I thought pregnancy meant no more maxi pads...

Yes, ladies, that's right. More spotting--brown only, in case you were wondering. It started late Thursday night and continued for all of Friday. Luckily it's all gone today and when I spoke with my OB/Gyn on Friday afternoon, she said that because of the blood clot they found in my uterus via ultrasound last Tuesday, having brown spotting is to be expected. She also said that since I'm not cramping, it's not red blood and it's really just spotting, not bleeding, I don't need to worry and just make sure to mention it at my appointment on Wednesday. They may do another ultrasound at that point just to make sure that the clot is resolving itself properly, but it's not something to worry about.

In the mean time, I'm going to continue with the pads so I don't ruin every single pair of underwear I own...hmph.

More Spotting

Sorry I've been so bad in posting this past week, but nothing really interesting has happened. Today is going to be my first "real" ultrasound and I'm nothing short of terrified. I woke up to more spotting today, although today's is all brown...but I don't know if it's just starting up or if it's going to go away as fast as it came. But it still freaks me out either way....spotting means something's going on and I don't know what that could be. I don't have any cramping still, which is good (except for gas...). *sigh* I wish this could be less stressful!! I don't really have any symptoms other than nightly nausea, but I haven't vomited at all. My boobs aren't really sore any more (probably because I'm only doing progesterone once a day now...), but they do twinge occasionally. I'm still tired all the time, but I get by without falling asleep sitting up. ;-) And I'm really trying my best to forget that I'm pregnant so I can live without freaking out every two seconds. I figure once I'm actually showing and can feel the baby move, then I can remember that I'm pregnant because I'll have a way to know that things are going ok...right now I have no idea. Thank goodness for the ultrasound today, or I might have a nervous breakdown... I'll update later!

Spotting

So I got really freaked out this morning when I saw spotting, but it left as soon as it arrived. My doctor says not to worry about it, so I'm not. I also want to edit what I posted yesterday about how far along I am. I am 6 weeks, which means I'm actually in my 7th week of pregnancy (because the 1st week of pregnancy is cycle days 1-7). So, I'm posting what it says on fertility friend's pregnancy page about this week:

Your baby is 0.16 to 0.2 inches long (4-5mm) when measured from crown to rump. It is now identifiable as a human baby.

The limb buds are growing rapidly, developing into little fins with nodules at the ends which will eventually become fingers and toes. The arms have already differentiated into hand and shoulder segments.

The cerebral hemispheres of the brain are growing, and the eyes and nostrils are appearing. Your baby's heart bulges from its body and the heart chambers are divided and formed. Blood vessels now circulate blood throughout the whole body. The head looks large and is bent on the chest.

Your baby's face is forming, but its eyes are on the sides of its head and are still sealed. The discs that will become your baby's eyes will move over to the front of the face over the course of the next few months.

Bone cells are beginning to develop and the outline of the baby's nervous system is complete. The pigment in your baby's eyes can be seen under the skin overlaying them. By this point there is also a pancreas and an appendix. The tail is still visible, but it will soon fade. The umbilical cord is growing and the placenta is maturing as well.

So there you have it. Hopefully the spotting is totally finished until I give birth so I won't have to wear pads any more. (Cuz it's just weird wearing maxi pads when you're pregnant...) But I must tell you, I was SOOOOO freaked out when I saw it. I got all nauseous and felt dizzy because I was so scared. But, no reason to freak out...spotting is aaaaaall gone (IY"H totally gone).

spotting

I have never, ever had mid cycle spotting…not ever…Not even when I was on depo provera, not when I was on birth control and it didn’t even happen in January when I got pregnant and miscarried. I have never had even the teeniest spot except after a procedure (IUI, HSG, etc.) And yet (this will be way TMI, so feel free to skip the rest of this paragraph if you’re easily grossed out)…I just went to the bathroom and noticed a pink tinge on the toilet paper—not even enough to get into my underwear and I’m not hallucinating. Plus, when I get my period, I spot brown first, not pink and I’m weeks away from AF.

Could it be??? Implantation spotting??? I’m 6 DPR, 3 DPT, so it would be a teensy bit early for implantation, but not out of the ballpark…and that’s much better than late! Plus the fact that my best embryo was growing pretty quickly, so who knows?!?!?! Any thoughts??

And, just in case you were wondering, I've gone to the bathroom at least 4 times in the 2 hours it's been since I had the spotting...