Today was OB appointment #3, very routine, didn't even have to change into a gown! We were seeing Dr. Jarrett instead of Dr. Thomas, and when we arrived he wasn't quite back yet from delivering a baby and we had to wait a little.
We found out that I have had no weight change since the last appointment, I'm still at minus eight pounds from when we started this journey. I told him how there is still morning sickness, and about my insurance woes. He said that was very backwards of them, only allowing me 15 generic brand pills a month, and he hasn't heard of something like this for about 10 years. He suggested we call them and find out who we need to send letter/documentation to regarding the fact that I obviously need more than one pill every other day, especially since they're prescribed to be taken every 6-8 hours. He also suggested a few classes to take, which I will look into. Upon leaving we discovered even more insurance problems as we were asked to pay almost a thousand dollars at check-out. Turns out insurance has been neglecting to pay their portion of the co-pay on my visits, since even after 3 phone calls and a couple of faxed letters stating the fact that I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER COVERAGE, they still maintain that I have other coverage and that other coverage should be paying this. The front office manager said this isn't unheard of, they are "stalling" and making it look like I am not contacting them. After we left Scott called his insurance/pension plan people at the Union and they confirmed they had documentation about my lack of other coverage and told us not to worry, the doctor was going to get paid. So for now, that part at least has been taken care of. Or so they are telling us.
I definitely did not see things going this way, weight-wise. I figured since I'm already slightly overweight, I was going to be a fat cow and have issues with gaining too much weight. I'm not completely upset that I'm having the opposite problem (for myself), but I am worried about how it affects the baby. But so far everything seems normal, and next month is the exciting ultrasound appointment! I can't wait to feel this baby move and to be able to think of it as a "he" or "she", which I think will make things seem much more "real." So far I feel like this vague ambiguous being is growing inside me, with no real personality attached to it. Movement and gender will help me bond, I think.
Current symptoms: Morning sickness, constant runny nose, a bit of a baby belly, headaches, lots of fatigue, dizziness, constipation, and hemorrhoids.
Current favorite joke: When my stomach growls, I tell people around, "The baby is growling! Did you hear that?!"
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