Today I am 9 weeks and 5 days pregnant. We could see Baby Independence on an ultrasound on Tuesday, at 9 weeks and 2 days. It was the due date of our twins, so I am so relieved to see that our perfect little baby is still perfect. She was dancing and wiggling for us; she is a strong little baby in there and I can't wait to feel those movements. She will keep Mommy on her toes, and nothing is better than that.
We've got a little dancer on our hands. In the ultrasound she put on a little show for us just wiggling and dancing the whole 5 minutes we could watch her.
Her heart rate is 175, which is perfect for 9 weeks. Baby A actually had a heart rate of 176 at 8 weeks and 2 days in our last pregnancy. But I think that this is just the most common rate. A speedy little ticker in mommy's tummy.
We are so in love.
I still think Baby Independence is a girl who takes after her daddy. I think that is what most of my side of the family thinks too. At least my mom is thinking girl now. My two best friends have thought girl, besides that my pregnancy is like theirs while they have only boys.
But my husband and mother-in-law think boy who takes after his daddy. Well, my husband says that he does not think it is a boy or a girl. He just doesn't care what they are, I also do not, but I want to start getting to know my baby growing in my belly and one of those things to know is gender.
Since getting to 9 weeks, a few changes have taken place.
I started waking up from 3am-6am.
And I started feeling very, blah. I felt like my body aches are like when I have had the flu in the past. I was just so exhausted.
I think it is exhaustion, but the way I process it is pain. My muscles and bones hurt. The doctor was concerned this is Covid, but I think it is just me being a baby.
With my nausea ramping up I am vomiting more and when I throw up I see stars, I asked the Doctor about this and he said it is just the blood vessels in my eyes and nothing to be concerned with. I still only vomit between the hours of 11am and 2pm.
He also said that our chance of miscarriage is down to 2-3%, which is such a relief.
Baby Independence is 1 inch long, exactly. The best inch I have ever soon! I can't even begin to explain the love I feel for my precious little baby.
The intestines are moving into their abdominal cavity, out of the umbilical cord. I hope Baby Independence has better intestines than her Mommy does. I am under particular digestive distress. I feel like I have the stomach flu all the time. The doctor recommended drinking Metamucil for that.
Baby's essential organs are developing, including her heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and brain. Her head has straightened out. And her little tail has disappeared. We could see the flaps inside her heart on the ultrasound.
Fatigue - I feel like I have the flu all the time because I am so stinking tired. I want to sleep forever. And when I can't sleep, any movement feels like I have to move 50 pounds of pressure off of my body. I get so shaky and weak. Especially when I am throwing up. I stayed in bed until 10:30 Monday. This is common, I just don't know why I process that exhaustion as pain. Needing to just lay still for most of the day. Staying active is so important for me and baby, so I am making sure I do prenatal yoga, prenatal barre and housework each day. Keeping active offers a lot of benefits for me and Baby Independence.
Frequent Urination - I woke up once to go to the bathroom last night, and I pee at least every two hours in my waking hours. I tried Unisom per the Doctor's suggestion OH MY GOODNESS! GUYS it is such a life changer!
I tried the Unisom to help sleep through the night and to stave off morning sickness, and I sleep so much better and wake up feeling the best I have felt in months.
Heartburn & Indigestion - The only digestive distress I am not under. Still thanking my Omeprazole and a bald baby for this. My taste buds are off. I ate a handful of potato chips and they tasted like lemon. I don't know why.
Constipation - Therefore, the Doctor recommended Metamucil, I will have constipation for half of the day and then the second half of the day I have diarrhea. I try to fill up on fiber and I think this causes the diarrhea, which is why the Doctor recommended that I try Metamucil because that will keep soft stools. And keeping soft stools will keep it more consistent.
I am wearing maternity clothes, not because I need them, they are just more comfortable with my tummy troubles.
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