13 Weeks
I made it from home to my appointment and back home in 1 hour and 45 minutes. That is pretty good timing for a Med Center appointment. The Dr. confirmed that I was still at 13 weeks. The last 2 visits I have had, I went from 7 weeks to 6 weeks, then 10 weeks to 9 weeks. So I was thrilled that I am actually 13 weeks. This pregnancy is going to be long enough without them adding a week at every visit.
Everything went great. I heard the heart pumping at 150 beats a minute. She said that was perfect. She felt around on my stomach and everything was where it should be. I have another appointment in 4 weeks, April 27, where I will do the quad-screen testing. Then another in 3 more weeks, when I will have my 20 week ultrasound. The best news of the morning was her definitive line, "We are not playing around." She used that phrase a few times to refer to the fact that we have no idea what happened with Noah, and we are not taking any chances this time. She told me, "We do not want a repeat." Oh, thank goodness she agrees :)
She confirmed that we will do ultrasounds at 20, 26, 32, then bio-physical profiles every week thereafter. I think that should do it! In our first visit, she did not seem too excited about the idea of inducing at 38 weeks. But I think now that she has read over our records, she remains as confused as us. And again said, "We are not playing around." We discussed inducing at 39, maybe earlier. She assured me that an induction was in my future. haha. And if any fluid levels change or anything looks questionable toward the end, we will deliver the baby. Ahhh! All good things to hear. I want a doctor who is as nervous as me, and she agreed we will be crazy the last month. I guess I will just be crazy on my own until then. She did not categorize me as high-risk, she had another term, but I do get the expertise of one who practices high-risk.
All together, I feel great right now. I heard my little baby's heartbeat, and that was all I needed today. It is amazing how your mind (or Satan) can play tricks on you until you hear that great "du, dun... du, dun" Thank you God!
Everything went great. I heard the heart pumping at 150 beats a minute. She said that was perfect. She felt around on my stomach and everything was where it should be. I have another appointment in 4 weeks, April 27, where I will do the quad-screen testing. Then another in 3 more weeks, when I will have my 20 week ultrasound. The best news of the morning was her definitive line, "We are not playing around." She used that phrase a few times to refer to the fact that we have no idea what happened with Noah, and we are not taking any chances this time. She told me, "We do not want a repeat." Oh, thank goodness she agrees :)
She confirmed that we will do ultrasounds at 20, 26, 32, then bio-physical profiles every week thereafter. I think that should do it! In our first visit, she did not seem too excited about the idea of inducing at 38 weeks. But I think now that she has read over our records, she remains as confused as us. And again said, "We are not playing around." We discussed inducing at 39, maybe earlier. She assured me that an induction was in my future. haha. And if any fluid levels change or anything looks questionable toward the end, we will deliver the baby. Ahhh! All good things to hear. I want a doctor who is as nervous as me, and she agreed we will be crazy the last month. I guess I will just be crazy on my own until then. She did not categorize me as high-risk, she had another term, but I do get the expertise of one who practices high-risk.
All together, I feel great right now. I heard my little baby's heartbeat, and that was all I needed today. It is amazing how your mind (or Satan) can play tricks on you until you hear that great "du, dun... du, dun" Thank you God!
posted by Julie at 10:10 AM
8 Comments:
Glad to hear everything is going so well! You continue to be in our prayers. Brad & Susan
Sweet, sweet news!
C.
good news from a good doctor. glad she is excited to be your physician and to take care of you and your new child. we continue to pray for you and baby.
brosteve
praise God! We are so happy to hear about a good report! God is so good. Thank you for your encouragement by the living out your faith!
In His Grip,
Tony
Praise God Julie! I am so glad your dr is right there with you in your concerns for this pregnancy. I will continue to pray for you pregnancy & delivery. We think of y'all often.
Marcie
Praise God for sweet heart beats and doctors who care! love you-
Awesome news!!!
Can't wait to meet that little baby!
CONGRADULATIONS! My name is Carrie and I have been following your blog ever since we found you on Joe and Laura's Web page. My son was born with medical problems and is trached and on a vent at night. We recently had a little girl and she was born healthy. ANYWAY,they do not know what went wrong with Austin, so I saw a high risk doctor with my pregnancy with Abigail. It was wonderful to have the extra care to make sure that the little one would be ok! I want you to know that your story has touched our families hearts. Please know you are in our prayers. If you want to read about Austin you can check out http://austin-scott-hollingsworth.blogspot.com/
Thank you for sharing!
Love,
The Hollingsworths
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