Today my friends was a OB appointment day.
It’s amazing how short it was. I arrived, I got weighed(awful, just awful), peed in a cup, then went to the exam room.
Chit chatted with my midwife M about the weight gain(bad), my labs(good, I do NOT have the sickle cell trait), and plans for future appointments.
I will be having my 1 hour glucose tolerace test early(at 17 weeks) because of a STRONG family history of diabeties. Yes, everyone is my family has it except my mom. Great.
And I will be having the BIG ultrasound around the 2nd week of July.
But the highlight of course, was hearing the heartbeat on the Doppler, which M found pretty quickly. 145 beats of bliss.
Made my day.
Oh, and she confirmed for me that the 2nd trimester starts at 13 weeks!
In Due Time
Thursday 28th of May 2009
Congrats for making it this far!
Alison
Thursday 28th of May 2009
lucky lucky girl! I'm so excited for you! i'm always curious about the sex of everyone's babies..... so even if your love doesn't want to know.... I DO!!!! *ICLW*
scrapper26
Thursday 28th of May 2009
How great. I do have the sickle cell trait. Diabetes- hmmm.. only Grandma on Dad's side has it and she was in her 70's when she was diagnosed. She has also shared with me that she is going to continue to eat how she wants. Anyways... my baby has 142 beats and is 38 weeks old now. I wonder what really is average.. his heartbeat was in the 160s earlier in my pregnacy. But I am sooo glad things are going well for you. 2nd trimester is great! Enjoy it! Oh and the whole weight gain thing- it is necessary! I think I weighed in at 130 today which means I gained 30 pounds with my pregnancy and it is all centered in my tummy and my legs are KILLING me!
becomingwhole
Wednesday 27th of May 2009
Ooh, ooh, ooh, heartbeat! So glad that everything went ok...welcome to the 2nd phase! Hope you're feeling more relaxed. I, for one, cannot wait for the ultrasound. :)
dragonflymama
Wednesday 27th of May 2009
you must be thrilled! congratulations!
iclw