When you are one day past day two of insemination, severe cramping in your stomach feels very ominous. Heidi could barely stand upright because of the pain. Even I am at a loss for humor when it comes to what Heidi went through. On Wednesday afternoon, we went to see Dr. Weldon to see if her pain had anything to do with the insemination.
Now, you should know that it was ridiculously difficult for me to go to work on Wednesday morning and leave her alone. Couple that with what felt like a million meetings and only short moments to call and check on her and I was feeling more than a little anxious. Thankfully, her mom offered to go and Heidi-sit until I could come home...big weight off my shoulders. At least knowing someone was there made me able to get through the rest of the day! (Not to mention, her mom also left herself logged onto Facebook on my laptop...well, let's just say all of those amazing things she had to say about me were, well, self-declared. LOL)
So, back to little Heidi and her tummy pain. We go into Dr. Welden's office, at his insistence, and the first thing he does is another ultrasound. Heidi is in a lot of pain during this process and every touch was painful for her. It takes a lot for Heidi to cry...I mean A LOT. But there she lay, on the examining table, crying. Yes, my heart was breaking for her and if I could have taken her place, every cell in my body would have jumped at the opportunity to take her out of that pain.
Then blood tests. They took a lot of blood...seriously, I wonder if they know that she's only about 12 lbs., she doesn't have much of anything to spare! Blood tests to be back the next day and we'd figure out next steps. He gave her a prescription for an antibiotic just in case it was an infection; he wanted her to already begin the regimen. He advised it was safe for her even if she was pregnant. If you don't know Heidi, she's a little, well, what's the word? Stubborn. She is incredibly stubborn (you'd think she was the Leo, not me). She was very concerned about taking the antibiotic in case she was pregnant. It took a lot of convincing to get her to agree to take it but she finally relented. We also picked up some gas pills in case this whole thing just turned out being one big, painful, expensive...um, butt burp. She took the gas pills, the fast acting kind, and nothing. The pain was still there. She took the antibiotic too. The next day, Thursday, she was in the same amount of pain all day. When I came home, she was up and about; actually standing upright. That was progress! We were due to leave very early the next morning for the 3-day and we spent time discussing whether or not we would participate...I was NOT going to leave her alone for three days. Wasn't going to happen, no way, no day!
Long story, well, kind of long, she felt well enough to go to opening ceremonies on Friday and came to a cheering station with her mom. Saturday, she felt well enough to come to lunch and be a "walker stalker" for awhile. Sunday, she walked with us! She's still on her antibiotic, but feeling much better.
As an aside, the doctor gave her another antibiotic to take with her current one, but the first line in the instructions said not to take it if you are in your first three months of pregnancy. There was no convincing her on this one. I guess I just have to be happy she agreed to one regimen...I'm incredibly happy she's feeling better. Now, we just have a waiting game....
Monday is pregnancy test time. We have three tests to be sure. Cross your fingers! And your eyes, maybe even your toes...
