Today was my first doctors visit with my 2nd high risk pregnancy doctor (Dr. Maher). I had to pee in a cup again....I think I'm gonna be a pro cup peer at the end of this pregnancy. Then lots of paper work and the usual b/p, heart rate, and weight check.
Then I went into the ultrasound room....very fancy looking! I had another internal ultrasound done by an ultrasound tech this time....and she looked at my ovaries, bladder, and the baby. I was able to see the heart beat again but this time I got to hear it which was unexpected. It was so loud and I heard the swish swish sound finally! Ben missed a cool dr. appt this time....he had to work.
The first pic is the heart beat. The heart is where the bracketed area is in the center of the baby. The baby's heart beat was 141 beats per minute. The baby is positioned in the center of the uterus just a little to the right. The tech said that my uterus was slightly tilted. She said that the baby is right on schedule. They are going by my LMP (last menstral period) and that the due date will be Dec. 15, 2009. I told her about the other ultrasound perdicting Dec. 20th and she said that they only go by the lmp and so will Dr. Tucker.
The second pic is the baby being measured. The baby is 15.8 mm long. The third pic is a close up of the baby. You can see a round shape to the right....thats the yolk sac.....they say its the baby's halo cause its right above its head. :-) Then you can see the head and the bottom of the baby....it still has a tail and the tech pointed out the arm and leg buds but its hard to see in the pic. My little sea monkey!
After the ultrasound I was taken to a meeting room where I saw Dr. Maher. He is very nice and was descriptive while answering my questions. He said that the medicines I took before I knew I was pregnant most likely won't affect the baby because I stopped taking them early...there was only one medicine I was taking that would affect the baby which was a vaso-constrictor...but he said the baby shouldn't have any side effects from it. He went over my hyperincilemia and hypothyroid problems as well as my dysautonomia. He seemed very knowledgeable with my conditions which was a relief.
He said that we are going to try for a vaginal birth until there are signs that we can't such as b/p problems, low fetal heart rate, or not dilating in time. He also said that they are going to give me an epidural early in labor because with dysautonomia pain is hard to control (I totally agreed about pain being uncontrollable since I spent a week in the hospital for an in and out surgery for my leg that was broken in three places).
Dr. Maher said that the baby looked good and is developing normally. He did say that I'll probably have some bleeding because he saw a high concentration of viscosity (blood) at the bottom of the sac. He told me this so I wouldn't freak out if I have bleeding and to call Dr. Tucker when or if this happens.
That was my big day at the doctors office....I was so excited to hear the heart beat! It makes the pregnancy more realistic since there isn't much to see yet in the ultrasounds. I also got to see the baby squirm when the tech pushed the wand farther inside which was super cool! My next visit with Dr. Maher is in four weeks...June 2 at 10:15.
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What's that at the bottom of the US picture? Looks like something extra in there? twins??
No, I think that's the remaining yolk sac. Don't be wishing twins on anyone!
hahaha! There is just one baby in my belly...the ultrasound tech poked and prodded me pretty good looking all around my uterus. The round thing in the ultrasound is the yolk sac. :-)~
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