One beautiful heartbeat!

Thank you for all the prayers. Baby is doing great! I just want to cry out of joy and relief. Only one...I had prayed that I would not feel disappointment if there were not twins, and God has given me so much peace and thanksgiving for this one that I can easily let go of the twins dream again.

I only talked with the doctor very briefly, so I still don't have an "official" due date, but the two dates on the table are Feb. 14 (making me 7 weeks, 2 days based on LMP) and Feb. 18 (making me 6 weeks, 5 days based on ultrasound measurements today, realizing that these measurements are not an exact science). Knowing that baby comes when baby comes, and baby isn't bound by due dates anyway, I am going to claim Valentine's Day as my due date when people ask

I'll be starting blood thiners today (only asprin at this point, adding others as needed down the road), stopping my metformin (I am only able to tolerate 500mg right now anyway due to morning sickness), continuing progesterone suppositories morning and night, and go in for another ultrasound in 2 weeks.

I had what seemed to be a pretty good allergic reaction at the doctor's office today, but we aren't sure of the cause. I'm very sensative to latex, so they are great about not using latex gloves on me, but today, as soon as she started the exam, I got a horrible burning/itching sensation. When I stood up from the exam, I was nearly overcome by a wave of nausia (prior to this I had actually been doing pretty good morning sickness wise today), a flushed face, shakes, jitters, and a tight chest. At first they told me that no, I shouldn't take benadryl, but then the doctor came out and said it would be ok to take, so I drove myself 3 blocks to the nearest pharmacy and bought some and slowly started feeling better on the way home. Now I'm just feeling "spent" but the chest tightness, most of the ichy/burning sensation, and most of the shakies are gone.

I'm praying I don't react like this in future appointments! It was pretty scary. I am planning to carry benedryl with me to my next appointment just to be safe.