with lots of booklets and information packs and the form I need to send in for my free medication (that I really want).  He asked me to go to A&E about the heart palputations Ive been getting.  (I thought they were linked to the tablets and it transpired Im right.) 

I did feel a bit like an idiot going in but they gave me a hcg test and took blood.  Later a man came to wheel me off for a chest x-ray.  I was like 'what'  I cant go for an x-ray.  I couldnt believe they were sending me anyway after I made my objection I didnt see the porter again.  Eventually, near to 8pm (I got there at 4ish) I said Im leaving.  They said it was at my own risk but I signed the forms and left.  They didnt even have a place for me to sit as a family of about 6 took over the 4 chairs in the waiting area.  Anyway I was on the bus home when the doctor rang to say I had elevated something, but that it could be down to the medication.  I stop the meds at week 12 so if it continues I can have more investigations.

So its the medication!  Ouch, was truely knackered when I got home and am worried about the baby again with the ecg.   Its a long wait to next Friday when I get my scan!

I wish I didnt have to go to school today.

Symptoms = headache, couldnt sleep,

10 weeks 3 days pregnant

I cant wait till Wednesday for my booking appointment.  I might take my hand held doppler and ask nurse to help me find the heartbeat (although yesterday for a second or two I thought I found the heartbeat).  It was a quite loud and much quicker than mine but Im not sure. I would like and expert to tell me its okay as I pick up so many different heart rates.  I have read somewhere that the fast one is the babies heartrate and your heart rate together.  What a pity they dont put that in the instructions.

Anyway I have to walk the hound this morning as dh left for work early. 

Symptoms = headache (went to bed at 6 with it)

10 weeks 1 day pregnant - doppler

Well my doppler arrrived today and I cant find the heartbeat.  The lcd display registers something beating about 140 to 170 but it also registers something registering 60bpm (my heartbeat I suspect), something over 219 bpm and a whooshing sound (the placenta?).  I cant hear the beat but maybe its a little early.

Ive come to bed with a headache.  I went shopping with a friend today and it was lovely in the sunshine but as soon as I got in the headache began.

Symptoms = headache

10 weeks pregnant today

Yeah!  Ten weeks today! 

I want to know about prenatal care, I want my urine tested, I want to know when my scan will be, I want my blood tested and after the high blood pressure I want my blood pressure tested again.

I rang St Thomas' yesterday and left a message.  The operator thought that I should be okay to have my care there.  I hope that this is the best thing as it is quite far from me.  Going up there in an emergency is quite a trek.  Anyway thats what Im doing. 

DH has been walking the dog for me but he cant do it today so I have to get up and head to the park with the hound.

I gave notice to my counsellor last night.  I have told him that next week will be my last session.  Ive had enough and I just cant rush there anymore nor sit in the brightly lit room when my head it throbbing.  (Although to be fair I think my head feels a little better this week.)

Symptoms = tummy pains (Im having them right now), tiredness, headache

9 weeks 6 days pregnant - still tired

I have started to get nervous again.  Mainly because I feel better.  That, generally feeling sick and ill thing has subsided.  I generally feel better.  Im still tired.  Last night I went to bed at about 8pm (I thought it was 9) and I feel asleep until 5.50 which is 10 minutes before my alarm went off.

Ive worked out that I am perky for about 5 days after a scan and after that I begin questioning my pregnancy again.  (The doctors didnt help.) 

I havent heard from the midwives yet but Ive seen on the website that I can contact them directly.  So I will do that today.  I want a bit of reasurrance and I want to know that my blood pressure is being monitored.

I brought a fetal doppler on line and with any luck that should be here soon.  The earliest you can pick up a heartbeat is 10 weeks (which I am tomorrow) although some dont find one until 12 weeks.  I think it depends on the quality of the doppler and mine is going to be second hand.

Symptoms = tiredness,  pulls in stomach, veins more prominant on bbs

9 weeks 4 days pregnant - doctors appointment

Well the doctors appointment was a bit of a anti-climax.  I was almost embarassed about my age so said, quite slyly that I am pregnant.  She took my blood pressure - it was high.  (Ive always had normal blood pressure except once when dh was in the room and the doctor said she was going to weigh me - then it shot up!)  I said, "is that my age?"  She said, "probably."  Remind me never to do that again.

We talked about downs and the nauchal scan and that at my age I would be offered invasive tests - which I would probably refuse.   Ho hum.

The pregnancy 'high' didnt last long!

Symptoms - stomoch pulling, headache, slight reflux