OB appt. update

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Registered: 12-16-2004
OB appt. update
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Fri, 09-30-2005 - 7:53am

Ladies, we have a heartbeat!!! OMG, I've been soooooo worried, especially with a bit of spotting earlier this week. I was referred to my OB yesterday to talk about prenatal testing, which we did a lot of, but he also did an exam which he said felt normal for the dates. He then sent me immediately for an u/s. My DH was with me which was even better, and after hearing all the stuff about AMA pg and the risks associated, he was scared to death. However, when we got to the u/s, we saw that little flutter on the screen!! Wow!!!!

It was very reassuring, especially since we had lost the heartbeat at this stage last time. There's still lots that can happen in the next few weeks, but it all looks good. The u/s measured at about 6 1/2 weeks, and I'm at 7 weeks, so that's all good. A few days difference at this stage doesn't bother me, as its so difficult to see very much (it was an abdominal scan).

My OB is going to schedule an appt for nuchal translucency testing and then we'll go from there. We talked about CVS, but he says that the test is falling out of favour because of the risks of m/c and possible effects on the baby and the rest of the pg. That's fine with me - didn't really want any invasive testing if I could get away without it. After the NT scan, we'll likely follow up with the triple and/or quad screen. We did talk about the false positives associated with that, but will deal with it one test at a time.

Sorry to go on, I'm just so relieved and I know that you ladies can and do understand all of these feelings!!!!

Hoping everyone is feeling well. Lots of belly rubs to all!

Rachel
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Registered: 05-24-2005
In reply to: rachel980
Tue, 10-04-2005 - 11:21pm

Congrats, and I know your relief.

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