I had my ultrasound! Phew!

FiddleFit

FiddleFit

Cathlete
Hi! I had my first u/s this morning, and am finally feeling genuinely excited about this pregnancy! This is actually the exact day that I started spotting and miscarried my last pregnancy, so to have an u/s sound today and see the little one moving around so vigorously was a *hugh* relief. I didn't realize how stressed I was feeling during this first trimester, until I saw the baby today and saw her (his?) little heartbeat clipping along at a good 161 bpm (doing a Cathe workout maybe LOL!), and the little arms and legs flailing around. I didn't expect the baby to be so clearly formed at this early date, so that was a pleasant surprise, too.

The ultrasound put the baby at 3.97cm (about 1 3/4 in) in length, which the technician tells me means s/he is 10 weeks, 5 days. Since I *know* when I ovulated, I know that the baby cannot possibly be more than 10 weeks, 2 days. Ergo, it looks like this one is already going to be on the large side, like his/her big sister!! Oh dear....

I also cheated a bit and only drank half the water. This made the entire experience a *whoooole* lot more comfortable for me, and the technician told me that my bladder was still very full. So, I must have a pretty small bladder!

Cheers!
Sandra
EDD Sept 18/05 (no matter what the u/s says! :)
 
Congratulations!:) What a wonderful experience and relief for you! It is always amazes me how quickly their bodies change from having a tail to looking like a miniature baby.

I'm looking forward to my next dr appt next week so I can hopefully hear the heartbeat. That alone will put my mind at ease.
 
Sandra - what wonderful news! Aren't those ultrasounds amazing? So glad the heartbeat is vigorous and the little one is active. And oh yes, memories of the full bladder!!

Diana
Nora born 8/23/04
 
sandra,

how wonderful for you. i often wonder how women got thru pregnancy without u/s. gotta love modern technology. it's very exciting indeed to be able to see the little peanut growing within you!!
 
Sandra,

Great news! I remember my 1st U/S. I was in tears the moment the baby moved! I didn't realize that it would be moving all around so early.

imani
 
Excellent news!!!!!!! I know what you mean about being stressed... I miscarried at 12 weeks and felt such relief when I hit the second tri. I am so, so, so happy for you! Isn't the technology amazing? There was an obvious difference between the quality of DD u/s in 2000 vs. DS last year.

Are you going to find out the sex? I know this was discussed already, but I am too lazy to find the thread. :) I couldn't wait with my kids. I had to know as much as I could about my babies. I could tell from the u/s... I guess that is a perk of being an OB/gyn nurse. The staff scanned me when I was doing maternity clinicals last spring... I didn't want to know the sex until my DH was with "us"... well, it was tooooooooo obvious! Jordan was ALL boy! :)

I am sooooo happy for you!
 
LOL!! Yes Autumn we will learn the sex as soon as possible. We found out early with DD in 2000, and I never regretted it. I figure there are enough surprises at the time of delivery that I didn't need to add another one to the mix! And it makes the name selection half the work!

Kristi - I keep forgetting that I wanted to reply to your post on that other thread about your first doctor's appointment. The main difference, from what I've seen so far, between US and Canadian (or just Alberta?) prenatal care is that doctor's offices here do not have u/s machines. That practice was privatized in the 1990s, I believe. So, expectant women always have to book that as a separate appointment in another facility.

Thanks for the responses, everyone! Hm. Maybe I need to figure out how to get a baby ticker now.

Cheers,
Sandra
EDD Sept 18/05
 
Congratulations!

My husband and I were thrilled and glued to the screen on our first ultrasound. Today we volunteered our baby to a 3D ultrasound where student technicians practice using the latest modern equipment. To have this done usually costs a pretty penny, so we jumped on the chance when a friend recommended it to us. We got pictures and a DVD of the process. It was INCREDIBLE. We got to see our son open and close his eyes, his tongue stick out, his cute little nose, all his fingers and toes, and yes, his little wee-wee. So cool. I can't wait to show my parents the DVD, as ultrasound technology wasn't around when they had me.

Fiddlefit, you'll see that the second ultrasound will show a more "human" baby than the little one you see now. Enjoy the thrill now and what is to come!

Jennifer V
32 weeks
 
Sandra, my doctor's office has me schedule a separate appointment with a technician when we have our 20 week ultrasound. However, I'm really lucky because the technician is across the hall from the doctor's office and afterwards I will head straight to the doctor's office for my regular visit. It makes it really convenient. I would be so impatient if I had to schedule 2 separate appointments for the ultrasound and then the dr appointment.

If you want to add your own baby ticker the web address is www.lilypie.com. It is really easy to set one up. Let us know if you need any help.
 
Thanks for the lilypie link, Kristi! I've just attempted to set it up, and this post is a test to see if it works. :)

Sandra
 
Hm, it didn't work. Does anyone know why? I copy and pasted the lilypie web address info into my signature preferences in my Cathe.com account. Is that not the way to do it?

Sandra
 
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