We had our first prenatal visit with the doctor this week. After the struggle of having to pee on command (why is it I can pee every hour on the hour unless it's requested of me??), everything checked out normal - no signs of protein (a marker of kidney issues) or glucose (a marker of gestational diabetes. The doctor also said that everything looked and felt good, sized for the 10 week mark.
He used a device called a Doppler, which is basically an ultrasound/sonogram machine without the visual part (we use these commonly in veterinary medicine for detecting the sound of pulses in the limbs and then using the pulse to measure blood pressure), to find the baby's heartbeat. The device puts out sound waves and receives them back so that the resulting pulse or beat sounds kind of like a "whoosh" or a train. It was neat that he was able to find the heartbeat, and I was able to record it on my phone. (Technology is so cool!) Of course, I got a little teary eyed because it meant (yet again) that there is a little miracle growing inside me. [In order to post the heartbeat sound, I had to pick a photo to pair it with. So, the photo is a month outdated (the one from Feb 27th), but it was the only way I could add the sound to our blog.]
We also were scheduled for an additional ultrasound in two weeks. It will be exciting to have a new picture of the baby to share with family and friends since it is almost the end of the first trimester and the time we decided to share our news.
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| 10 weeks pregnant |
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