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I cannot wrap my mind around this!

Folks - tomorrow cannot come quick enough! I have an ultrasound in the morning because - - - there is an alien in my belly.

Last Tuesday, prior to any Thanksgiving feasting, I felt a couple pops in my lower abdomen, mostly in one spot. Thought what any not pregnant woman would think, that it was digestion. Feeling continued getting stronger for a couple days. On Thanksgiving day, I felt a roll sensation - and thought “wow, that felt like baby kick” and then just thought I’d be going to the restroom soon.

Felt it a lot that day, and was thinking, “Maybe I have a blockage?” When we got home from Thanksgiving dinner, I felt another roll. I know from my two previous pregnancies that quickening begins around 16-20 weeks. I looked at my app that I use to track my cycles, and 16 weeks ago, I had a faint positive pregnancy test (okay maybe like 10 faint positives). My period was late, and but my blood test came back negative and the next day I started bleeding. It was a chemical pregnancy, by definition. Life went on, and my cycles were normal and we have not done the baby dance since then...

But knowing that the timing works out - I thought, "what if I am? Nooooo...” Couple days pass, and I’m still feeling it (a little stronger) and decide that I need to tell my husband. If I put it out there in the universe, surely it will go away. My husband was worried and encouraged me to reach out to my Dr. I called on Sunday and thankfully she returned my call a couple hours later. Since her office was closed she had me feel around the spot I was feeling the sensation. “My gut tells me hernia or strained muscle” and I was relieved and I joked that since I spoke to her, and massaged it, now it would go away. She asked me to keep a detailed journal of the feelings. What I had eaten, was I sitting, standing, laying down, etc. The next day, the feeling moved to below my belly button! I felt flutters, pop and a roll. My eyes grew wide, and I just thought - OH MY! I must be really tuned in because she told me to keep notes, right? This must be digestion, right? Right?!!

I start taking notes. Tuesday night (now happening for one week) I was at the movie with my friends, and focusing on getting my kids settled in with their snacks. I sat down and focused in on the screen and took a bite of my pretzel. I felt - a couple pops - a push out/roll - and a flutter. An alllllll over tingle surged my body... I documented the feeling, and noted that I was NOT thinking about my alien, at all.

My Dr. referred me to get an ultrasound to rule out pregnancy before she can treat a hernia/spasm and the soonest I could get one is Friday (tomorrow) morning.

What do you think it will be???

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