13 Weeks

How far along? 13 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: .3.5 lbs
Maternity clothes? Yes! Thanks to a wonderful person for loaning them…I love maternity jeans…why don’t they make these for non-pregnant women???
Stretch marks? No
Sleep:  Been a rough week…I have had major sinus issues!
Best moment this week: Being loved on by family!
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything?  Sleeping on my tummy…it is not so comfy these days!
Movement: No
Food cravings:  Thanksgiving dinner this week !
Anything making you queasy or sick: Sinus congestion
Have you started to show yet: I would say yes!

Gender prediction:  Hmmmm???
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In- and praying it stays that way!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy..Happy…Happy!
Looking forward to: hearing Baby L’s heartbeat Wednesday!!!! J

 

 

So happy to be in the second trimester!  So far pregnancy has been relatively easy to me until last week.  I have had sinus issues since I became pregnant but nothing more than a sniffle and a little stuffy nose here and there...very liveable.  It seems like as soon as 12 weeks hit BAM my whole sinus cavity swoll and closed completely.  It has been so super tough.  After 2 nights of not being able to breathe or sleep I was convinced I had a sinus infection.  I have had no fever and had felt fine up until those two nights.  I finally went to the doctor a week ago to get antibiotics to treat it.  She noticed alot of swelling and since I said well I have had lots of mucus (sorry) she said sounds like your cold may have turned into an infection (duh..I thought).  Well not being my OB she was very uncomfortable with giving me anything other than Amoxicillan.  She thought I needed a steroid for my nasal passages...but was too scared to prescribe one with me being 12 weeks preganant.  So I thought....ok I'll take these meds and be better by Thanksgiving.  Well not the case....I have no more signs of "infection" but it is as if my nose wants to produce enough mucus for an army and swell so that I cannot blow any out!  At that point my ears shut, my throat swells, and of course my nose is just locked up.  Finally I started looking up any pregnancy related causes...and BAM 1/3 of women suffer from Pregnancy rhinitis!  I told Brent this is a wierd form of sinus infection that won't heal if that is the case.  So I kept on going until last night at my moms house.  Finally someone other than me or Brent witnessed the total clogging until I choked on my tongue and started hyperventilating and of course throwing up from gagging.  My mom said...that is NOT a sinus infection you are having major swelling .  So with all of that being said it has been a miserable time trying to sleep for this week.  I cannot wait to ask the OB her opinion and hopefully sort this out.  Please pray that I can get some releif for this and that she does not think it is all in my head! :)  I am very hopeful that she will get things under control. I think that the congestion and swelling just got so out of control in my first trimester until it just magnified to this point.  So for week 13 my prayer is healing of my sinuses! :)