Thank you all so, so much for your kind words, prayers, emails, and FB messages. I was really struggling bad last week. Really bad. This week things are looking much much better.
Over the weekend I had K get up with MG every other time she woke. I was still up often but it not being every hour was glorious! I don't need a ton of sleep, but I do need to sleep in longer than 30 minute increments. It's amazing what sleep depravation can do to you. Not just physically, but mentally too.
At my OB appointment yesterday, other than finding out that we're having another girl (squee! I'm so excited!) we also discussed a few other things. One, my weight. Ive been steadily loosing since I got pregnant. If I was sick the way I was with MG they wouldn't have batted an eye at it. But I'm not so they are slightly concerned. I have my 20 week ultrasound in 3 weeks. Hopefully Hannah is measuring on target, if not I'm sure they aren't going to be happy. In the mean time I'm supposed to be increasing my food intake.
I think there may be a few reasons to the weight loss. For one thing, I'm still bf'ing MG. I'm also still dealing with being hyperthyroid. One of the symptoms of that is unexplained weight loss. Then of course there is just being busy. Keeping up with MG all day and being so exhausted sometimes causes me to forget to eat. I'm trying to be much more diligent about stopping to eat every few hours. Even if it's just a little bit of cheese or a glass of milk. I've got to get the calories in somehow. Too bad I can't have this hyperthyroid when I'm not pregnant. I wouldn't mind unexplained weight loss so much then.
I also showed my OB some medication the endocrinologist prescribed me for my thyroid. I didn't start taking it because it had some pretty scary warnings on it regarding liver failure and death in pregnant women. The OB assured me though that these were very very rare side effects an that were almost always associated with women who already had liver problems. He also pointed out that I was given a much smaller dose than what is customary. He said that the medication was actually the one for hyperthyroidism that is given to pregnant women. The other one is not recommended at all. He agreed to monitor my liver enzymes monthly just to be sure. He also said that as my thyroid levels get back to a bit more normal we'll stop the medication and just continue to monitor. He also explained that hyperthyroidism in pregnancy in itself can be dangerous to Hannah. Apparently it can cause all sorts of issues. I'm pretty comfortable with the plan for now. And to be honest, I've already noticed feeling a little less foggy since I began taking it. I'm by totally clear headed, but I'm more clear than I have been in years. I'll take it.
On to some not so fun news. I took MG in for her 6 month check up this morning. In 3 months she hasn't gained any weight and has only grown 1/4 inch. I feared this. I've been feeling for quite some time that my milk supply has been dropping. All the signs are there and I'm at that point in my pregnancy where it's common. My pediatrician. Was slightly concerned but really helpful. Our first plan of action is to increase solids. We had been moving slowly but we are now going to be feeding her 4 times per day. We are going to weigh in in one month and see how it's going. At that point we will decide if supplementing with formula is necessary. It breaks my heart to think that I font make enough for her. I feel all kinds of mommy guilt. But I absolutely cannot let her go hungry! I knew we would eventually have to supplement. It just sort of snuck up on me. As much as I don't want to give her formula the most important thing is to feed my baby. I have to remember that.
I also talked to him about her frequent waking at night. He thinks that unfortunately it could be because she is hungry. She's probably not getting enough during the day to keep her satisfied. We're going to see how she does with this solids increase and then revisit it again next month.
Thank you all again for everything! Your prayers have helped so much!
And just for fun, a picture of my little Peanut!
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