I haven't heard the heartbeat yet this time around, but with DD it was like a sigh of relief. Maybe hearing the heartbeat makes it more real to you? I'm not sure. But big BIG hugs!!
I didn't feel more stressed, but it didn't make me feel like all was okay. I had a missed miscarriage after hearing the hb so the heartbeat wasn't terribly this time wasn't terribly comforting. Hitting 2nd tri and then feeling movement were much more relieving to me.
This exactly. We saw our baby's heartbeat at 7 weeks and then discovered a mmc at 11 weeks last time so the heartbeat didn't make me feel safe this time. Feeling kicks and rolls really puts me at ease now and it's the best part of pregnancy so far.
Unfortunately hearing the heartbeat meant very little to me. It was just a step in the right direction and I had heard it before. I have recordings of my other babies' heartbeats as well.
However, at ten weeks I saw him move around like crazy. For some reason, that hit us as a giant moment. I was instantly bawling and my doctor actually left the room with the sonogram still on to give us a moment alone with our child. That moment is still one of the most meaningful moments of this pregnancy.
BPF 1. Baby Girl "Petri" 12/22/11 Said goodbye 12/27/11
BPF 2. Baby Boy "Roo" 1/20/12 Heartbeat 160b/m 2/15/12 Said goodbye 2/20/12
BPF 3. Rainbow Baby Boy "Creed" 4/28/12 Born healthy and alive 1/5/13
BFP 4. "Rainbow 2.0" 8/17/14 due 4/28/15
"Darling don't be afraid. I have loved you a thousand years. I love you a thousand more."
I didn't feel more stressed, but it didn't make me feel like all was okay. I had a missed miscarriage after hearing the hb so the heartbeat wasn't terribly this time wasn't terribly comforting. Hitting 2nd tri and then feeling movement were much more relieving to me.
This will be me, too. I saw the heart beat a little over 8 wks first time around. Then it stopped about a week later. I think I'll be more calm after first trimester!
I didn't feel more stressed, but it didn't make me feel like all was okay. I had a missed miscarriage after hearing the hb so the heartbeat wasn't terribly this time wasn't terribly comforting. Hitting 2nd tri and then feeling movement were much more relieving to me.
This. Even though my ob assured me that the risk went down substantially after hearing the heart beat, I still didn't get a decrease in stress til I hit second tri.
TTC since 07/2010
BFP #1 11/10/11 Natural MC at 6w4d
BFP #2 01/23/12 MC at 12w. 2x Cytotek 1x Methergen; Genetic testing found Factor V Leiden and MTHFR. Started extra Folic Acid and Baby Aspirin then Lovenox
BFP #3 07/02/12 EDD 3/13/13 . Rainbow Baby born at 37 weeks, all natural, after 10 weeks of bedrest. BFP #4 ST. PATTY'S DAY 2014. EDD 11/25/14
Re: Hearing the heartbeat...
BFP #1: 12/22/10. EDD: 9/4/11. BDay: 8/30/11
BFP #2: 10/16/12. EDD: 6/27/13. Said Goodbye: 10/22/12
BFP #3: 11/20/12. EDD: 8/1/13. STICK BABY STICK!
Betas: 11/30/12 - 2819. 12/2/12 - 7339! Keep growing, baby!
DS1 2-26-07
#4 Due May 2015
IT'S A BOY
This exactly. We saw our baby's heartbeat at 7 weeks and then discovered a mmc at 11 weeks last time so the heartbeat didn't make me feel safe this time. Feeling kicks and rolls really puts me at ease now and it's the best part of pregnancy so far.
However, at ten weeks I saw him move around like crazy. For some reason, that hit us as a giant moment. I was instantly bawling and my doctor actually left the room with the sonogram still on to give us a moment alone with our child. That moment is still one of the most meaningful moments of this pregnancy.
BPF 1. Baby Girl "Petri" 12/22/11 Said goodbye 12/27/11
BPF 2. Baby Boy "Roo" 1/20/12 Heartbeat 160b/m 2/15/12 Said goodbye 2/20/12
BPF 3. Rainbow Baby Boy "Creed" 4/28/12 Born healthy and alive 1/5/13
BFP 4. "Rainbow 2.0" 8/17/14 due 4/28/15
"Darling don't be afraid. I have loved you a thousand years. I love you a thousand more."
This will be me, too. I saw the heart beat a little over 8 wks first time around. Then it stopped about a week later. I think I'll be more calm after first trimester!
Good luck!
BFP #1 5/27/12- m/c 7/9/12 @ 10w2d (cytotec induced @11w).
Fibroids, Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism
BFP #2 11/18/12 EDD 7/27/13