We went in for our 2nd ultrasound at 6 weeks 6 days and it was even more amazing then the 1st! My darling hubby met me at the doctors office right on time, with video camera in hand. You can never have too much documentation of a good thing, he is making sure this is all on camera and video, while I'm putting it all in writing...we make a good team. When it's time to do the ultrasound I couldn't actually see the screen. It made me so nervous not knowing what was going on, it felt like forever but in reality it was only a minute. I think she just wants to check on the baby before she lets me see him/her, but I'm probably reading into the entire process too much.
She did the measurements of the yolk sack (still a good size) and measures the baby. I had no clue but they can actually get a measurement of the baby that will tell them how many days old the baby was...it's not always accurate and every baby grows different. For example, the first measurement she took had the baby measuring at 6 weeks 2 days, which kinda scared me because I was 6 weeks 6 days, and in the baby's world a lot can happen in a day. She took a second measurement at the end of our appointment, and the baby measured 6 weeks 6 days, perfectly on schedule. I guess the moral of that story is not to rely to heavily on these tests, everything can change from a different angle.
After the measurements we were able to hear the heartbeat. For such a tiny little baby, now the size of a raspberry (.5 inch), the heartbeat was so strong. It was beating at 129 beats a minute, which is very healthy. It was the most amazing sound and I cannot wait till he/she gets bigger so we can get a stethoscope and listen at home. This week all the joints are forming and the arms and leg buds are forming...I love learning the science behind this. It's funny, because I would think that all expectant mothers would want to know what stage their baby is in, but I was talking to a girl about pregnancy, explaining where we are at, and she said "wow, your really into this". It really surprised me and also made me think about all the unplanned and uncared for pregnancies in the world. The fact that some states allow abortions up to 20+ weeks...that makes me sad.
But our little raspberry is doing very good, and so am I. No puking yet, and I'm hoping and praying it won't start. I get nauseous, kind of like a hangover feeling when you want to puke but don't. It goes away if I eat something so I try to snack in between meals. I'm not complaining in the slightest...I absolutely love being pregnant!
She did the measurements of the yolk sack (still a good size) and measures the baby. I had no clue but they can actually get a measurement of the baby that will tell them how many days old the baby was...it's not always accurate and every baby grows different. For example, the first measurement she took had the baby measuring at 6 weeks 2 days, which kinda scared me because I was 6 weeks 6 days, and in the baby's world a lot can happen in a day. She took a second measurement at the end of our appointment, and the baby measured 6 weeks 6 days, perfectly on schedule. I guess the moral of that story is not to rely to heavily on these tests, everything can change from a different angle.
After the measurements we were able to hear the heartbeat. For such a tiny little baby, now the size of a raspberry (.5 inch), the heartbeat was so strong. It was beating at 129 beats a minute, which is very healthy. It was the most amazing sound and I cannot wait till he/she gets bigger so we can get a stethoscope and listen at home. This week all the joints are forming and the arms and leg buds are forming...I love learning the science behind this. It's funny, because I would think that all expectant mothers would want to know what stage their baby is in, but I was talking to a girl about pregnancy, explaining where we are at, and she said "wow, your really into this". It really surprised me and also made me think about all the unplanned and uncared for pregnancies in the world. The fact that some states allow abortions up to 20+ weeks...that makes me sad.
But our little raspberry is doing very good, and so am I. No puking yet, and I'm hoping and praying it won't start. I get nauseous, kind of like a hangover feeling when you want to puke but don't. It goes away if I eat something so I try to snack in between meals. I'm not complaining in the slightest...I absolutely love being pregnant!
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