Yesterday I had my 10/11 week check-up. It was very interesting, to say the least. I had no real reason to suspect anything was wrong, but after suffering one loss, I find that I've been much more paranoid about my symptoms. I'd been having some mild cramping, and one day this past week, my morning sickness totally disappeared for about 8 hours. It freaked me out, so I went into the appointment a little nervous.
First of all, my nerves just kept getting worse as I was waiting for the doctor. She was late by about 2 hours because she had to deliver a baby. Once she saw me, she brought in the doppler and explained that she only has about a 50% success rate with finding a heartbeat this early in pregnancy. She said the only reason she was even trying was because I was thin. She tried for about 2 minutes to find the heartbeat, but all I could hear was mine, and with every second that passed, I got more and more upset. Dr. Hamilton could see the anxiety on my face, so she stopped and told me she was going to send me for an emergency ultrasound. I had to wait for about an hour for the machine to become available, and that was one of the longest hours of my life. I was so scared that my world was about to come crashing down again.
The doctor came in and was able to find the heartbeat almost immediately (thank God!), and I cried a few tears of relief. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stay for a "real" ultrasound to see the baby since the doctor was already so far behind schedule. Still, I was able to get this picture. Everything is developing right on track!
My next appointment will be my nuchal translucency on March 17th. They may even be able to find out the sex of the baby at that appointment. Fingers crossed....
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