UPDATE: we had our baby girl, Evah Aileen Victoria, on June 14th, 2009 at 37 weeks after a total 6 months of bedrest. In January at 17 weeks I was told I hadPlacenta Previa,and at 29 weeks I developed PreEclampsia. I spent a total of 3months (April - June) in hospital due to Pre Eclampsia and was on modified bedrest from 17 weeks on because of the placenta Previa. I was finally induced after many many scares, at 37 weeks when my doctor determined that my body couldn't take it anymore.I thank God everyday that both of us made it through the pregnancy healthy and are doing well.... She's well worth every hurtle we faced to get her here safely!!

My DH and i married last October (we eloped  ) and we had a "wedding reception" in July 08 so we could share our lives with our families and friends. I am in my last year of school for Registered Massage therapy, expect to be graduating May 09. We found out we were expecting our first child Aug. 2nd 2008, the night before we left for our summer holidays. We were so excited and it was amazing to have the week together to adjust to the news. We came home and within an hour had told EVERYONE!!! They were, for the most part, extremely excited for us. At exactly 5 weeks preggo, the morning sickness hit.. with a vengeance!! I spent 24 hours a day on the verge of throwing up, but rarely actually followed through with it!

On Sat. Aug. 23rd, while I was at work I started spotting. We went to the hospital and by Sunday morning we were able to see our baby on the ultrasound!!! It was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! We saw his little head and heart, just a-pounding away, right on que. We were told everything was perfect, the baby was measuring the right age, heart was great, baby was in a great spot, go home and stay on bedrest until the spotting stops. 14 hours later, I woke up covered in blood! We rushed back to the hospital where I was examined and we were then told that as of that moment, I was still pregnant, but at this point it was a waiting game. There was nothing we could do to stop it, if it was going to happen..... we felt utterly helpless... On August 25th 2008, around 2 months pregnant with our first child, we suffered a miscarriage at home. We both took time to hold our very tiny child in our hands and cry... it was surreal... in many ways it still is... that is a pain I would wish on no one. We decided to name the baby Quinn, and laid him or her to rest under a beautiful tree behind our home. We still miss our little one soooo much, Quinn was with us for such a short while... but that baby will be loved forever.


We got a green light on TTC from the doctor as soon as we were ready.. now more than ever we are determined to conceive again.... hopefully soon.. i can change my status to "pregnant"..... we pray.
-amanda ~~{@

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Updates:
Sept. 28/08 - My first normal period since the m/c... anything but normal! AF is kickin my butt this month.. we will use CM checking and OPK's this month to narrow down my most fertile days

Oct. 14th - First "close to positive" OPK... now the waiting game begins

Oct 25/08 - Tested today, CD28, it was negative, I think we missed it this month  

Oct 28/08 - Tested again, CD31... BFP!!! will call the Doctor to get blood work done for thursday!!!! YAY!!!!!

Oct 30/08 - Saw Dr.Tenki today, went to the lab to get blood taken, we'll have the results on Monday hopefully

Nov. 3/08 - Lab results back, hCG levels were low, possibly not as far along as we thought?? have to get more blood taken on thursday... will know in 1 week if everything is ok

Nov. 10/08 - Second labs came back GREAT! hCG levels are way up! Set the date for our first real appointment! yay!

Nov. 20/08 - First appointment today! pretty uneventful - mostly paperwork and talking. We found out we'll be seeing Dr. Tenki until 3rd trimester, then seeing an OB here where we live.

Nov. 27/08 - The last few days I've been feeling completely awful! Having a hard time forcing myself to eat and even harder time keeping it down! But everyday, I'm so thankful for this child.. the morning sickness is all worth it! I'm 8w5d right now... soon, we'll be able to spill the beans! yay!

Dec. 18/08 - Second Doctor's appointment, went well! The doctor gave me a prescription for Diclectin, cos I'm still getting sick so much. I think if the throwing up persists past 13 weeks I'll give it a try!

Dec. 25/08 - well, we finally got to tell our families about the baby! I'll be 13w on sunday so we figured it was somewhat safe. It's so nice to have it out in the open!

Dec. 31/08 - Well.. I'm 13w4d now and still getting sick on occasion.. nothing I can't handle though. I am able to keep enough down to make sure the baby is getting fed, that's what is important! I'm getting really excited for that all important 2nd trimester milestone.. feeling the baby move!! I'm going to try a little experiment at 15 weeks (drink a can, or half a can, of caffeinated pop, the ONLY caffeine I'll have during my entire pregnancy, and lay on a couple pillows on my tummy) to see if i can feel anything! I'll let you know if/when I do!

