Dr. Visits

Sometimes you have no idea how something should go, but end up a little disappointed anyways. Well that was kind of what happened at my first Dr. appt. I had read online about some women going in at 5/6 weeks and getting ultrasounds and hearing the heartbeat.... I had to wait until 7 weeks (exactly) before my doctor would even see me. We went in on 11/19/2012. When I got there, they had me pee in a cup and confirmed I was pregnant. Umm yeah... lol! They ORDERED the u/s and blood work to be done.

Luckily the lab was right next door, so I just walked over and got the blood work. They couldn't get me in that day for the u/s which was a little disappointing. We scheduled the u/s for Friday, November 30th--almost two whole weeks later! We could have gotten in a little sooner, but then I would have had to take off work and my bf definitely wouldn't have been able to be there. So we scheduled it for 4pm on a Friday.

You can't imagine how long those two weeks felt!! And how much longer the actual day seemed to take! My bf called at 3 and said he was trying as hard as he could to get there but wasn't sure if he'd make it. His company had sent him to another site and it was going to be close--if traffic was light, that is. I told him I understood and to drive safe. Finally I pulled up at the lab at 3:45, filled to the brink with water and thinking I was about to burst! The technician that came back was a guy, which made me a little nervous, but turns out he was great.

He hurried through all the preliminary pics and data things with the external wand. He said he had been doing this for over 16 years and knew I was uncomfortable so he was trying to make sure it didn't take forever. THANK YOU Mr. Technician Guy! lol After those were done and I pee'd until I couldn't pee anymore, I went back in for the internal u/s. That's when magic happened!

He started off the same way, taking a few images. Then he turned the monitor towards me and said: "Well, there's your baby." There it was in all it's side-profile glory. I could clearly see a head and spine and arm and leg. Then he pointed to the screen and said "And that's your baby's heart beating."

Wow.

He turned the screen again and took some more pics. He kept talking to me and the lady nurse in there with us so I never really got uncomfortable. He turned the screen again, but I didn't see anything. Then there was this sound... like a train. He said "That's your baby's heart beat." I started crying then. Tears just streaming down my face. I knew then everything was okay. See, my doctor had said I wouldn't get to hear the hear beat until week 11, so I didn't even imagine this was a possibility.

After a few more minutes and pictures, my tech said, "How about we check on your baby one more time before we go?" He flipped the wand a fraction and BAM! My baby had flipped too and it seemed like it was facing the wand now. It looked just like a white gummy bear. Its little head sitting up right. Both arms way out. Both legs spread way out. I felt like it was hugging me on the inside.

My baby was PERFECT! I was glad then that I had waited until almost 9 weeks to have the u/s done. I think I would have been anxious still if I had gone in earlier and just seen the tadpole or something. Seeing my actual baby... well now I feel amazing!