Moving through my life one repetition at a time.

Friday, March 27, 2015

8.5 weeks!

We were told to schedule another ultrasound at 8.5 weeks and we were excited to see the progress on our baby. We went and the nurse said everything looked great. The baby was measuring good and we were able to see the heart rate flutter. The baby was most definitely bigger!


Our RE doctor asked us if we had chosen a normal ob/gyn because he wanted us to schedule an appointment 4 weeks from now which would put us at 12.5 weeks. He wanted to see us back in 2 weeks. The hope was that at this 10.5 week appointment we would graduate from his office and be able to complete the pregnancy at the ob/gyn's office we have chosen. At this time we were very excited and also knew we still had several weeks to go until we were out of the first trimester. All we could do was continue to wish for the best. 

I personally at this point in time started feeling pretty crappy. After a dose of the stomach bug for the second time this year I ended up with a pretty much all day mild sickness. I didn't feel nauseous but I did feel blah and struggled to eat several foods. I ate what I could and decided that for the time being my paleo lifestyle was going to have to be but on hold to make sure I was actually eating. But I want to maintain a gluten free diet as I knew gluten would just make matters worse. So I discovered a full line of several gluten free products and so far have helped to keep me well fed, almost a little too fed in fact. But I know I can't get wrapped up in gaining weight quite yet. As I know the extra pounds had to have helped me get pregnant in the first place even if I had to go and buy new pants and bras at week 8! 

Saturday, March 14, 2015

My New BFF

After my 6 week ultrasound I was permission to increase my activity but I had to keep heart rate under 140bpm. So I had to invest in a heart rate monitor. I quickly realized that the 140 bpm wasn't very high when doing any form of cardio or moderately lifting at high reps. I had to learn how to breathe slower and find the best ways my body recovers so I could continue with working out.

Anyone who's don't CrossFit knows in a metcon the goal is usually to go as fast as possible. Well know with my new limits I was focused more on quality vs quantity and/or speed. I actually felt like I spent more time waiting for my heart rate to decrease than I did working out at times but I knew I was still doing my body good. I also knew this was the safest way to keep my baby safe and healthy in the womb. So embraced the new challenge and realized something was absolutely better than nothing! 


My new BFF! 


Monday, March 9, 2015

Six Week Ultrasound

We were super excited for the first ultrasound. I knew at this point being pregnant would feel a little more real versus a figment of my imagination.

We did get to see our little embryo and the nurse was able to see a flutter of a heartbeat. When we talked to the doctor he said everything looked great. I was also now able to get back into some working out. I was still restricted on any impact movements but I could now do some moderate weightlifting and rowing. This was fantastic news although I was given a restriction on keeping my heart rate under 140 bpm. I knew this was pretty low but it was better than nothing! 

We were told to schedule another ultrasound at 8.5 weeks. Hopefully at this point we could see a heartbeat. We also knew the baby would be much bigger than the what we saw at 6 weeks!