N-O-R-M-A-L
The best words I could ever hear! The doctor called this morning and missed me but got Todd (DH). I'm really hoping he got the message right because well, you know guys. They seem to miss things like... uh, details?
She said all test results were normal and that our risk factor was 1 in 2,000 for the kids to have Down Syndrome. I'm simply ecstatic with that since I was going to be happy with a risk factor of 1 in 200 (for my age range).
So, Todd & I talked and we don't see any point in doing any further tests. Even if something showed up, we wouldn't terminate so it wouldn't do us any good to go through the stress and increased risk for a miscarriage.
I'm still feeling good although I had a real scare the other night. I chowed down on a burrito bowl from Chipotle for dinner around 6:30 and went to bed at my usual time of 9:30-ish.
Don't laugh... I'm old and pregnant. 9:30 is a perfectly acceptable bed time!
Anyway, I woke up around midnight with horrible chest pain. I mean horrible and right between my boobs. At first, I thought I was sleeping funny and pinched a nerve between my shoulder blades because I have a pesky nerve there. It almost felt like I needed to crack my back.
And, then, it just hurt. Like someone was sitting on my chest. I tried to lay on my left side, and then my right and nothing was working. Every time I layed down, it hurt worse.
I seriously started to evaluate whether I was having a heart attack. I wasn't short of breath, I wasn't sweating and my left arm wasn't tingly but it was enough for me to sit up and ask, "What the hell is going on?"
After sitting straight up in bed for about 45 minutes, the pain started to subside and it went away enough for me to lay down.
I haven't had it since so I think it was just really, really bad indigestion.
Damn Chipotle! Why must you be so good and yet so bad?
On a side note, please stop by and give some love to Tiffany at Slow Journey. She is 20-weeks pregnant with twin boys and was just put on bed rest for an incompetent cervix. I'm thinkin' of ya girl!
8 comments:
Hi..first time commenting on your blog. I am only 7 weeks and haven't gotten past 8 in the past so I am not sure about indigestion at where you are in pregnancy.
It sounds like what I felt when my gal bladder disease kicked in. Feels like someone is standing on your chest. I don't mean to alarm you, you can live with this, excess fat in the diet can set it off and the dr can diagnose with a simple ultrasound.
Continued Good Luck with your pregnancy!
YIPEEEEE!
ok- I have been pregnant three times and let me tell you what you experienced...it is called heart burn...pregnancy hormones can make it so much worse...it will come and go..get some extra strength TUMS...you can take as many as you want when you are pg..
Do not worry!!! Just know...it can be soooooo painful!!
Congratulations! Best wishes to you guys! :)
That's so great to hear, Suzanne.
My first time on your blog too - I'm 34 and 25 weeks pregnant with twins :)
Thanks hun, we need all the support we can get.
Brenda from "No Regrets" recommended I follow your blog since I am also pregnant with twins after years of struggling to conceive. I'm excited to follow your journey and wish you much luck.
P.S. I totally understand the 9:30 bed thing. HA!
I had my first experience with this right after college. I was literally laying in fetal position on the floor of my apartment in tears, but too afraid to call 911. I, too, though I was having a heart attack. But it's just heart burn. Chow down on the Tums and it should subisde within a couple of minutes!!! My roommate said she dealt with acid reflux and assured me I wasn't going to die :)
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