My pregnancy journal

My cousin suggested I keep a journal of my pregnancy experience, even after the baby is born, to help me remember what all went on, what I experienced, and what I hope to never experience again.

As of today I am 7 weeks 3 days, exactly one week since my ultrasound. The ultrasound ended up being done about two and a half weeks before it was supposed to, originally scheduled for Sept 21st. It took place on Sept 4th, on a Friday right before Labor Day weekend. I ended up going in early because I had been spotting for 10-11 days, pretty much every single day. And the night before the ultrasound, I found myself getting cramps/pains on my right side only, sharp pains, which to me was a definite indicator I was miscarrying. I told Jason, my husband, this is it, it's over.

But we were pleasantly surprised when the doctor did the ultrasound (vaginal, since I am still so early on) and found a heartbeat immediately. This little flashing pulse on the screen in the midst of a white looking blob. The doctor said everything looked normal and found a cyst on my right ovary, which would have been causing the pain most likely. It's not an ovarian cyst, but a corpus lutuem cyst that produces progesterone for the mother. The book they gave me said it should probably fade away by week 10 or so. And if not, it's not really a problem.

As for how I am feeling, it's sort of up in the air. I have pretty much constant drainage going on which SUCKS. It contributes to me feeling queasy. If I don't eat every so often, it gets worse.

My breasts have been SUPER sensitive lately. Ever since I found out everything was ok, it was amazing, my body started feeling the pregnancy. I guess my brain gave my body the go ahead to stop worrying and simply be pregnant. Thanks a lot body! I definitely think I could be much worse off though, this isn't SO bad...yet.