30-7-2008 - 1st perinatal doc appointment

My mood while writing this blog: good

So today was a looooooong day! First of all I'm not used to waking up early anymore (got spoiled during these summer months that I've been off work!) So it started with an 8:00 am alarm....ugh! So I finally get up around 8:30. Me and the bf get ready and to watch a movie - Batman the Dark Knight at 10:00. lol. I've never went to the movie theater that early in my life!! Well I was a good movie but it was like a 2 and a half hour long movie! So then I had my perinatal doctor's appointment at 2 and had to be there at 1:30 to fill out paperwork. So I get there and the "paperwork" took like 5 minutes and the rest was waiting. The first hour was supposed to be a consultation with the genetics counselor but what do ya know, she called in sick! So we just waited to have the ultrasound and the consultation with the doctor. So we waited, and waited, and waited. Finally we get to do the ultrasound and the 1st trimester screening. The u/s tech was trying to get the NT (?) part of the scan done where she has to measure the back of the neck area. So guess what....my little jumping bean would NOT cooperate. I kid you not, we were there for like an hour trying to get the measurements - both vaginally and abdominally!! He or she (We've been calling the baby he out of our hunches) was wiggling and wiggling and doing flips and waving and kicking and what not for a while and then he would be a little calm or look like he was sleeping. It was sooo funny because he wasn't doing anything he didn't want to do!! When he was calm or asleep, we would try to wiggle him around by the tech pushing on my tummy or by me laughing but he wasn't having it!! lol after a good few minutes of that trying to prompt him one of the times it actually looked like he pushed/kicked back at us!! lol....great, it seemed like he already had a little attitude like his mama!!! lol. It kinda seemed like he would take little power naps and then go at it partying pretty hard in there!! But he was very active and his heartbeat was very strong at 167 bpm. I actually didn't mind the long ultrasound because I got to see my little jumping bean for a good while! He is sooo cute!! We could see his little hands perfectly with all ten of his little fingers! Finally got a decent pic and a decent measurement and the tech said everything measured fine and I'm just at 12 weeks! Yay!! I gave the blood they neeeded for the other tests and I'm not worried about anything but we shall see. So the consultation with the doc was next and it lasted like less than 10 minutes! He basically just took down the account of what happened when we lost our baby Joseph Michael, said the chances of it happening again is like 5% or less, that it was probably due to something specific with that pregnancy or inflamation, and that everything on the u/s looked perfect and we'll have to just keep watch and if anything looked like it's happening (like my cervix is shortening or opening?) then we'll discuss what the options for me are such as progesterone shots. But we'll have to wait and see if anything happens, which I'm praying everything goes smooth as silk!! I have an appointment with them in two weeks and then another two weeks after that for the second part of the scan to take a better look for the defects and what not. So I get to see my little jumping bean a LOT!! lol yay!!! He's going to come into this world wanting to be a movie star with all the u/s and pics we take of him!!!! lol hmmmmm......sounds good to me!!!! So I took a short nap today and am really sleepy now still. I really don't have any nausea anymore :-) but my pregnancy hormones seem like they're not going anywhere ;-) ooohhh I just hope my bf can survive the hormones!! lol... but honestly I don't have much sympathy for him because I just think about labor and delivery that I'm going to have to endure so the hormones seems like a walk in the park compared to that! :-) Well, that's all for now.....I hope that everyone is having a healthy and happy pregnancy! Well wishes everyone!!!!

hey! sorry this is late ! I have been away!I really enjoyed reading your blog..........................I am so happy for you! and you bf!..................I bet it was wonderful to see your baby for that long!
I have my first u/s next week and I am already feeling so nervous...............everytime I see a scanner I think of our nightmare.....I told my dh, I will close my eyes and he can tell if there is a heart beat!
godbless you and your baby
bighug