Weekly appointments 8/21

megpeg

What does everyone have going on this week?

megpeg

I had my third appointment today 11+3 (every 2 weeks because of GD) and they were happy with my numbers and I got to hear the heartbeat! 156 bpm was a beautiful sound. I scheduled for another two weeks and then they said I can go to 4 weeks if every thing looks good then.

SoFlaMommie1128

@megpeg so glad to hear everything went well today!!!

i have an ultrasound on Friday, hoping to see my little babe jumping around and a much smaller or nonexistent cyst that they found on my left ovary at the first ultrasound a few weeks ago. 

allforchristsglory

Still can't wait for my first ultrasound on 8/30! This week is just a prenatal class at the clinic. But if we do all twelve we get a free car seat! 

bookworm40

I was released from my RE on Friday and have my first OBGYN appt tomorrow!  On Friday little bean was measuring 8w1d with a strong hb of 164.  So hoping nothing much has changed!

cford08

Just left my last RE appointment! We've graduated to the next level. 163 hr, just kicking around in there. Bonus: my RE is pretty sure it's a GIRL!!! I am thrilled, DH is stunned. But he'll get on board here shortly lol hope everyone has a great week.

ladybugsamom

I have an appointment with the MFM specialist again tomorrow to go over nutritional counseling and likely adjust my insulin dosage.  This will be my 4th appointment so far so I'm getting lots of little peeks at Peanut... I guess that's the silver lining to having diabetes in this pregnancy.

StephBrim24

Just had my first appointment this morning. I'm 8w, 3 days and measuring 3 days ahead. Heart beat was a solid 172. Loved seeing that heart flutter away. Coolest miracle ever. 

ashleyf911

I have my 12 week appointment on Friday! Get to hear the little one's heartbeat, plus a pelvic exam. And they'll schedule my NT scan - I'm hoping they'll have an opening the same day, I'm dying for another peek to see how baby's growing. 

babybluu

12 week visit on Wednesday. My OB doesn't do the NT ultrasound in her office, so I actually have that scheduled for the following Wednesday. But she said that we will still get to see baby at my appointment this week idk why but I guess she wants to take another look too, even though we had an ultrasound at 8 weeks 

justkeeptrying

First official OB appointment is this Thursday!!!! I'll be 9+3 that day. So excited/nervous/scared. I've had one ultrasound already at 7+2 and all was good. But PGAL brain sucks. Ready to see a strong heartbeat again for some reassurance. 

HappyMonkey817

I had an appointment this morning. Heard the heartbeat (160). They took some blood to check for routine stuff, but are also checking my thyroid. My hair has been falling out, so we're trying to figure out why.

TennisLove30

I have my 10 week appointment on Friday, but I've been having some cramping and bleeding so they are having me come in tomorrow to locate a heartbeat and see if I need an ultrasound.

HappyMonkey817

TennisLove30 said:

I have my 10 week appointment on Friday, but I've been having some cramping and bleeding so they are having me come in tomorrow to locate a heartbeat and see if I need an ultrasound.

I hope all is well.

TennisLove30

@HappyMonkey817 Thank you. It's really freaking me out.

LiveNLove44

We heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time today!!!! FTR, it's just as magical as the first time we heard our DD's HB. We saw baby at 8w6d and today I am 11w6d, so a little sliver of me was a little anxious to be sure all was still well in there. All is well!!!

Baby's HR was 160 and my DH wanted to hear it, so he ended up stuck in part of my overall exam (just really top to bottom, so she did the breast exam which he's never witnessed before ) Poor guy He ducked out for work shortly after hearing the HB, and something tells me he wasn't too excited about the idea of sticking around for the pelvic exam  

mommytron

HappyMonkey817 said:

They took some blood to check for routine stuff, but are also checking my thyroid. My hair has been falling out, so we're trying to figure out why.

I hope that you get some answers soon! 

DDRRT1982

I have my 11 week appointment with my OB Thursday.  They'll do the NIPT then.  I will get the Panorama done.  Next week starts the appointments leading up to the cerclage being put in two weeks from today.

LaurenAnn0405

Had my first US today to check for dating and also because I'm considered high risk.  Got to see the little one in there, it was so amazing because I've never had a first-trimester US before!  Saw the heart fluttering away with a HB of 163 which helped relieve some of my anxiety!  Baby is measuring at 10wks 3days which is right on with my last period (my last period was a week early so dr wanted to double check EDD) so my EDD hasn't changed.  I don't have another appointment until Sept 13 and that's when I'll see the MFM but I was very nervous before this US and now I'm relieved!  They did see a cyst on my left ovary but they said they'll just check up on that and see if it disappears later, no concern now.  Hope everyone else has good appointments!

mylovelittlelove

Yay for great appointments! I hope everyone else's are just as awesome! ❤

ishmoney

Have my first midwifery appointment on this coming Saturday! Suppose I'll get to hear the heartbeat with the doppler...counting down the days.

mmom3

Have my NT scan w/MFM followed by my 12 week appt with my OB on Wednesday.  Being scanned by MFM due to complications with my last pregnancy.  

