Found an interesting link online to a paper compiling the results of previous studies regarding fetal heart rate and first trimester miscarriage.  It set my mind at ease and made me understand why my doc released me when he did.  Sprog’s heart rates were fantastic all three times he measured them, and it turns out [...]

Sigh.  If I were not such a stubborn git, I’d’ve gone to Brooke Shields’ OB.  I’ll bet that man has an ultrasound machine and loves getting a chance to use it. Of course, planning one’s entire course of OB care around considerations regarding the two weeks in the 1st trimester between one’s last paranoid RE [...]

AAAAACCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!! This is why IF patients should never go with groovy midwives.  Groovy midwives do not have ultrasound machines in their not-at-all-intimidating offices. No ultrasound machine = no ultrasound. Oh god. She tried to find a heartbeat using a doppler, after reminding me that 9w0d is really too early, and I have a retroverted uterus, [...]