Six weeks – Sick and dizzy

Lots has happened with my symptoms since my last post.  Last Thursday I had to stay home from work because I was so sick I couldn’t even get off the couch.  I had a terrible headache, extreme fatigue, vomiting.  Yuck.  I couldn’t keep anything down all day Thursday and then Friday I was able to drink 7up and eat some crackers.  I thought I felt better over the weekend but Sunday I tried to run to Walmart and get groceries since our cupboards were almost bare and I almost passed out.  I told J I am never going shopping by myself again.  That was so scary because I felt myself going and my son was in the cart (not wearing his seatbelt, shame on me) and thank God I came back right before I lost it.  I was horribly dizzy and needed to leave as soon as possible but I convinced myself I could get my stuff paid for, which I did, and then I left. I felt much better once I got out into the fresh air. I waited a few while sitting in the van and then felt like I could drive.  Thankfully P was satisfied with eating ‘nilla wafers while mommy got herself together. 

 So I went back to work Monday and have been feeling quite dizzy when I look at my computer.  I talked to the nurse and she felt it was not the flu that I had but was morning sickness/pregnancy symptoms.  I would think that too except that the symptoms came and went and only the actual diziness stayed with me.  Anyway, the nurse just told me to make sure to eat every two hours.

I have my ultrasound Monday morning at 8:15.  I am excited and nervous. I can hardly wait until Monday to see our little bean with it’s beating heart.  I pray to God we see a beating heart.  I’m still pretty scared since the last time I had an ultrasound while pregnant they discovered our baby had died.  But I am thinking positive and while I want to protect my feelings I also want to enjoy every bit of this pregnancy.  I’m still hoping for twins!

6 weeks – Symptoms

Heartburn is still there but not terrible, definate bloating and still gassy.  Fatigue is terrible; I fall alseep by 8:30 or 9 at night and then wake up at 1 or 2 a.m. to use the bathroom and can’t get back to sleep for an hour or so and then I have a hard time getting up the next morning.  For some strange reason it’s hard to sleep on my tummy at night.  I’m not sure why since I know the little bean is not much bigger then… well a little bean! I guess maybe it’s the bloating or maybe it’s psychological, a feeling that I don’t want to squish the baby.   Major dizziness feelings during the day when I use my computer for too long. I also get dizzy, light headed, faint, and shaky when I go too long without eating.  Sometimes I feel like my heart is racing.

6 weeks – development

I found this really cool site – www.visembryo.com and it has really neat pictures and descriptions of the embryo. Click on fetal development and then click on the numbers at the bottom of the timeline.  Here is a little screen shot.

Head and Neck
The brain and head grow rapidly. The mandibular and hyoid arches are noticeable. Ridges demarcate the three sections of the brain (midbrain, forebrain and hindbrain). The spinal cord wall at this stage contains three zones: the ventricular, the mantle and the marginal. The ventricular zone will form neurons, glial cells and ependymal cells, the intermediate mantle will form neuron clusters and the marginal zone will contain processes of neurons. Adenohypophyseal pouch, which will develop into the anterior pituitary, is defined.Lens vesicle opens to the surface and is nestled within the otptic cup. Otic vesicle increases its size by approximately one-fourth and its endolymphatic appendage is more defined. Nasal plate can be detected by thickened ectoderm.
Thorax
Esophagus, the tube through which food is swallowed, forms from a groove of tissue that separates from the trachea, which is also visible.Semilunar valves begin to form in the heart. Four major subdivisions of the heart (the trabeculated left and right ventricles, the conus cords and the truncus arteriosus) are clearly defined. Two sprouts, a ventral one from the aortic sac and a dorsal one from the aorta, form the pulmonary (sixth aortic) arch.Right and left lung sacs lie on either side of the esophagus.
Abdomen and Pelvic Regions
Ureteric bud appear. Metanephros, which will eventually form the permanent kidney, is developing.
Limbs
Upper limbs elongate into cylindrically-shaped buds, tapering at tip to eventually form hand plate. Nerve distribution process, innervation, begins in the upper limbs.  

I found this on pregnancy.baby-gaga.com:

Fetal development in pregnancy week 6:embryo in second month This is going to be a busy week for your amazing little embryo. Their brain is still growing remarkably fast; miniature hand plates are starting to develop and the early formations of what will be their fingers are already visible. Also, the lower limbs do not develop quite as fast, so they’re pretty much still flippers. Up until this point, your baby has been very curled up with the head and tail in close proximity, but this week their trunk and neck are beginning to grow and straighten as their tail recedes into its resting position in the back. Even though your little miracle is only 6 weeks old, they’re already capable of demonstrating reflex responses to touch!

6 weeks – me

Still fine in regular clothes but the bloating makes it somewhat uncomfortable by the end of the day.  I’ve switched to wearing mostly my pants that were a tiny bit too big before I got pregnat.  They are a little loose in the morning but I’m glad I wore them by the end of the day.  I don’t wear jeans very often because I wear dress clothes to work and sweats the minute get home but I did put my jeans on last night and noticed they were a tiny bit tight.  I’m anxious to get into maternity clothes because I have quite a good selection in my closet and they are so comfortable.  Plus I can’t wait to tell the world I’m pregnant!