Mmmm

I love you taco bell. Thank you for giving me a free cheese roll-up. I guess you saw the hungry look in my eye and just wanted to give me my food, but I really appreciate it.

Don't worry - I'm not crunchy

I know what you're thinking -- acupuncturist! midwife! - what the hell is going on here?! Never fear, I haven't turned into some crazy tree hugging freak. I simply came to the conclusion that I Hate doctors. I mean I really believe that 98% of them are idiots and couldn't care less about you or your problems. Its a hard realization, but I feel I've definately have had enough experience to come to this conclusion. Yes, I realize I was a drug pusher for 5 years - which is probably what lead me to this conclusion. Drugs are bad, folks. Most of the time pharma companies just make up shit in order to make more money. I mean more power to them for a good business strategy, but I for one am not going to be stupid enough to fall for that pile of bullshit.

So that leads to my first decision - to seek acupuncture treatment. I'm going to be honest; we didnt get pregnant our first time trying, or the second, or the fourth, and so on. So after seeing my ob/gyn who clearly didnt even want to speak to me, but just wanted to give me drugs. I decided to look into acupuncture. I found extensive research on the topic and how helpful it could be in treating fertility. So I discovered Dan-Ning - not only was she board certified in acupuncture & chinese herbal medicine, but was also a trained medical physician in China. Wonderful. So I began my treatments at the beginning of January. Acupuncture rocks, it's totally relaxing and I would fall asleep almost immediately after she put in the needles. So I would go weekly and also take my 'herbs' that she gave me.

Check out the herbs -->

Yup, thats what I would take every DAY - 25 pills! Yummers. But it was definately worth it. I started feeling better about 2 weeks into treatment and I wholeheartedly believe this is what helped me get pregnant. It definately wasn't cheap, but worth every penny in my opinion.

Week 4 (+3 days)

Your developing baby is still tiny. Its size varies from 0.014 inch to about .04 inch in length. Fetal development is still in the very early stages, but many great changes are taking place. The implanted blastocyst (i have no idea what that is!) is embedded more deeply and the amniotic cavity, which will fill with amniotic fluid, is startint to form. The placenta is also forming as well as different layers of cells.

Whatever that all means!

Anyways, here are my 4 wk pics (we will call them "before" pics. Yes, I know I'm fat and there's no baby there yet. I'm blaming the prior weight gain on the herbs - it was either that or too much Sonic in Florida.

I also broke down and took out the belly button ring...now my belly button just looks funky.

It's official!

My midwife finally called me back with my bloodwork results from last friday! I'm definately pregnant - my hcg level was at 34, which is low because it's still early, but still a great number. My progesterone level was at 54, which is also fabulous. She is keeping me on the progesterone cream that my acupuncturist gave me though until the end of the first trimester. In her words, it certainly can't hurt. So now we pray & wait some more. My first appointment will be March 26th and hopefully we will be telling everyone the amazing news shortly after that.
I also had another appointment with my acupuncturist today. It went great and now I only have to see her every month through the first trimester only unless I'm having symptoms.
It's starting to really sink in and we're getting excited!

I think I'm pregnant....

Holy shit. That's pretty much all that's running through my mind. That and why won't the freakin dr call me back already?! I pretty much decided yesterday that I would take a test today, but I didn't really expect it to be positive. I couldn't really believe there was a second line, but when the digital popped up "pregnant" - I guess I had to believe. This weekend being Ryan's birthday really made it nice. I had given him a present last night, so I figured I would just pretend this was another present. I jumped in the car and drove to work (I swear that 2 mile drive felt like it took forever). Told Ryan to close his eyes and hold out his hands that I had another bday present for him. He made a face and asked if it was a gun (of course). I put the test in his hand and when he opened his eyes, I'm pretty sure he was shocked and he didn't believe me. And then Ryan being Ryan, cried. I think I'm still in shock. I'm waiting for the midwife to call me back regarding some supplements I have been taken on direction of my acupuncturist. I'm really nervous and terrified of an early miscarriage. Hopefully time will ease some of these fears, although I'm sure they'll be replaced with new ones....