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June 5, 2001
Hi everyone!
Well… this will be a shorter entry than most I write, due to serious time constraints on my part! I had my first OB appointment today and it was the most wonderful experience!!! I got there on time. I was weighed for the first time since January and I have not gained anything at all. That made me so happy. I got to talk to the nurse for a LONG time. DH was with me the entire appointment. We both had lots of questions and they were more than willing to take the time to answer them all. We also went over our histories, etc.
Then Dr. L. walked into the room. He is a GREAT doctor and I REALLY like him! In fact, he is married to another OB in the practice. I told him that I was having a hard time taking my prenatal vitamins. He laughed and said, “Well, as long as patients and partners don’t have any history of birth defects, I excuse them from taking them in the first trimester if they make them that sick. It’s not worth it.” He then went on to tell us that his wife (remember, the other OB in the practice??) still has the SAME bottle of prenatal vitamins she had with her first AND second pregnancies! They were nice enough to give me 7-day samples of four different kinds of prenatals to tray… including one chewable version. Dr. L. answered more questions and then he said, “Let’s go into the ultrasound room and take a look at this baby.”
He left so I could get undressed. As I was undressing, DH said, “Are you nervous?” I was and admitted it. I was terrified that he would find a blighted ovum or nothing at all. When he inserted the probe (yes, I got a vaginal u/s), I was worried because it took him a minute or two. He kept moving it up and down and at one point said, “No, that’s your bladder.” Finally he found the little dot, enlarged it on the screen… and we could see the most beautiful little heartbeat, just flickering away. The picture was so clear that we could see his whole little body wiggling around in there. I burst into tears right there on the table and could not stop crying. DH kept rubbing my leg… he was THRILLED too and told me it was a big highlight to be able to see that. Dr. L. said that my baby’s heartbeat is very strong. He estimated the gestational age (based on crown-rump length) to be 9 weeks, 2 days, and gave me an EDD of January 10. He also gave me a picture to take home. It was GREAT! Then he said the words that made me relax completely… he said, “Well, you’re never out of the woods until you are holding that baby in your arms, but with your gestational age and the strong heartbeat we see, your chances for miscarriage at this point are about 2%.” Talk about a relief. I am SO much more relaxed after this appointment!!!
Then of course I got to provide some urine (which I’m told to be prepared to do every visit) and three tubes of blood. I will go for my next appointment July 10. I have been teary-eyed and in awe all day. Each time I think of that ultrasound, I start crying again. It is such a miracle. I am so blessed. I could not ask for more.
I pray that each and every woman on this board will feel what I felt today. I wish that I could share it with each of you. I am sending a whole truckload of baby dust with this entry… anyone who would like some, bring your shovels.
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I have been told that I will moving to the PG diaries in the next week or so. Until then, I will continue my updates here on this board. I am so appreciative of all of the support that I have received here!
Until next time…
Christina and Ethan or Erin
EDD 01/10/02
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