Hello Pregnant Mommies!!

[MelissaMommyof3]

I am currently 4 1/2 wks pregnant. I am due Aug 15 2010. My nexy apt is Dec 22. I had my first visit just to confirm I was pregnant and to get my yummy vitamins. They also checked the base line of my hgc levels it was 203. that is very low but i only found out 3 days prior i was preg. Keep in mind I found out the sooniest I could . I tested all last week not recieving a positive til fri the 4th. I concieved the 22nd of nov so 12 days after we concieved i got a pos result. I used the pregnancy test answer which tells you 5 days b4 your missed period and it is 69% accurate. so if my hcg levels were around 25-50 and they r suppost to double every other day then the level of 203 is accurate for getting blood drawn 3 days after i found out. i literally found out the second i cld so i am assuming my level was extremely low 25 or 50 bc i used a very sensitive test. So my due date is aug 15 and i dont see the doc again til the 22nd. I cant wait to see how i feel i was so sick w/; my 2 boys i wonder if i feel dif i can assume im having a girl

[lisserjam2004]

They also tried to diagnose me with bipolar type 2, but I didn't have the manic episodes.  Do you?  and I used to be obbsesive about how clean my house is, but now, its like a huge chore, and I give up, its so hard with a 23 month old.  I also know how you feel about not wanting to get out of bed, not wanting to shower, and all of that...you just have to fight it I guess.  Its so hard waking up early before your child does to take a shower...

[MelissaMommyof3]

Well I to tell you the truth I am not quite sure I have bpII myself. I swear they didn't know what to label me with. First it was extreme anxiety and panic attacks and major depression which I agree with. But then it was ocd and bipolar and now bi polar II. The word bipolar kinda freaks me out but it doesnt mean what most think it means. I have my days where I feel myself. Happy ,outgoing laughing loving enjoying the day. But then there is days where I dont even want to get out of bed or shower or talk or see anyone. Everything is like  a huge chore. I am concern that I am going to get depressed bc they took me off of my anti depression med sand only kept me on the lamictal and xanax. I am on 150mg of lamictal and I got the ok to take my reg dose of xanax which is 2mg 2x daily. I normally only need 1 mg a day and def now try to only take it when absolutely nessesary. Today I have to go for blood work but i wont get the hcg results til monday. God who would tell a preg anxiety stricken mom to get blood work done on a fri knowing i will have to wait impatiently til mon for the results. I have no reason to think anything is wrong i  am just very early also i dont get reg periods so when my doc asked when my last menstral period was it wasnt since oct 16th but I know for 100% fact i didnt get preg b4 nov 22. Well I got to go get blood work done and wait impatiently til mon for the results.  4 weeks n 6 days. I am praying for a girl as well. I have 2 boys I only wanted to have 3 children. I am praying god knows what he is doign and gives me a little girl bc if not ugh i might have to shoot for 4. I just hope our finacial situation gets better. I have a doc apt for social security next week. everyone was pretty confident i was going to get it without being pregnant. b4 i got preg i was taking i think 9-10 meds a day i have been out of work since feb 07 bc i walked off the job due to being overwhelmed and preg and just couldnt handle the stress. i guess thats where the bi polar comes from. A normal human being wouldnt walk off her last 3 jobs bc she gets overwhelmed. Well keep me posted on how you are doing. I am so glad i found this website ttys melissa

[lisserjam2004]

I know how the anxiety and panic attacks are.  I take adovan daily, and seroquel to help me sleep.  I know exactly how  you feel.  We tried really hard for this baby with Clomid, and are getting a huge financial break, if not we would be scared too, but my mom is giving us some money to get out of debt.  Just remember that God doesn't give you more than you can handle!  I was on Lamictal with my son's pregnancy and he is PERFECT.  Now I'm with a different doctor so I will be on more meds, but I trust her, and she's experienced in this.  I'm not bipolar, one doctor thought I was, but I just have depression with severe anxiety.  Anxiety coming out of my ears, my doctor says, lol...  I'm hoping for a happy and healthy baby, and a girl would be AWESOME!!  So far, the differences in the pregnanies make me think it might be a girl!

[MelissaMommyof3]

yeah i am 4 wks and 5 days i really dont feel sick at all and like you i seem to be craving sweet things like gummy worms and orange juice. just for the record i hate orange juice.  i have been real emotional today. but i got so much going on in my life right now. thisis my 3rd son and my husband and i r finacially struggling. he was ingured on the job and collects workers comp. i am in the process of trying to get ssd/ssi since i was diagnosed with  borderline personailty disorder and bpII. i also suffer from migrianes and depression and anxiety o god lets not forget panic attacks and insomia. i am a walking mess. i swear i was normal until they diagnosed me an put me on all these dam meds. i am a very happy outgoing fun caring person. the borderline personality dis and bp II most likely steamed from my childhood. i had a very verbally abusive childhood. my parents argued alot and my dad verbally abused me . So I think the anxiety and depression and everything else is from the trauma i suffered from a child. My husband and I our so thankful for this pregnancy and know how blessed we are. I am just so worried about our finances. I just have so much on my mind. I didnt have these worries the first 2 pregnancies. I just really need to pray hard and put my faith in God. I want to enjoy this pregnancy to the fulliest but as of right now I am scared and fearful of how we are going to make ends meet. There is so much more to my story. I truly hope to meet some nice moms out there were we can be comfort and helpful to one another. I know I am not alone.

[lisserjam2004]

I just noticed your name is Melissa too, how cool!

[lisserjam2004]

sounds like we're in the same boat!  i go for my first u/s the 21st.  I ovulated on nov 23rd, and also found out as soon as i could. my beta at  16dpo was 181.  I was also really sick with my son, but so far with this one, I'm actually craving stuff!