I thought I was done with shots, the day I took my last IVF shot I was so happy! But that's not to be...
I have been seeing a high risk doctor in addition to my OB, he wanted me to do a blood panel because pre-eclampsia run's in my family with my mom, and with the vanishing twin he wanted to make sure I wasn't at risk for blood clots. In the meantime he put me on a baby aspirin as a precaution. As I was leaving the house this morning he called me and said my panel shows marker of a blood clotting disorder and to be even more precautionary I will be stopping the baby aspirin and start taking the lovenox blood thinner shot daily. I have to take for the next 23 weeks until the baby is born and then for 6 weeks after that to make sure I don't get any blood clots.
I thought I was done with shots, these ones are in my belly so I am assuming the needle isn't that big. I guess I will just ice it and Ryan will shoot me up every night. It's just frustrating and scary. I just want everything to be okay with baby Holden and for him to make it here safely and healthy. I will now be seeing the high risk doctor more frequently to monitor me. I go in next Wednesday, the 5th for our 18 week ultrasound to see all the babies organs, and do measurements. I feel fine, I feel him move around to let me know he is okay but to think we have come this far and have something happen to him. I don't know if I would recover from that.
I know you guys are probably tired of praying for me, but if you could keep me and baby in your prayer's that he makes it here healthy and whole I would appreciate it!
In other baby new's I am addicted to a online garage sale on facebook in Summerlin and Centennial Hills, I have bought a swing and a breast pump for really good deals and they are in great shape, like new. So we splurged on a crib!
Isn't it so cute?? The picture also shows what our similar room color's will be. It will turn into a toddler bed, day bed and we bought the conversion rails to turn into a full bed. So baby Holden will have this bed for a LONG time!
We also booked a trip to Hawaii in January for a nice relaxing babymoon vacation. Ryan tried to sign us up for kayaking, then snorkeling and then looked and they don't accept pregnant ladies. He turned to me and asked "Well what are we going to do then?" I said "I'm going to sit on the beach and by the pool and relax before I birth a watermelon out of my vagina" :)
I am trying not to be scared and just have faith, we are almost half way there and I know Heavenly Father is ready for us to add to our family.