After our first ultrasound everything calmed down for while. My next Doctor's appt was not scheduled until August 20th and all we had to do was prepare for the Honeymoon - we were leaving on August 22nd. My pregnancy symptoms seemed to calm down a bit as well. I was not feeling as much morning sickness as I only would get nauseous if I was too hungry. I didn't seem to be expanding too much in the waist, although a lot of my pants were a little tight to zip and button all the way so I was starting to wear the belly bands that would save me from wearing maternity clothes too early. I was still pretty tired all the time and definitely took advantage of napping as often as possible, but I was more used to the feeling and was better able to accommodate going to bed early and taking it easy. It was at this point that we started sharing the news more with the rest of our friend group.
Before our next appt we decided that we wanted to schedule a 3d ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby as soon as possible. The Doctor's office will tell you between 18 and 20 weeks when they do the diagnostic ultrasound, but I am an impatient person. The 3d ultrasound place will tell you as early as 16 weeks and it is another chance to get a peak at our baby. So I made sure to schedule this appt before we left on Vacation as I would be almost 16 weeks when we returned. The appt was scheduled for Sept. 13th and I couldn't wait.
Our next OB appt was on August 20th, 2 days before we left on our honeymoon. The appt was pretty standard just to make sure that everything was on track. I gained 4 lbs since the last appt, which I guess was supposed to happen, but in the back of your mind you still wonder if that was too much weight to gain in the first trimester - I know its not, but I think a lot of us are preprogrammed to consider weight gain a bad thing. They also checked the heart rate - which was right on track at 150bpm. The other main things they check are my urine and blood pressure and answer any questions that may have come up since I last saw the doctor (I had none at that time other than if I should be careful in Jamaica). The last thing I needed to get was a signed note from the doctor that I could have a 3d ultrasound and a copy of my prenatal records for my vacation just in case anything should happen while we were there. And then we were on our way.
Before our next appt we decided that we wanted to schedule a 3d ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby as soon as possible. The Doctor's office will tell you between 18 and 20 weeks when they do the diagnostic ultrasound, but I am an impatient person. The 3d ultrasound place will tell you as early as 16 weeks and it is another chance to get a peak at our baby. So I made sure to schedule this appt before we left on Vacation as I would be almost 16 weeks when we returned. The appt was scheduled for Sept. 13th and I couldn't wait.
Our next OB appt was on August 20th, 2 days before we left on our honeymoon. The appt was pretty standard just to make sure that everything was on track. I gained 4 lbs since the last appt, which I guess was supposed to happen, but in the back of your mind you still wonder if that was too much weight to gain in the first trimester - I know its not, but I think a lot of us are preprogrammed to consider weight gain a bad thing. They also checked the heart rate - which was right on track at 150bpm. The other main things they check are my urine and blood pressure and answer any questions that may have come up since I last saw the doctor (I had none at that time other than if I should be careful in Jamaica). The last thing I needed to get was a signed note from the doctor that I could have a 3d ultrasound and a copy of my prenatal records for my vacation just in case anything should happen while we were there. And then we were on our way.
(15 week belly pics)
We left for Jamaica on the evening of August 22nd and returned on Sept. 5th. The vacation was wonderful and relaxing and exactly what Andrew and I both needed after the stresses of planning a wedding and getting the surprise that I was pregnant. It was a little disappointing that I couldn't experience the local fruity cocktails but they seemed to make everything in a "virgin" format for me so that worked out well. There were a couple of activities that we both would have loved to participate in (tubing down the river, horseback riding and the treetop excursion) but couldn't because i was pregnant, but it will give us an excuse to go back in a couple of years and experience everything that we weren't able to this time. The flights were long and the drive once you are in Jamaica is an additional 90 minutes, but it is beautiful. Andrew and I both want to go back someday!
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