Tim and I were up early, 7:30 I think. When I got home from dinner last night I napped for 2 hours and then immediately went to bed and slept for the rest of the night. I needed a good night’s sleep.
My appointment was for 9am, and it was the usual routine. I swear, the MA’s they have working in the office are daft. The girl told me to undress from the waist down because I was having an exam done (which I wasn’t, and I told her that) and that a student would be coming in to observe. It was the same MA I have every time and the last time I was pregnant she did the same thing.... so I undressed in the off chance that Ginny wanted to do an exam (which she didn’t) and waited.
Ginny is the same midwife I had with my last pregnancy, so she knew I was anxious to get the ball rolling. She wasted no time starting with the Doppler and after 2 minutes of searching and hearing nothing, she says, “I’m not going to torture you anymore. I thought I heard it, but I’m not sure. I’ll call ultrasound and get you in because you’re not going home today without knowing something one way or the other.”
Terrified, because this is EXACTLY what happened with my last pregnancy, we went down to Ultrasound. Oh, and guess what? As I’m sitting in the waiting room the SAME TECH I HAD LAST TIME comes and gets us. I immediately teared up and couldn’t look her in the eye. The last time I saw her she told me that I had lost my baby. And she remembered.
She had me lay down on the table and pull down my pants. Ran me through the motions and turned the screen away from me. When I told her I was ready, she pressed the wand down and after a few minutes, she smiled. When she turned the screen back to me, I lost my shit.
There was my baby. Measuring at exactly what it should be and a power house heartbeat of 170bmp. I cried. I cried so hard and Tim cried and the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life happened.
We saw the baby move. It’s whole body jumped up in response to the wand being pressed down on my abdomen! It’s arms were moving and it’s legs were kicking and our little acrobat was moving up a storm! I’m so happy. I cannot wait to see our little one again and HOPEFULLY hear the heartbeat in 2 more weeks. Apparently my uterus is still tipped downward which is why Ginny couldn’t find it.
Next on the agenda is the first trimester screening for Trisomy 13 and Downs. That’ll be sometime in the next few weeks. My next appointment with Ginny is at the end of the month, but she told me that if at any point I want to come in to hear the heartbeat, just to call and make the appointment. I love the midwives.
That’s all! Little bean is alive and well and so far everything looks perfect. We’re almost in the clear. Just keep hangin’ on.
The top picture is from 6w5d
The bottom one is today. :] 10w4d
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