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hey, we got a heartbeat at the ultrasound - which popped out to me immediately, unlike all of the other ultrasounds where they'd be checking out Laura's other bits and I'd be looking for a heartbeat.
i gave the doc a bit of a hard time about the receptionist at the desk who'd asked if this was our first time having an ultrasound. it's my opinion that our history should be in our files and that we shouldn't have to be asked this obviously awkward question. i guess that this is something beyond the hospitals capacity, and we heard the long version of why - i think the doc's a bit nervous around us, as she's been the doc with us in the past when we've found out about our other losses. I guess that this isn't such a bad thing, to have our docs acting cautious, compulsively checking things out, all that.
nonetheless, z's got a strong heartbeat - so i can breath again.
i gave the doc a bit of a hard time about the receptionist at the desk who'd asked if this was our first time having an ultrasound. it's my opinion that our history should be in our files and that we shouldn't have to be asked this obviously awkward question. i guess that this is something beyond the hospitals capacity, and we heard the long version of why - i think the doc's a bit nervous around us, as she's been the doc with us in the past when we've found out about our other losses. I guess that this isn't such a bad thing, to have our docs acting cautious, compulsively checking things out, all that.
nonetheless, z's got a strong heartbeat - so i can breath again.
posted by justinian at 10:51 AM
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Just wanted to say what wonderful news about the ultrasound. And the heartbeat! What a beautiful sound!
just to elaborate - the heartrate was 112/min - i thought a little low, but apparently okay for this point; it should go up dramatically in the next few weeks. z measured 6w4d per the sonographer, and then the peri came in and measured z at 7w1d; i prefer the peri's measurement. :)
the peri would like to do another u/s in a couple of weeks and do it trans-vaginally at that point because, as she put it, i "don't scan well abdominally" - yet another nice way of saying i'm fat - so, abdominal-wise, she's comfortable with the measurements, since their margin of error is greater with someone who doesn't "scan well" - i think. that's what i got out of it. i will definitely discuss more with my ob next week.
oh, and things got off to a great start when i vomited all over the waiting room, into the hall and on into the ladies room. lovely. i couldn't eat this morning but had to have 24 oz of clear liquids, so i was just vomiting all that liquid. super fantastic. hope to do that every time i'm there.
i'm moderately comforted by the heart beating, and by the fact that everything is at least in the normal range, if not the slam dunk i had hoped for, but i don't feel like i can breathe easy yet. shoot.
A small sigh of relief maybe? just for today anyway?
Oh man, too much about the barfing! But congrats on the heartbeat, I'm happy for you guys. Hope every appointment after this goes as well. Minus the barfing, of course.
Woohoo! (About the heartbeat, not the barfing)...So glad things are looking good. When do you get another scan?
Phew! I had a similar experience last week. I am just going to have to train myself to readjust my expectations and focus on the health of the baby, rather than stressing myself out about hospital staff's annoying behavior and questions that I couldn't control if I tried. The medical part of our pregnancies is never going to be any fun. I can truly say that knowing you're out there helps me get through it. I wish you all the best in the new year. -Alysse
Yay Z! You just keep on keepin' on, buddy!
I've never had an abdominal ultrasound that early. And while I'm no skinny minnie, I just think trans-vag is the way to go for the first couple of months. You get a much better look that way. I would think that the results would be all the more encouraging considering how you got them. Still, I understand what you're saying about not being able to breathe free. When's your doppler coming?
Wonderful news about little Z! Sorry to hear about your barf fest. I understand how you feel about not wanting to breathe just yet...that lasts about 40 weeks. Hugs!
*Phew* First bridge successfully crossed:) Go Z!!!
Sorry you were so sick. Was that nerves or were you ill? Surely not morning sickness like that already??
You got good measurements from abdominal? That's so wonderful. Go Z, Go!
Clearly it would be easier if you went in today and the tech said, "This embryo is totally perfect and will obviously live to be 100, I guarantee." But nothing about having babies is easy. (Maybe the getting pregnant sometimes).
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You KNOW you're gonna have to name this kid something starting with "Z"...Zaphillia? Zeus?
Zydrunas or Zoltan.
stop it.
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