knowledge is power, or something like that

Posted By: Karen B. 0 Comments

Went to the doctor last Wednesday and the little guy seems to be doing just fine. His heartbeat is very strong. I'd been having serious sinus pain and after a talk on Christmas morning with a friend, I figured out what is going on. I have a thing called Vasomotor Rhinitis. Basically the blood vessels in my sinuses are maxed out and causing me to feel pressure, even when there's not snot clogging my nostrils. It happens more in pregnancy since ones blood volume goes up by up to 50% and is exacerbated by decreased thyroid function. My TSH levels have been increasing through this pregnancy, so that means my thyroid isn't functioning well/at all. Well no wonder I've been miserable.  Sadly, there's not much I can do about it. The rain that brought the humidity up to above 50% has helped a bit. Other than that, I have to wait it out for the pregnancy part to go away and for my thyroid levels to stabilize after I'm through with the pregnancy. Only 2.75 more months to go.

The little one has been kicking up a storm and stretching a n aweful lot in my belly. It really can hurt at times when he stretches all the way out, pressing his butt way out and has his feet on my innards.

That being said, I'm getting over the cold/flu whatever I had and am feeling 110% better than I was. Here's to impecable health in 2010!

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