We found out we were pregnant at about 3 weeks, 4 days- early I know! Since I had been tracking my temperatures and watching for any and all symptoms, I had a feeling right away that it may have actually worked this time so I took this test. After so many negative tests, it was hard to believe it was positive!
We went for our first ultrasound at 7w, 6d. Everything looked great- the baby's heartbeat measured at 163 bpm, and was 1.49 cm long.I was lucky enough to borrow my friend's at-home doppler and was able to find the baby's heartbeat on my own at 9w, 4d! Just in time to tell our families on Christmas- I was 10w at that time. It was a great Christmas!
The whole first trimester I felt pretty good overall. I had nausea in the morning on and off and throughout the day- especially when I got hungry. Food tasted different to me so eating wasn't always easy or enjoyable. I got pretty tired for a while and would barely move after getting home from work. Nick had to cook dinner for a while there! Good thing he's pretty good at it.
We had our second ultrasound (at my insistence) at 12w, 3d. This time we saw the baby wiggling around! The heartbeat measured at 167 bmp, and baby was 5.87cm long. Again, everything looked great!
I started to feel flutters/ripples between 16-17 weeks. Our doctor assured me that I wasn't crazy and it actually was the baby moving around I was feeling! My belly just started to grow between 17-18 weeks- barely noticeable but I could feel a difference. And then it 'popped' at 19 weeks (still mostly noticeable to just us) to where I finally had an actual bump (although small) versus bloat.
Nick was able to feel baby kick from the outside at 20 w, 2d! That was an awesome day. Although baby will be moving and beating me up from inside, and most of the time, as soon as Nick would put his hand on my stomach, baby would stop!
We went for our third u/s at 20w, 5d for the full anatomy scan (though of course we didn't find out sex!). The baby was flipping, wiggling, and moving all over! They asked if I had drank caffeine before hand- which of course I hadn't! The heartbeat measured at 156 this time, and baby weighed 14oz. The doctor reported that the amniotic fluid looked good, the baby was growing perfectly and measuring perfectly; however, the doctor noticed that the baby's kidneys were slightly too "prominent" and she saw a slight shadow around heart. Our doctor said she is not concerned as both issues were minor, but wants to be overly cautious and recheck baby in 4 weeks. She thinks what she saw may just be due to me being so small that she was able to see everything on the u/s so clearly. Luckily all parts of heart were beating perfectly and the kidneys were functioning as they should be (we know this b/c the amniotic fluid was good). So another u/s in four weeks- hoping for everything to look normal at that point! Oh, and at this appointment I finally gained 6 pounds!
We're both growing!
We went for our third u/s at 20w, 5d for the full anatomy scan (though of course we didn't find out sex!). The baby was flipping, wiggling, and moving all over! They asked if I had drank caffeine before hand- which of course I hadn't! The heartbeat measured at 156 this time, and baby weighed 14oz. The doctor reported that the amniotic fluid looked good, the baby was growing perfectly and measuring perfectly; however, the doctor noticed that the baby's kidneys were slightly too "prominent" and she saw a slight shadow around heart. Our doctor said she is not concerned as both issues were minor, but wants to be overly cautious and recheck baby in 4 weeks. She thinks what she saw may just be due to me being so small that she was able to see everything on the u/s so clearly. Luckily all parts of heart were beating perfectly and the kidneys were functioning as they should be (we know this b/c the amniotic fluid was good). So another u/s in four weeks- hoping for everything to look normal at that point! Oh, and at this appointment I finally gained 6 pounds!We're both growing!
Carrie
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