March Appointments Thread

moon1417

@naturelove35 glad you got to hear the heart beat and little babies moves!! 

wabash15

@naturelove35 It may have been in a joking/self deprecating way but I hate when pregnant women refer to themselves as "fatties" our bodies are changing, we are doing an amazing thing growing one or more human beings. Many of us have a hard time with the changes in our bodies during pregnancy/post partum and talking negatively about our bodies does not help. We need to focus on the amazing things that are happening as we grow to love all the temporary and permanent changes to our bodies.

aecm

Just had my 16 week checkup! Nothing much to report, other than both twins seem to be doing well. Got to see them on the portable ultrasound again (it’s my 5th time getting to see them - I feel spoiled!) and they’ve grown so much in the last month. They’re both really active too!

law_and_little1

Heading back to elective ultrasound #2 to try to find out gender on Wednesday. (Happily, they bring you back for free if they can't get it the first time.) Come on little babe! 

grangerhp37

Had our 16 week appt today! Found the heartbeat right away, did a blood draw for spina bifida screening, and scheduled our AS for 4/12!

My doc wants my to come in for an early glucose screening next week (17w) since I have PCOS and am more prone to diabetes. Reallyyy hoping not to have GD, and especially not to find out this early!

janel3214

I had my 18+ week appt last week and got a quick ultrasound to check gender of baby and got some super cute pics in the process.. I do not know what we are having yet and will have the gender reveal party this upcoming weekend. I can’t wait!!!! Then have my anatomy scan April 11.. 

suzycupcake

I hope for that too @dogmomma096 because Lord knows PCOS has taken enough from you. <----She can go F herself. So happy your 16 week appointment went well friend  

aukeev

Our 16-week appointment was last Thursday. Nothing exciting to report, which was good news! His heartbeat was perfect, AS scheduled for 4/9 at 20 weeks. Our nurse said we can bring a flash drive to plug into the ultrasound machine and record the anatomy scan, so I'm looking forward to that.

thirdtimesacharm2019

@oklahomak That’s so cool that you can record. I’ll have to see if my doctor will do that. I have a VHS from DS1 ultrasounds .... yes, a VHS tape 😂. 

aukeev

@thirdtimesacharm2019 Ha! Did your doctor record it on the VHS, or did YH film it? I hope you can record yours, too! It may be a totally standard thing, I just didn't realize it. 

emqbee

Our anatomy scan is this Friday!! I’m so excited about it I can hardly contain myself, we will be finding out baby’s gender. However...I got struck with anxiety over it yesterday...no not for any particular reason. I guess just the gravity of having all the details of baby’s health analyzed just hit me. 

thirdtimesacharm2019

@oklahomak The tape went in the machine... it was 14 years ago... seems like forever (and a different doctor). 

grangerhp37

@oklahomak I've never heard of that but that sounds awesome!! I was wondering if we'd be able to at least get digital copies of pictures from our AS. My OB didn't say anything - I wonder if I should call to ask? It probably doesn't matter, they'll do whatever is standard. I know that my cousin had a whole portal where she could access tons of images from her AS, but she went to a practice in a totally different state.

BigBadWolf12

Old school here.  They just gave us 2 profile shot printouts. still exciting none the less. 

@emqbee I was nervous before the a/s too. With every "normal"/"healthy"/"growing well" etc the u/s tech said my blood pressure came down a notch and I breathed a little easier. Fx you also have a great scan! 

aukeev

@dogmomma096 It might be worth a call! Ours only records if the patient brings something to save it on (flash drive or DVD).