Actually, I realised that I’ve been counting the weeks wrong. My last period started on a Wednesday, so I’ve been counting Tuesday as the end of the week. But technically, I’m not six weeks along until some time on the Wednesday. But for now I’m going to stick with this count because a) it makes me feel further along; and b) I usually ovulate early anyway.
So, six weeks. I’ve been feeling more and more nausea, but it’s not yet constant and really not too bad. More queasiness than nausea really. Did I mention the horrible metallic taste? I’m starting to get used to it. I’m absolutely exhausted all the time, but since I am *still* sick – and in fact picked up Liam’s cold on top of my previous bug this past weekend – it’s hard to tell what’s caused by pregnancy and what’s caused by general illness. I’ve been sick for 4.5 weeks now.
I haven’t had a blood test (I’m talking pregnancy again now, not sickness, even though I’ve joked on facebook that I must have consumption, or at the very least swineflu!). I was going to go ask my GP for one, but I’m thinking I’ll probably just wait until the next time I see him. After all, I’ve had all the screening tests before, and as they say, peeing on a stick is really just as accurate these days. The only reason I’d like a blood test really is to reassure myself that all is well, that my HCG count is where it should be. But really, I’m a week past the point where I had the miscarriage last time, the first m/c was even earlier, I’m starting to feel symptoms, and the inital test result was strong (which it wasn’t with either of the miscarriages).
So, although of course something could still go wrong, I am feeling pretty positive. We haven’t told the kids yet, and last time we waited to get that good HCG result before we told Liam. But that was at five weeks. So I’m thinking now I might do another pregnancy test (I have two left), and then – assuming it’s good – we’ll tell them. It’s a little different because Mikaela is a bit younger than Liam was, and I also think she seems a lot younger to us because now we have a seven year old. But once I start feeling truly awful – which I’m sure is coming – I think I’d have a hard time keeping it from Liam. And I’d kind of like to tell them about it before it’s making me completely miserable!
edited to add: Also I’ve been having bouts of insomnia, waking up in the night and unable to get back to sleep. I’d put it down to being sick and miserable with the phlegm, but I see that I had the same thing last time.
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