I am happy to be in my 2nd trimester for a couple reasons. First, the risk of miscarriage has greatly reduced so that is good and hopefully this will also mean that I will start feeling better. I have gotten over some of my food aversions lately and I was finally able to have a smoothie this morning but I have been gagging like crazy the last couple of days...
I do have a bit more energy and I actually went for a run today...well a run/walk but it felt good to get back into running. I only went for 3.5k and even walked a bit so I am nowhere close to the running shape I used to be in but hopefully it will get a bit better soon. I obviously want to take it easy but still keep fit at the same time...
I had a doctors appointment with my GP today. It wasn't too eventful. We did some mandatory paperwork and discussed vaccines. She is on the same page as I am. Obviously being a doctor, she is pro vaccine but she did say that she is against the chicken pox vaccine because it wears off and adults can get it when they are older and that adults tend to have more complications then children. I had the chicken pox as a child and I didn't suffer any complications. She said that she let her kids get chicken pox the natural way and then you will have life long immunity. I definitely think I will take this approach as well. I am definitely not against all vaccines but I don't want to get unnecessary vaccines. She also mentioned giving a 1 year old the meningitis vaccine is pointless because the type of meningitis that it protects against is usually contracted before the age of one and it doesn't protect against other types of meningitis.
Mitch's mom had polio as a child and got it before there was a vaccine. After seeing all the pain she went through, I definitely think its worth vaccinating against.
Other then discussing the vaccines, paper work, taking the routine blood pressure, urine sample, and weight, she looked at mole I was worried about and said it looked fine. I have another appointment with her in 3 weeks when I will be 16 weeks. After that I will start seeing my OB. I still have not gotten a call about my OB appointment but my doctor's office followed up on it today so I should hear back about that appointment soon.
I hope to tell my boss about the pregnancy tomorrow and if I am able to tell her tomorrow, I will make a Facebook announcement this weekend!
I am also excited to go to this huge baby/toddler consignment sale in Kanata this weekend. I plan to go with my mom and sister on Sunday so I will probably do another post on that coming up!
This week baby Spiegelman is the size of a Peach!
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