Friday, November 17, 2006

Pitter Patter

We went back to the midwife today to see if we could hear the heart beat with the Doppler. No problem!! The little one wasn't even as deep down as she thought. She said now there is a less than 5% chance of miscarriage - thank God!! Not that I was worried - I knew this baby was going to be fine from the beginning. He or she is certainly making their presence known, making Mommy feel sick all the time. At this rate, I'm not going to gain any weight - but I'm sure in a few weeks I'll be over it and binging on pickles and ice cream at 2 am. But as it is, I can't decide if I'm hungry or if I want to throw up!!

Friday, November 10, 2006

Hello and 9 wk update

Welcome to our website! Hopefully this will help to keep everyone updated about the pregnancy and the baby. By the way, we are due in the middle of June!

For those who haven't heard the story, its been quite a journey getting to this point. After Holly's diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) last spring, we were surprised by a spontaneous pregnancy, which unfortunately became a miscarriage in the middle of July. Thankfully though, with our first round of medication and monitoring at the fertility clinic, we have a healthy pregnancy - just one baby! We are now under the care of Holly's regular midwife and everything looks super so far. We did have a bit of a scare from 4 large ovarian cysts, which were a by-product of the fertility drugs, but they seem to be resolving on their own, and we've been given the go-ahead for mild exercise. Recheck in a week. Hopefully I'll figure out a way to get the ultrasound pictures scanned and posted soon.