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Today was the day. Got my urine sample and there we went to the surgery. After some waiting (there was some confusion with the time of the appointment) we were met by Vicky, a very cheerful albeit quiet midwife. She was really nice but I had some difficulty understanding her because she was so quiet.

She told us about loads of things, asked us lots of questions and filled in a little booklet which will contain all the pregnancy info and test results and that I must carry with me at all times. She also gave us lots of leaflets and magazines with all the info we need and more!

She got some blood out of me for tests, and measured my blood pressure. Apparently I’m not supposed to be able to stand as my blood pressure is very low: 90/55 Also got weighed and got urine tested.

She also said that because I have A- blood type I will need to take some injections so that my body doesn’t create anti-bodies against the baby. She said I should worry too much about my pains because they are normal as the uterus gets used to expanding. She will arrange for the first ultrasound at the hospital soon

We got list of thing to do and not do (can’t eat seafood or rare meat), all the appointments and tests we need to do and also info on prenatal yoga classes.

She asked about my symptoms and said I was lucky I wasn’t having much ‘morning’ sickness. Yet…

It was all really exciting and we have lots of things to read and learn. She sad the due date is 9th Feb 2010

I got home and had little time before I had to go to work. I came back from work and I was knackered so I had a little nap which turned out to be a little too long. Only woke up when Russ phone me to say he was on his way at 7pm.

Got dinner started – some nice oven BBQ chicken. The problem was when I sat down to eat it. Forget about it! I got so sick I couldn’t stand even a tiny bit. I had to go to the window to get some air and ended up going with Russ to the shop to buy some ginger biscuit. They say they are very good for sickness and they happen to be my favourites. Got back and still couldn’t eat. So I skipped dinner. So much for no morning sickness… I’ll wait a bit, have a read through all the info we have, and try again later

I started feeling a bit dizzy and wanting milky stuff a lot. But the major change is that I feel tired all the time. I sleep and sleep and sleep which is not good considering the amount of stuff I have to do…

There is only one problem: The wedding dress. And the problem is not the tummy, no. It’s the boobs!!! They are growing so much I can hardly breath in that dress! :p

We decided a month ago that it would be time to start trying to have a baby. I found out that what I was told years ago I had – PCOS -could strongly diminish fertility and even prevent a pregnancy. As I am not getting any younger we decided that it was best to start now in case I needed to take fertility treatments which can take years and may not work anyway.

So one month ago I stopped taking the pill. My period was supposed to come last Tuesday but because I have PCOS it has never regular when I was not on the pill, I didn’t think much of it. In the mean time my breast were feeling sore just as they do before the period.

Because there was no way to tell when I would get pregnant, or if I could at all, we bought quite a few pregancy tests over the internet so that we weren’t anxious each month my period was late. They arrived on Saturday. I decided I could just do one now and see how they work and get the thought out of my mind for this month so on Sunday early hours I needed the toilet and did the test. It said to wait 5 min for the result but if the hormone levels were high enough it could only take 40 seconds to see the magic line appear. Well it didn’t take 10 seconds. The line was there. I was still very sleepy and not sure if I was seeing things. So I woke up Russ and asked him to read the result and the leaflet that came with it and see if it was really positive. He said it was.

We just look at each other not really believing what was happening. How could this be? I’ve only stopped taking the pill a month ago! I’ve been taking it for years and the doctor said it could still have an anti-conceptional effect during up to 2 years!

We just smiled and hugged and… I don’t know. It is all very odd. Even now it’s not really sank in.

The only symptoms I had besides the sore breasts were the fact that I stopped being able to enjoy coffee in the morning. No sickness, no nothing. I decided to buy another test, the ones that tell you how many weeks you are just to confirm. That same day I took it and it was positive 2-3 weeks. We even took a picture of it :$

Today I called the doctor in the morning and asked what the hell am I supposed to do now? He laughed and said that I should make an appointment with the midwife in 3 weeks and she will organise all the tests, ultrasound, advice, etc.

We started reading loads on the internet about what to do, and bought some pre-natal vitamins. We decided we are not going to tell anyone just yet because there is a very high rate of miscarriage during the first 3 months especially for first pregnancies and we didn’t want to tell everyone that we lost the baby if something happened. Instead we are only going to tell Russ’s parents and sister and of course my best friend Vanda. Besides wanting to share the big news with the ones that are important to us, it is always good to have someone who can give us emotional support if something happens.

We are a bit concerned at the moment. We don’t want to get our hopes too high and then get hurt if something happens. I have been having some strong sharp pains in my ovaries and this can be a sign of ectopic pregnancy which can be very dangerous. The least it could happen would be a forced abortion . So I’m not going to wait 3 weeks and I’m going to call the midwife tomorrow and see what she thinks. Hopefully everything will be ok (yn) All I can say now is that I have a stupid smile on my face