A Special Announcement – We Are Pregnant!

Our Story with Baby Number Two

Back in May Jeff and I had decided that we both felt ready to start trying for a baby. I was about four months postpartum and feeling great – emotionally and physically. Before officially trying I wanted to make a pre-conception appointment with my high-risk doctors to get their opinion on when it would be safe to get pregnant again. I met with them at the end of May. We discussed my entire pregnancy history and based on his findings he gave me the official OK to start trying! #BestNewsEver

Fast forward to July 4th weekend. It was a Thursday afternoon and we were planning on heading down to the beach for the weekend. I had been tracking my days and knew that Thursday was the first day I could take a pregnancy test and it be positive, so what did I do?! I took a pregnancy test. After three long minutes I turned it over and saw the faintest line. And by faint I mean you had to hold it at the right angle and in the right light to see something. At this point I wasn’t even sure it was a positive test.

I had one last unopened test that I brought down to the beach to take on Friday morning. If the line was even just a tiny bit darker then I would know that we were pregnant. As soon as I woke up that morning I rushed right into the bathroom and took it. Without looking, I put the test in a bag and waited the dreadful three minutes. As I peeked in my bag I couldn’t believe what I was seeing… The line was darker. I was starting to think we might actually be pregnant.

Our entire family was down at the beach this weekend and after we told my mom and sister about us possibly being pregnant my mom immediately said we needed to try the digital tests – the ones that say pregnant or not pregnant. This would be official and would eliminate the guess work. That afternoon my sister picked up a box and the very next morning I took one…and it said PREGNANT!

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As soon as we got home from the beach I called my OB right away to schedule my first appointment. I was only about five weeks or so and they wouldn’t see me until at least eight weeks and let me tell you, those three weeks felt like three years. Every day seemed to drag on, but I knew the wait was going to be so worth it! Finally the day rolled around and it was time for my first ultrasound. I was eight weeks and one day and so excited to be starting this journey yet again. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous though. My heart was pounding the entire time I was sitting un the waiting room. Within minutes the ultrasound tech calls me back and has be get situated for my scan. It was a very short scan, but they were able to say that so far everything looks great. The baby was measuring right on time, to the day, and the heart rate was 169.

After my scan I met with both my OB and a high risk OB to go over a tentative schedule for my pregnancy. As of right now they are treating this pregnancy as a normal healthy pregnancy with a few extra precautions. I will be getting extra scans to keep a closer eye on everything. I am already scheduled for a early anatomy scan at 12 weeks and my normal anatomy scan at 20 weeks. As far as delivery, they think I will be able to carry full term and will more then likely need to have another c-section. Again, everything is tentative and we are on the schedule of a sweet little baby that is calling all the shots.

The early stages of pregnancy can be scary and intimidating in general, but pregnancy after a loss is HARD. It was important to me that I do my absolute best to try and stay as positive as possible during this pregnancy. I don’t want to stress or have fear consume everything. Again, pregnancy after a loss is hard. It’s hard not to think of all the bad things that can go wrong. Every little symptom, or lack of symptom, sends me right to Google to investigate. Luckily I have had very few moments where I have given into my fears, but it isn’t always easy. I am leaning into my faith and trusting that this pregnancy is different.

Please keep all the prayers coming for Jeff, baby Y and I. We appreciate them so much!!

Baby Y coming March 2021