Necessity

I am very lucky that I don't have to suffer from morning sickness at all. I never had any problems whatsoever. My only concern right now is me taking the prenatal vitamins. It has been giving me problems. The thing that supposed to be good for the brain is just killing me. It makes me vomit every time I burp I taste the fish that is one of the the ingredients. I just can't stand with the taste in my throat. Now I just have to stick to my trick, I need to eat a lot of food over it so I can't taste anymore every time I burp. So far it has been working and I am not having problem anymore.

The beating

I went to see my care last Wednesday November 19th to make sure if I am really pregnant even though I did 3 different pregnancy test at home and all 3 came out positive. She tried to find out the heartbeat of the baby but I think she is having trouble finding it. We tried it a little bit longer but we are not lucky enough to find it. She told me that it is really hard to find if I am not 12 weeks yet. So we did another pregnancy test and it's my 4th one and still came out positive. I never had any result that says I am not pregnant. I am just kinda doubtful because I never felt any difference, I never had any morning sickness or cravings aside from being hungry all the time but I consider that normal since I am always hungry even before it's just it gets worst and of I never had my period for 3 months now. I have a little tummy but I keep saying that I got it because I have been eating like a pig. I just keep crossing my fingers until we hear the heartbeat.

Going natural

I have decided to go natural because I just don't like what I have seen in my research especially when it comes to epidurals. I just saw a whole lot of videos on how the perform it and I don't like it. My other friend just told me yesterday about it that even though it's been 8 years she still feel it sometimes when she bend. I's rather feel the pain on labor than feeling the effects on medicine after. I just think that natural way of delivering my baby will be safer for both of us and better in the future as long as there's no complications.

Week Ten: Embryo is now a Fetus

Our calculation is now 10 weeks but it is not quite accurate since I can't really remember the exact date of my period but I have a good memory of it being the last week of august.

You are 10 weeks pregnant. (eight weeks after conception)

• From this week until birth, the developing organism is called a fetus.
• The fetus is now the size of a small strawberry.
• The feet are 2mm long (one tenth of an inch).
• The neck is beginning to take shape.
• The body muscles are almost developed. Baby has begun movement.
• While still too small for you to feel, your little one is wriggling and shifting.
• The jaws are in place. The mouth cavity and the nose are joined.
• The ears and nose can now be seen clearly.
• Fingerprints are already evident in the skin.
• Nipples and hair follicles begin to form.

The unborn baby is now called a fetus. Though the fetus is constantly moving, you will not be able to actually feel fetal movement for several more weeks. All of the organs, muscles, and nerves are in place and beginning to function. As the hands and feet develop fingers and toes, they have lost their paddle like look. The touch pads on the fingers form and already have fingerprints.

During this week of pregnancy the crown to rump length of the fetus is 0.9 inch to 1.2 inches (22 to 30mm), weight 0.07 ounce (2gm). They are now on the way to forming their testicles or ovaries, getting ready for the next generation. Until the ninth week of fetus development, the fetal reproductive apparatus is the same one for the both sexes. The head is still large and curves into chest.

Each week your uterus grows larger with the baby growing inside it. You may begin to see your waistline growing thicker by this time. A pelvic exam will detect that your uterus has grown from it's normal, size of your fist, to a little bigger than a grapefruit.


Source: http://www.baby2see.com

First Visit

Today I had my first visit with my gynecology. Actually I decided to go natural with my baby. My friend actually convince me to do it naturally. She said that it is just different when you do it all natural even though there will be time that it will hurt but the feeling when she saw her baby, it just erase all the pains. So here i am taking her advice. My husband and I look for a good care in our area and finally found one. They will be taking care of me and my baby from now until after birth. They did some blood works earlier and some test plus I have to fill out a million of paper works but it's okay, I like the place because they are all friendly even their clients are all friendly. It took us two hours and it wasn't bad at all. I already had my appointments for my next visits too.