I wish

I wish there was somewhere I could go online, or in town for that matter, to compare notes with a woman that is pregnant, has Crohn's disease, has hernias, and has an ostomy.  I wish.

I was talking with my sister-in-law a couple of nights ago, comparing pregnancy tales--she is 37 weeks and I am 22 weeks.  It dawned on me that while helpful, there is really no way for her to give applicable advice because my configuration is so different.  That said, I think I am going to change to direction of my blog, at least for the duration of my pregnancy.  Why?  Because there is no where out there for me to get information about what I am going through.  Maybe this way, I can be that person for another pregnant woman that comes along needing to know what to expect.

Today's "something I didn't expect" is bowel sounds.  :)  

I'm not sure if what intestine I have left is squished by the baby, or if my expanding belly is pressing on my parastomal hernia, but the bowel sounds coming from around my ostomy are quite entertaining.  I have heard from "regular" pregnant women that gas is an issue during pregnancy, but they don't have a broadcast system on their stomach.  I have tried any number of things to lessen to bowel sounds but nothing seems to do the trick.  Early mornings, church and long meetings around a conference table are the times that my faithful friend Junior likes to play his tunes.  I realize that this falls in the category of "you'll just have to live with it" so it makes me laugh more than anything else.  Mostly because the folks I work with have no idea about my configuration.  It is quite entertaining to watch them try to figure out what on earth they are hearing, and why it is coming from "there".  

On that note, I am off to the OB to hopefully hear good news.  Bad news would be that I have to go on bed rest.  Let's hope I hear good news today.