We took another trip to the doctors office today. They called and ask me to come on in, my pessary had arrived. They are really great and super friendly at Tennesse Valley Ob. Sometimes they run a little behind but it is well worth the wait.
The pessary is pink, silicone, and looks like a small frisbee. Apparently, there are tons of different types and shapes. This is all new to me. It is supposed to help hold everything inside up. Most people are allowed to take them in and out but I am not. I guess it's because of the cerclage but she didn't say.
My insides feel a little uncomfortable right now but I guess they will adjust. However, I can not feel the pessary or cerclage.
Luckily I'm not staying as nauseated anymore but it does still come in waves. I sent Andrew to get tons of snacks today in hopes maybe I'll start gaining some weight. I blamed bedrest last time for my tremendous weight gain but it must have just been mom's good cooking. My activity level has been beyond nothing since 5 weeks and I've only managed 3 lbs.
Tomorrow we will be 18 weeks :). Everything we have done so far seems to be working because at this point last pregnancy I was in the process of delivering and came very close to it. Thank God for wonderful doctors and medicine. We are truly blessed and hopefully everything will continue to hold for our little boy.
Glad you put this back on FB! I was looking for it the other day and couldn't find it. Glad to hear everything is going well except for the puking. I puked all the way through with one of mine too. It was pretty misserable, but they all came out healthy. I guess it all ends up working out. Email me anytime if you get bored and need to chat. We all still need to do the live chat! We have to plan somehting!!!
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