Quite the Scare

After being off of all of my meds (the Estrace and PIO shots) for a week, I had labs drawn to make sure my levels were still good.  Well, the NEDC called me on Monday to tell me that my Progesterone level went from 57 down to 17.1.  They want the level above 40.  Not good.  So, they wanted me back on the shots and to go and get another ultrasound.  They were concerned that something happened to the baby, thus making my level go way down.  Fortunately, I had just had our 12 week screening ultrasound on the same day my levels were drawn and the baby was fine.  I told the nurse this info and she went and spoke with the doctor and then let me know that we didn't need another ultrasound then, but that we would get more labs in a week after starting the shots again.  After getting off of the phone with her, a bit of panic set in.  I still felt pretty certain that I was still pregnant, but I ended up calling my OB on Wednesday to see if they wanted me to come in with this new news.  I really hated worrying the whole holiday weekend about it.  As soon as I called my doctor, they wanted me to come in ASAP for a scan.  I was grateful for prompt attention, yet also nervous since they seemed to take it as somewhat of an emergency.  None the less, I went in immediately, my husband met me there in case it was bad news, and we got our second scan in less than a week.  And of course, our baby was alive and kickin' like crazy : )  Very, very grateful!!

All of this craziness definitely has made me more appreciative of the pregnancy (not that I wasn't already!) and also makes taking the shots not so difficult again.  Fortunately, I only have to take one shot a day instead of two as well.  They are thinking that I may be on them for another week or two tops.  Hope that's true!

On another note, I am now 13 weeks and my nausea has completely vanished and I feel like I am getting a second wind of energy.  Woo hoo!

Lastly, at our scan last Friday, we asked our tech to take a guess at what she thought the gender of the baby is and she thought it looked like a boy.  She said it was still 50/50 as she couldn't see the "full package", but thought it looked like a boy.  We would be thrilled either way, but since we have a girl, I know my hubby would love to have a boy.  Not to mention, our nursery is already set up for a boy since our last failed adoption was supposed to be Sadie's birth brother.  It would be great to not have to change it at all.

I hope you all have had a wonderful Thanksgiving, full of thankfulness for God's blessings.  We have a lot to be grateful for!

My Last PIO Shot!

I have really wanted to post a blog this past week, but keep finding that I have no energy to do much of anything, including blogging!  I faithfully read every one of your posts and am tracking with everyone's journey.  Sorry that I haven't been commenting much.  Please know that I am praying for you guys!

I was able to start weaning last Monday from the PIO shots and Estrace, which made me extremely happy. My rear-end has definitely taken a beating!  My husband was having a hard time finding a place to give me the shot due to bruising and lumps.  Going down to 1/2 cc instead of 1cc for every shot definitely helped.  I got my blood drawn again on Thursday to see if the baby's placenta was sufficiently taking over the hormone production and got the news yesterday that I could stop taking the PIO shots! I was so happy, I got teary-eyed!  Unfortunately, my Estradiol level did not come back with the lab report, so I am still taking the pills until I get clearance to stop on Monday.

I have had a lot of queasiness in the late afternoons and evenings, but last week was much better.  My main symptom right now is fatigue.  I literally take about a 1-2 hour nap while Sadie, my daughter, naps and have been falling back to sleep around 7-7:30pm!  I usually will wake up around 10 or 10:30pm and then go back to sleep for the night around 11pm.  It is completely crazy.  The hard thing about it is that I don't have the time or energy to be productive at the house or just spend time with my husband!  My house is a mess and I haven't ironed any clothes in weeks.  My poor hubby has picked up a TON of my slack.  I am VERY appreciative of how he has not complained at all.  I think he sees how physically miserable I have been.  I am definitely not complaining as we are so very grateful for the miracle that is producing all of these symptoms, but we will still be pretty darn happy when this trimester is over!

My belly is starting to protrude a tad bit.  It looks like I have just eaten one brownie too many : )  I can't wait to wear some maternity pants and have the extra room and elastic!  I go into our OBGYN next Friday to get the 12 week screening ultrasound.  We are looking forward to seeing our baby again!