time is flying! i can't believe i'm 15 1/2 weeks already. i am feeling much more like myself in terms of energy level, appetite, and my rear end (whew!), but my body has started to rebel in other ways. weird, weird ways. some of which i expected, like increased body hair. which is still just gross. and on my belly it's dark, which is even grosser. my belly button is slowly turning into an "outie," and i can't get over being able to see the recesses that have been hidden away all my life. i can also see the scar in there from my laparoscopy, which is kind of cool. my most boggling recent development is what they call "rhinitis of pregnancy:" basically, nasal congestion for no other reason but that i'm pregnant. i had no idea this was a thing. apparently the increased blood flow to pregnant ladies' mucus membranes can just end up producing a lot more mucus. lovely. a woman i work with had it her whole second trimester, so i'm gearing up for a long and sniffly road.
but really, i feel pretty good, all things considered. so i try not to complain too much.
i went to the perinatologist yesterday for my regular two-week check-up. the baby looks great... still pretty active but not quite as nutso as last time. the hubby went with me so he got to see the little acrobat in action, which was nice. everything looks fine in terms of development, size, heart rate, etc. they did the last round of bloodwork for the genetic disorder screening but it seems like everyone is assuming based on baby's development that we should get normal results on that, too. i should get those results the next time i go.
as always they checked my cervix, which looked perfect this time (no more weird contractions like last visit, post-pap smear) and checked out the placenta and the uterus. the placenta is still partially covering the cervix. she said it seems like things are still adjusting as they should be so we're still hopeful it won't continue to be a problem. but the other thing they noticed is what they thought was a blood clot in my uterus near the cervix is actually a blood vessel that's lying lower than it should be. this could be related to the placenta previa, since the placenta is attached to the uterus via a lot of blood vessels and it's also a lot lower than it should be. the doctor said i still should not have intercourse because of the blood vessel and the potential for it to rupture. i wish i'd asked more questions when i was there but i never really process the information until later and now i'm wondering... if it doesn't move, won't i have to worry about it rupturing throughout the pregnancy? and especially during labor? and how serious would that be, exactly? they are never alarmist about anything -- at least they don't ACT that way -- so they didn't make a big deal of it other than saying NO SEX. (still!!!) so i will try not to think about it any more than necessary.
even though it stresses me out a little, i'm just so thankful to have all of this information... so many women don't know these details about the placenta and blood vessels so early on and end up bleeding and freaking out in the ER. if not worse. so while i'm a little concerned in the back of my mind, i'd rather have something KNOWN to worry about than to sit around imagining all of the things that i DON'T know. besides, my gut says this baby is going to be just fine. i'm already wishing it was time for my next ultrasound so i could see the little peanut again!
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