JBcakes08

I have my second appointment this Friday, I'll be 11.5 weeks. I asked if I would be getting another ultrasound and they said no, I won't get another one until 20 weeks.  The receptionist said they will be taking measurements of my stomach and listening for "fetal heart tones." I should also be getting some bloodwork done for NIPT to check for abnormalities and it will also out the sex. They are offering for a total OOP cost of $99 so I'm all for it. I thought I would feel so much better after my initial ultrasound a month ago but now I am freaking out about this upcoming appointment. I've been feeling better this week and it scares me. I told my husband not to come to the appointment since we aren't getting an ultrasound and it's mostly bloodwork. 

JamieK1882

Woohoo I finally get to participate!

I had my first appt this Monday, 8/21. Nothing too major, apparently I was also due for my yearly, so they combined the 2 appts. 

Im mad at myself though because I was just BSinh with the doc and forgot to ask all of my questions! Sheesh.

I go back in 2 weeks for bloodwork, then it will be monthly from there.

calecorvus

Had my slightly early 12 wk today, mostly just doppler to check the heartbeat. All good, and the baby audibly kicked after we got her heartbeat measured.That is a strange sound on doppler xD

justkeeptrying

Had my first official appointment today at 9w3d. My OB found baby and a beautiful little heartbeat doing a scan. Too early to hear it on the Doppler so I'm excited for that at my next appointment. Nothing like the sound of the heartbeat! It was a good appointment overall. Next one is Sept. 8 and then I'll have my nuchal US the following week. 

stardustskies

@justkeeptrying We are at exactly the same gestation! How cool!

i just had my first appointment yesterday and was surprised to hear that they can tell from my blood work what sex the baby will be.. that's crazy! I'm super excited now!

fiddleRN79

I had my appointment yesterday. I should have gone at 12 weeks, but I had to reschedule. I am glad I rescheduled though because DH was able to come with me. We saw our little girl and she was crazy! She was doing flips and moving her arms and legs. No wonder I have trouble catching her heartbeat for very long with my doppler lol. 

ksmwalters

Had my 10 week/prenatal workup today! Ugh I know that they didn't *actually* take that much blood for the genetic testing, etc but MAN I hate needles and it felt like a lot. I also spaced and forgot to ask how long it'll take to get our NIPT results back (mainly to know the sex!) and when I checked the website of the test they use (Progenity/Innatal) it said TWO WEEKS! Ugh I had set myself for only a week. 

JBcakes08

I had a checkup yesterday (11.5 weeks) and got blood drawn for NIPT and we will get to find out the sex too. Only 1 week for results! The doctor used a handheld doppler but couldn't find the heartbeat. She tried for about two minutes and then went, "Ok this is totally normal, don't freak out. I'm going to grab the ultrasound machine." Of course I was freaking out though. She brought in the ultrasound machine (the one with the over the stomach hand device instead of the TV i had at my first appointment) and then we saw the baby right away. The baby was moving like crazy! She said with the combination of the activity plus I have an anterior placenta, it makes sense why we couldn't find it with the doppler. Heartrate of 153 and I got to listen to it for the first time which made my eyes water. My husband couldn't make it because he started grad school and it was his first day of class, but I wish he could've been there. I got a cool ultrasound picture where you can see the baby's eyes, nose, and mouth, he/she seemed to be forward facing. I won't have another ultrasound until 20 weeks for the anatomy scan unless we have a hard time with the doppler again. 

@LiveNLove44 I asked about the cloudy urine and she said as long as I am not having other symptoms of a UTI (itching, burning urine) then it is most likely dehydration. But I feel like all I do is drink water! My urine test from last time showed a negative test for UTI so she wasn't worried. 

@ksmwalters I think my test is Progenity too and my OB told me they normally call with results in 1 week! Maybe they say two but hopefully it isn't that long 

Edited to tag.

ishmoney

I had my first midwifery appt on Saturday (10wks) and I heard the strong, glorious heartbeat (160) for the first time!!!! (I have the whole thing on video, lol.) I am content now. Next ultrasound is 20 weeks (a whole 10 weeks from now) BUT as long as I get to hear the heartbeat at each visit, I'm cool.

barrelocarol

Had my second midwife appt yesterday. Got to hear the heartbeat and my sweet son was amazed. He played midwife by having me sit back, lifted my shirt and ran the Doppler over my belly. 

Best appt ever! 

DDRRT1982

I had my pre-surgery appointment with my MFM today for my cerclage.  The baby is developing nicely, which is always a relief.  He said the NT measurements are normal and a nasal bone is present.  The baby also measured a few days a head.  He also made a prediction (80 to 90% sure) that the baby is a GIRL!  I can't believe it and how wrong I was based off of symptoms.  My daughter was very different from my boy pregnancies and this one is more similar to theirs.  I am much more tired and sick this time around, but my hcg was quadrupling, so I expected to be sicker.  I am very excited that we should be welcoming another girl, but won't be buying anything girly until my panorama comes back confirming the sex.

npkat

Had my 10 week appt yesterday. Didn't get to see or hear the baby, and my doc made a comment that they wouldn't try to doppler the HB because it's too early and we wouldn't hear anything. Little does he know I've been dopplering it for the last 2 weeks at home and it's been very easy to find the last week! All went well though and did some general blood work that I'm not expecting anything crazy from. We did decide we wouldn't do the NIPT(didn't really give me the option to since do not technically qualify) or the NT scan. We'll be doing the quad screen in second trimester along with anatomy scan.

cford08

@npkat sneaky sneaky....and I LOVE IT lol