Intro-blood drawn today and I fainted!

meganchristine14

Hey ladies!
I've been holding off on posting till my first official appt but I'm definitely lmao at myself over my chaotic day and I had to share.

I'm a Georgia girl living in Maryland, DH is in the Air Force. We've only been married going on 3 months and are expecting the "honeymoon baby" (totally planned and yes we are aware after being told 500000027737382292 damn million times that we are insane for having one so soon) I should be around 11 weeks tomorrow. No official due date yet as the doctors on base want to wait until we are closer to 12 weeks for first appt. First appt is scheduled for the 28th--next Wednesday! & I am beyond excited. We are scheduled for an ultrasound before all the "fun" stuff.
I don't really have much of a bump but I guess it could be from the weight loss of the lovely all day m/s. Im 5'3" and my pre pregnancy weight was 124 I'm down to 112 lbs as of last week!! I've been working out majorly over the past year and lost 30 lbs but still do not have a flat stomach. I swear this layer of fat is hanging on for its dear life or maybe its just extra skin. Idk. But at this point I don't care. Just wondering when I'm going to get my little bump! It worries me that I don't have one yet, but I am a FTM and really don't know what to expect. Anyone else bump less still?

Anyways, yall have no idea how embarrassing yet hysterical my lab work went today. I went in today to get my blood work done. At this point I had already puked my GUTS up 3 times and had nothing in me but 1 measly graham cracker and I was sipping on some water. We get to the lab and DH asks if I need him to go back with me. Of course I didn't need him, I'm a mama now and "I got this"
Phlebotomist sits me down and I see her pull out freaking 8 tubes and puts my label on them all, at this point I'm thinking holy shit I don't even think I have that much blood in me. Seriously!! 8 tubes?! How many did yall have to get at your first lab work up?!

So anyways I go on to warn the tech that I don't do well with my own blood and I look away. I'm feeling pretty good and she's on the third tube. She asks how I'm doing, i tell her fine. Then comes the fourth tube starts filling, I'm feeling a little dizzy and tingly. She says we're almost half way done and my reply is okay well I'm going to pass out. Here comes another tech-- she's talking and I'm replying puts an ice pack on my neck and there goes my vision getting blurry and my ears ringing. She asks if I want my DH and I told her he might freak out but idc. So she gets him and by time he's in there everything is black and I just hear their muffled voices but can't reply back to what they are sAying. All I can make out is my man trying to talk to me and his big ole grin right in front of me. Totally wanted to smack him- this shit is not funny! Well they end up pulling out the ammonia and get me back before I'm fully unconscious. I look around and i have an audience. 5 techs staring at me and my husband not to mention the older man next to me getting his blood drawn. Lovely. They move me over to a special reclining chair in a different room and make me rest. DH is standing over me looking so freaked out and then lets me know I looked like a demonic possessed woman with my dilated pupils staring at him-- that's where I lost it. I began laughing hysterically. I'm the worst at laughing when I probably shouldn't. He didnt think it was funny at all but omg I can't quit laughing. Did that really just happen?! Anyways they finished up and I felt great. It's been 5 hours and still doing good.

I'm such a loser for posting this but oh my side it cracks me up.
Hope you ladies are having a great day!

BabiesFTW

Welcome!
I always lie down for blood draws. Even finger pricks.

crystaljoanna

Welcome! I had that happen for a fasting blood draw a few months back for an infertility work up. I hit vial five and I was done. Now I do breathing exercises and eat beforehand. And lie down if I'm not feeling well to begin with. Hopefully you'll be good when you go back to finish the rest!