At 11 weeks and finally coming out here
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| Thu, 07-26-2007 - 1:48pm |
Hi all!
I have posted just a little on questions about symptoms coming and going, fetal dopplers and just general fears and concerns with being part of PAL.
I'm happy to report that I had my 11 week visit today with my OB and everything looks great. It was very bizarre as they treated me as I were a new OB. They handed me a prescription for prenatals, paperworks, a lab slip for prenat panel, more paperwork and asked me if I wanted a "baby pack". Then they shuttled me off my OB's office where my husband and I waited for him to come in. He looked over my chart, took out his wheel thingy and wrote some stuff down. Then asked me if I had any questions. I'm thinking in my head, that's it...no doppler, no u/s, no evidence that there is a baby in there other than I had to retire my favorite jeans this week? I voiced my concerns of fading symptoms and the fact that I was very "dettached" from this pregnancy. I think he knew that the only way to ease my mind was to visit the u/s room. As him and my husband are looking at the screen I'm looking at the ceiling wondering what the h*ll is going on. I got the "looks good" from the doctor and then he finally turned the screen so I could see. An actual baby in there! A head, a body, a leg and even a foot but best of all the little heart flickering away on the screen. I felt so much better.
So I just wanted to share my good news and thank everyone for their support (although you may not know me), and giving me the strength to send back my doppler when it was causing me nothing but worry. And for those that responsed to my fading symptoms concerns as well.
I'm still a little freaked out and try not to read too much because it makes me crazy. I am a true believer in "knowledge (and math) is power", but too much keeps me up at night. I don't think I'm going to do an NT scan or triple screen but wait for my level II u/s. I know there are plenty of ladies who have done these tests and been ok, but I think it will just give me too much more to worry about.
Thank you again and here's to all of us graduating to holding our healthy little babies real soon. You know, the real worrying actually begins after they're born, but this leg of the road is tough too!
Hugs all around!
Cyndi
DS - 6 1/2
DS - 3
edd 2/14/08

Congratulations Cyndi!
I'm so glad to see all is well.
Cyndi,
I am so happy to hear this wonderful news about your ultra sound and that you are feeling confident now to really join our group!!!
Hello Cyndi-
Glad that everything is going well in there :)
Katie