6-ish Weeks

      I don't like not knowing for sure how far along I am.  I mean,  I know I should be around 6 weeks...but the last phone call I received from the doctor about my blood test said that they were not sure how far along, but that it is not as far along as they originally thought.  My mom and I went to visit Hendricks Regional Health and IU West so I could decide on my physician.  I have heard good things about the physicians at both hospitals, but I did feel partial to Dr. Mazdai at Hendricks because she is a female doctor.  Other than going to an immediate care clinic and seeing a male there, I have always seen a female doctor, so it is what I am comfortable with.  

     We visited Hendricks first and their Labor and Delivery area feels a bit smaller and cozy.  Jody, the nurse that provided our tour, was very nice and answered our questions well.  She mentioned that she heard some negative things about the doctor that I was referred to at IU West, but she was professional in the manner that she said it.  I did not feel as if she was bashing them in any way.  She even said, "If you do choose IU West, I would consider a different physician."  

       IU West is a newer hospital and the rooms look more like hotel rooms.  Their rooms are larger and seem to be more comfortable.  We did receive a bad first impression because when we arrived they kept sending us to different levels of Labor and Delivery.  First, when we went to the desk of the 1st floor...no one was there.  We went to the 2nd floor and they sent us to the 3rd floor.  The 3rd floor sent us back to the 1st floor.  Our tour was supposed to begin at 6:30pm and finally at 6:45pm I went back to the 2nd floor to let them know what was going on.  Finally, they got the tour started.  There were 2 different couples that were also on our tour, which made me more hesitant to ask certain questions.  I liked how we received individual attention on our Hendricks tour.  

       I was feeling super confused though, because I heard great things about both hospitals.  And with the rooms being so comfy at IU West, I went back and forth on my decision.  As we were leaving IU West, a group of nurses shared who their obgyn is and they all use the physician that my doctor suggested there.  I had to do a pros/cons list in my head....

IU West Pros: Newer facility, highly recognized physicians, closer to my work for afternoon appointments, comfy rooms.

Hendricks Pros: Great experience when calling in and on tour, Smaller facility (in a good way), Female physician, closer to where we are going to build our next home, they will watch your baby if you need to take a shower or have a moment to yourself, offers a great list of classes for pre and post delivery, my mom delivered me there so it is already special to us.

IU West Cons: The nurse at Hendricks explained that she has heard multiple bad reviews, the hospital is further away from our future home, we did not have a good experience when we called in to obtain info about the tour and then had a bad experience when we went in for the tour, they explained that they do not have a nursery and you want to make sure that you have someone present to watch the baby when you shower or use the bathroom because a nurse won't always be available to do so.  

Hendricks Cons: More dated facility, smaller rooms, further from my work for afternoon appointments.

      You can see that my list of pros for Hendricks is longer, and my list of cons for IU West is longer.  Now, I am no expert.... my goal is not to discourage anyone from going with IU West.  I have no issue with IU West.  They have a beautiful facility and a lot of highly recommended physicians.  This is just my personal opinion and I feel that Hendricks has a little bit of an edge, at least for us.  So, I am excited to say that I finally have my first official ultrasound scheduled for Friday, April 20th.  Since my appointment was made so late, I will return on Monday the 23rd to meet with Dr. Mazdai. 

      I am praying that everything is developing okay in my belly.  I am trying my best to eat healthy, continue my workout routine (but a bit lighter) and get enough rest.  Unfortunately, my work situation is preventing me from staying stress-free, but I promise I am trying to take it easy.  It is difficult right now, because no one at work knows.  I have to pretend as if I feel fine and as if I can do things as usual.  Just a couple of weeks ago, we were doing a merchandising changeout and I had to get on top of a chair to work on something.  I probably shouldn't have, but I could not tell my rep that I couldn't.  

     And for the most part, I feel the same.  Extremely fatigued and sore breasts.  As of yesterday (4/6) I started feeling little signs of nausea.  I keep telling myself that it is not happening... I take a deep breath and hope it goes away.  Just this morning I was having breakfast with my friend from work, and she noticed me taking deep breaths.  She said, "Is the food spicy?  I notice you breathing in and out."  Honestly, I was just taking the deep breaths in hopes that the nausea would go away.  I am hoping that it stays away... no time for nausea, not at all.  6-ish weeks down, 34-ish to go.