Cool pregnancy story from a forum I belong to

Hey ladies,
I'm on vacation in Colorado without my DH and had to travel by
myself yesterday. From Orlando to Dallas, I was fine. Getting off the plane in
Dallas, however, I was suddenly struck some of the most intense back pain I've
ever had. I've been dealing with sciatica for the last couple of weeks but what
I experienced yesterday just trumped it all. I hobbled down to my connection
gate at the other end of the terminal only to find out that my gate had been
moved and was now just two gates down from the gate I'd just left. I lost it. I
called my mom and started sobbing; I was in pain, I was hungry, I had to pee,
and now, on top of it all, I was about to miss my connection.

I
made it back to my gate with about ten minutes to spare, and collapsed into a
chair. I wasn't sure if I would even be able to get back out of said chair when
they called my group. A man sitting directly across from me noticed me grimace
when I sat down and asked if I was okay. I explained that I was pregnant and
that I was in pretty bad pain. At this point, I was still teary eyed and had
obviously been crying hard earlier. He told me to stand up, and, unwilling to
argue, I did so. He lead me over to a wall, told me point my toes towards each
other, and to bend my knees. I did what he said and immediately felt the pain in
my back and hip go away. I asked him, now crying again, this time out of relief,
how he knew, and he said he was a chiropractor. I stayed against the wall until
they called my group.

I was seated against a window for the flight
to Denver and, without thinking, switched myself to the aisle. I was already
nauseated and I had to pee... again. The man who was supposed to be sitting in
the aisle seat filed in right behind me, and was all too happy to give me his
seat. When he sat down, he asked me if I was in my second trimester (which I
told him I was), and if I had brought water and snacks (which I told him I had),
and then just smiled and said okay. Just after we took off, he reached over and
took my pillow and jacket out of my lap and laid them in the seat next to me,
raised the armrest to my right so that I had more room, and turned the vents on
me so that I stayed cool. He said, "Just relax. We'll be on the ground in about
eighty minutes." I was so grateful that I could barely express it. I fell asleep
almost immediately and when I awoke, I asked him if he had kids. He said no, but
he was in the business of babies; he was an obstetrician.

I was
2500 miles from home, away from my mother, my husband, and my family. I was
sick, tired, in pain, and embarressed that I was sobbing in an airport full of
strangers. I never found out either one of their names, my chiropractor or my
obstretrician, but God knows, and somehow, He sent me my mother's care, my
husband's worry, and my family's remedies on an airplane.

15 weeks tommorow.

Evidently I forgot to come back and finish my last post. Such a cliffhanger writer am I!?!

Right, so anyways the midwife (Amy Allred) is wonderful!! We had a hour and a half appointment, and she spent over 2 hours with us, answering all of our questions, AND she found our baby’s heartbeat. Very cool to hear that. At that time the rate was 158 beats per min.

My parents bought us a fetal heart rate monitor for Mommies day, and we’ve listened to it several times…and when I mean several, I mean a lot. I love that sound. Makes everything right in the world. Of course I cant find it on my own, but my wonderful husband can find it in 5 mins flat, that bugger.

To pay for the midwife Jason sold his truck. Insurance would cover a whopping 60% after we paid a $3500 deductible. Oh, no…how bout a big fuck you? The total bill from Amy is 3300. And get this, there is ONE in network midwife in a 60 mile radius from us. ONE. And she is the only one, and works in a hospital. No thank you.

So, an explanation for the lazy posting…I’ve been battling my allergies. And my sex drive. And I’ve been quite antisocial. Easily irritated, emotional, and annoyed.

Not fun times in Abbyland. But, it will get better. Heck in 3 weeks our baby will be 6 inches long (from head to rump) and will be able to hear us. And by that time we will get to find out the sex.

Please accept my apologies for not posting previously, and not posting till I feel better. Just know all is well, and check in again in 3 weeks!

Update and survey

Today's the day!! The day we get to meet our prospective midwife!!! I'll do a review of her on here tommorow...until then, here's a pregnancy survey I filled out and want to share:

1) How old are you? 24.
2) How did you come to find out you were pregnant (what prompted test)? Blood test, then HPT
3) Is your babies daddy in the picture, and what status is your relationship? Yes, and we are not married.
4) How many weeks pregnant are you? 13W1D
5) Do you know if you are having a boy or a girl? Maternal instincts say it’s a boy, dunno yet.
6) How long did you have morning sickness? Didn’t have typical ms, been exhausted for 12 weeks.
7) What is your least favorite pregnancy symptom? Exhaustion, food aversions
8) What is your favorite part about being pregnant? Feeling the baby, watching my love talk to my belly.
9) Do you plan to breastfeed? If at all possible, yes.
10) What is your opinion on elective c-sections and/or inducing early? Not for me, im going natural, but every woman has her choice.
11) How many children do you have/is this your first? This is our first
12) How many children do you want? 2
13) What is your favorite guilty food right now? Pancakes!!!
14) What is the weirdest craving that you have had? Havent really had any weird ones yet
15) What foods make you cringe right now? Bacon, curry, KETCHUP (ew! Used to love it)
16) What smells bother you that never did before? Ketchup, oranges, perfumes, anything bold smelling really.
17) Have you dyed your hair since being pregnant? Nope.
18) How has your sex drive been since becoming pregnant? Very unpredictable unfortunately.
19) When did you start showing? Bout last week…very small bump
20) What is your waist measurement now(inches)? I’ll have to update this, I dunno.
21) Have you had swollen feet/hands? No, but I cant stand barefooted in hard floors very long
22) Do you have pets, and if so are you keeping them? Yes
23) Do you still go to concerts etc.? Yes
24) How is your relationship with the father's parents/family? Good, still havent met his Dad tho.
25) Will your baby have the daddy's last name? YES =)
26) Will you paint babies toenails(if a girl)? No
27) If a boy, will you allow him to play with dolls if he wants to? Sure
28) What is your position on spanking when they are older? That’s a last resort, but im ok with it.
29) What is your stance on immunuzations...yes or no? Uhh..yes!
30) WIll you be a stay at home mom? I’d love to at first, but we cant afford it.