Sunday, July 19, 2009

Anxiety rising

Only two days after the first ultrasound, and my anxiety is getting a little worse again. Is baby still ok in there? Thriving? Have I done anything to harm it so far? Will my body fail me again, or will I finally be third time lucky?
I'm feeling a little iffy in the lower abdomen today. I'm not sure if it's a little crampy, or just my gut acting up a little with some bloating/gassiness. Otherwise, no new symptoms here. I tried to distract myself by checking if they had any cheapo maternity clothes on sale at Old Navy. Nope. And what I'd love to get (since I already bought sweaters and shirts and capris with the last 2 failed pregnancies) is pants, but none of theirs are long enough for me. I need at least a 34" inseam. There were some really cute little baby hats though, for $3 or so a piece, so I had to get a couple (OK, a few). I did manage to restrain myself from buying more expensive stuff at the baby Gap - such cute things! Since there doesn't seem to be a lot of unisex stuff out there, I'm almost getting tempted to change my mind on the not-finding-out-baby's-sex thing. At least then I could keep my eye out for things for next winter when the post-Christmas sales come along. I hate paying full price for stuff!
I start my new job on Tuesday. I hope it won't be too nerve-wracking. I'd like to start out with some nice easy rooms before I get put in with harder cases. We'll see what the luck of the draw gives me, I guess. I'm not looking forward to getting up early early again either, but I may just have to make a habit of heading to bed at 9pm.
I hope I'll be able to lay my hands on an U/S machine at some point, so that I can get a bit of reassurance that all's well inside. Since the anesthesia departments don't own one yet, I think that might be a tall order.

9 comments:

Victoria said...

All the best with the new job and the baby shopping. The baby/babies(ies) is/are okay. Twins???

IF Optimist, then... said...

Breathe in and out. You're doing fine. :-) Hope you get to find some ultrasound room to break into for a quick peek! That would be so cool. Kind of like the scene in The Breakfast Club where they run around the school, except with a crazy preggers woman instead. :-)

twoweekwait said...

I know how that can feel. Do they do beta checks for you to let you know things are going up up up?

Katie said...

Good luck at your new job tomorrow!

Hope Endures said...

Sending lots of good thoughts your way, for your little one and for your first day on the job tomorrow. I hope it turns out to be an easy day for you!

Kate said...

Nope, no more beta checks since 24dpER. I had too much of the beta rollercoaster with my first loss, so I'm just going to try not to worry about it.

Victoria - it's just one. As long as it sticks around another 30 weeks and stays healthy, I'll take it!

meinsideout said...

This is so hard - I was envisioning getting pregnant and being in complete bliss for the entire time. Yeah, I am pretty much a nervous wreck, analyzing every twitch, cramp and feeling.

I do get some "whoa" moments where all I can do is smile and be amazed at the life (hopefully) growing inside of me.

I hope your new room works out!

Clare said...

Good luck on your new job! Hope they are nice and take it easy on you!!

kayjay said...

I KWYM about wondering what's going on down there. On a positive note, at least you're not bed ridden with m/s...although after everything you've been through, I'm sure a little m/s would be reassuring to have. GL with your new job!