Pregnant and Hormones - long

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Thank you all so much for your well wishes. We are so excited. I

can't believe that I get to stop obsessing about TTC and now I get to

start planning for more exciting things.

I've only told a couple people so far -- besides the hundreds on this

list and some other boards I'm on. I put you all in a special

category since you know what I've been up to and I can't think of a

better group to help answer my questions. We'll tell one grandma over

Father's Day weekend since she'll be in town (she will be so excited

since my partner is her favorite and she's been wanting lots of

grandkids to spoil). My parents I think I'll wait until the end of

the month when I'm in New York for a family wedding.

I just got back my P4 (progesterone) test and my level is 18.4; I'm

waiting to hear back if they want to supplement. I told you all back

when my CD21 test came back low in November that my suspicion was

that low progesterone was part of my issue. The elevated progesterone

so far actually makes this pregnant part easier than my PMS -- my

breasts are full but less sore and my mood is better. Normally I go

from grouchy and sore to feeling hot in my lower abdomen and weak

when I get my period. Are you sure my period isn't going to show up

on my unexpectedly? Should I keep running around with sanitary

products in my handbag?

I saw my acupuncturist this morning as well and told him that my

fibroid was smaller. I didn't tell him about the pg and asked him to

check my pulses (this is something that you have to find a good

acupuncturist to do but it is amazing what he can sense from both

wrists). He checked first on the left, then on the right and then he

looked at me and asked " are you pregnant? " I've been going for

treatment since January and it has really helped calm my system down.

I tend to be a bit frenetic and very sensitive -- work and emotional

stress knock me down quickly and I get sick a lot because of it. With

acupuncture I feel a lot more even. We're going to give treatment a

break for a few weeks while my body adjusts to the pregnancy.

Because of my fibroid and TTC I've gotten quite attuned to the

different pains and sensations in my lower pelvis. I would have

fibroid related pain on the right side, a couple inches to the right

of my belly button in a vertical channel. Last night and today I feel

a sensation more in the center but just to the left of my belly

button. Not pain but something is going on in there and it feels like

the front, side and back of my uterus that are involved. In

acupuncture they say that things are being reorganized.

I will surely keep you posted.

Thanks for being there for me time and time again. I don't think I

would have gotten through all the stress of the past year without the

great support and information provided by this list.

Love,

Ann