7w1d Ultrasound
HB = 157 bpm
CRL = 10.1 mm
Doc says he’s measuring right on track for everything, though this set of US pictures is kind of like looking at clouds. ”Do you see there? That bulge? It’s like a head. Or a tail. Maybe.”
Next week will be my last appointment at the RE’s. He said he’d release me this week because “It sure looks to me like you’re going to hold onto this one. You’re hitting all the benchmarks perfectly.” But I’m RH-negative and he wanted to run another series of tests to make sure we weren’t going to run into problems in the next few weeks, because of past miscarriages. (We did use rhogam during my first miscarriage, but not after the second and third ones, because there wasn’t yet a heartbeat.)
Which is fine by me, though I’m lightheaded from all the blood they took this morning. Still, better safe than sorry, and I think my poor doc is a bit reluctant to turn me over to anyone who doesn’t know me and my medical history inside out – let alone a midwife! He didn’t come out & say it, but he really wanted to know who her “backup” OB was. If he had his way I think he’d order me to bedrest for the next 7 months, followed by a delivery by 14 high-risk specialty OBs. Followed by a mandatory stay in NICU for purely precautionary monitoring. *snort* He’s a good guy, and I’m going to miss his reassuring presence. Too bad he’s not an OB. I’d stay with him in a heartbeat.
A 157 beats-per-minute measuring perfectly for 7w1d heartbeat.
I’m having a baby, folks. I’m really & truly having a baby.
YAY!!!!!!!
I wish I could make that font HUGE, I would I would I would.
Holy crap Susan, you’re having a baby.
CONGRATULATIONS ON A PERFECT EVERYTHING!
I am all teary
and all in a good way
oh Susan, how incredibly wonderfully cool.
xox
kate
Glad everything’s going so well.
I found the 10w ultrasound–if you can get one!–to be the most exciting. It’s about the time the embryo transitions from bean shaped blob to small human-like thing, with noticeable arms and legs.
Wonderful news!! I bet it was great to hear that heart beat! You are so having a baby!! Yay!! It sounds like your RE really cares about you and your baby which is really nice. I’m so glad everything is progressing exactly as it should!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been stalking your blog! Congratulations on a wonderful u/s!!!
Congrats!!! Now that brings a smile to my face. Now my day will go on well. I am soooooo happy for you. And hitting all the benchmarks… go proto-sprog!!
YES- Susan’s having a BABY! I have goosebumps of happiness at the thought of hearing the precious heartbeat. This is a good summer to be getting pregnant- I hope we all join you in short order. We’ll be in great company.
I’m so happy for you!!
Hot diggity Dog!
Wonderful news, Sprogmama!!
yay! such happy news!!!
OK. *sniff* I am tearing up here. Susan, I am so happy for you and your husband. What a truly joyous day. WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Wishing you all the best and looking forward to more great news and awesome milestones to come.
OMFG -this is so exciting!! what’s it like – more descriptions of the feelings and side effects – barfing and all. CONGRATULATIONS!!
Happy day! Congratulations! I remember being released from RE to midwife care. It was quite the technology switch. I remember my first get-to-know-you tea at the birth center where all the other mom’s present were discussing their concerns with prenatal testing, especially U/S. Having already had six U/S at that point, I started to feel a little tech remorse. Luckily (?), my RE had the bedside manner of a rock so the caring midwifery staff was an awesome change of pace. I found the midwife/birthcenter experience wonderful – once I started to settle into the reality that this might just work this time. I even ended up being an unexpectedly complicated, hospital delivery but I would still do it again. Wishing you all the best!
I am so thrilled for you. And as a labor and delivery nurse who used midwives for her births, I understand where both of you are coming from; I am sure that he would really just like to follow you are around for the next 7 months in order to decrease HIS anxiety! What a happy day.
Sigh… I’m melting. My heart feels full and happy. I couldn’t be happier for you.
YAAAAAAAY!!!!!
Excellent news!
Yay! Sounds great!
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!
Congratulations on your perfect ultrasound!
Whoooooo-hoooooooooo!
Yay!
Great news!
woo hoo! You are having a baby. This is fabulous. This is amazing. You are having this baby. I am so, so happy for you. I promise you the best coffee my city has to offer for after you deliver (subject to any breast feeding restrictions!!!).
Major, major thoughts and warmth and excitement for you. I am so happy.
And I’m dancing over here on the west coast. Well, not literally, though I did shuffle my behind around on the chair–its hard to dance while you’re typing.. Susan, love. I AM GIDDY!!!!!
YIPPEEE!!!!!!
Seriously wish I was closer just so I could give you a hug.
Congratulations.
Yippee! That is such great news!
This is fabulous, and you’re graduating soon? Wow. Such good news. Good for you!
hi,I have been reading your blog from afar,I love how you write,it is so gentle and honest.I am really happy for your ultrasound results.Congrats!and big internet hugs:)
Back to say wooooo hoooooooo!!!! I am so pumped for you – this is incredible. I love that this is working – this is the way it is supposed to work. Happy Friday S – I will be thinking of you and glad that you are out there and totally knocked up.