Jan. 4/09 - I came down with a nasty stomach virus and ended up in the hospital over night. The baby is ok (so the doctor says) even though I had to literally BEG for them to even do a fetal heart rate!.... and they weren't even looking in the right spot for the HB so they never found it! Hoping that the doppler we ordered will be here in a few days to put my mind at ease *nervous*

Jan. 10/09 - the doppler came yesterday, but I didn't have too much luck with it at first.. however, tonight I found the baby's heart beat LOUD and CLEAR!!!! I just layed there and cried... it is the most beautiful sound I've ever heard and it completely melted my heart.... what a blessing!

Jan. 14/09 - I felt the baby move for the first time today! what an absolutely incredible feeling!!!! I can't wait until I can feel it on a regular basis! I was just sitting at the computer (on BG of course!) and eating an apple sauce and sure enough.. I got this twitching feeling in my uterus... so incredible!!!!

Jan. 15/09 - Had another doctor appointment today... not all great news though   My BP was high (152/84) and I'm still losing weight! My doc doesn't want me to start gaining a tonne of weight, but wants me to stop loosing it at least. It's a little worrysome, but I'm hoping and praying that everything will be okay.

Jan. 19/09 - I found an OB today! I'm so excited!!! I've been seeing my GP until now, but he said if I could find one who was taking patients he would refer me now rather than making me wait until past 7 months to refer me to his OB (crazy.... I know...) They managed to book me in because of a cancellation they had on Friday!

Jan. 23/09 - Met the new OB today, she's GREAT!! The baby's heart beat was 155 and the doc said that s/he is VERY active in there!! I lost yet another pound, dispite all my eating efforts last week   and my BP was 130/72, a little better but still outta whack. I'm soooo happy with my new doc!!!! Found out I'll be delivering at St. Joe's here in my city and that if I go into labour when my doc isn't available, it will be another female doc from her team doing the delivery, which is nice to know it's not just some random... lol.

Jan 29/09 - WOOHOO!!!! First ultrasound today!!! we got to see the baby (for a total of like.. 12 seconds... but we got to see it!!) and it's for sure a..... BABY!!!! yay lol. I guess the baby wouldn't stay still for a moment while the tech was working on me.. he got really annoyed and said we'd probably need another u/s as he couldn't get any good pics with all the movement. He even tried getting me to 1/2 empty my bladder (gosh... that really SUCKED!) and try again thinking that the extra pressure was annoying the baby lol... well.. it didn't help!!! I'm just happy that the baby appears healthy and happy in there! Can't wait to find out the Sex!!!!

Feb. 2/09 - found out today that 1) they were not able to find out the baby's sex on the u/s   and 2) I have placent previa (BOOO!!!!) I'm nervous enough already without this!!! But I'm planning on taking anything outta my schedule that I don't HAVE to be doing, no lifting and generally just taking it realy EASY to avoid any complications with the placenta previa. I just hope and pray that baby will be ok! *tear*

Feb 20/09 - OB appointment, my BP was great (110/70 ish) and baby HR was 160, going strong!!! Finally gained 5 pounds yay!! that's the first of my preggo weight, finally!

Mar. 6/09 - I felt the baby move on the outside for the first time today!! but of course, s/he stopped moving the moment Daddy tried to feel   so exciting though!!!!!

Mar. 12/09 - Daddy felt the baby move for the first time today... i SO wish I had a camera pointed at his face at that moment - the look on David's face was soooooo precious. It just makes me all that much more anxious to see Daddy holding his little one for the first time. When we started dating, David told me he'd never held a baby before - and swore he wouldn't until he held his own someday... wow eh? *melts*

Mar. 26/09 - 25 (almost 26) week appointment - all is good. My fundus height is low (23.5cm) but the doc says it's due to the width of my hip bones... the baby has more room to spread out while spreading up lol. (yay... I'm wide??? boooooo) My BP was 125/74 and the baby HR was around 160 again - although it suddenly dropped to 140-145ish while the doc was listening... so she listened a while longer to make sure it didn't do that often or drop any lower and she seemed satisfied.... it just scared the living day lights outta me and daddy. We got the forms for the glucose test, which I'll be doing next thursday and I have to call to book my next u/s on monday for 29 weeks... YAY!!! I can't wait to see lil baby G again... and maybe get a peek at the GOODS!!

April 21/09 - 2nd u/s to check on placental position and baby growth!! results on april 24th




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