Thursday, August 22, 2013

First Listen to Baby Alley's Heartbeat! (and other updates!)

Watch the video to hear babies heartbeat! (00:40s).
I finally have a small (I mean LARGE!) update in the baby part of things! I've been anxiously waiting for my 14 week (Ahhh!) appointment at The New Birth center. My last one was barely 10 wks, and we were not able to hear the heartbeat on the Doppler (however, we did get to see it on the ultrasound!). So I have been counting down the days until the next routine checkup.
Low and behold... We heard it! YAAAY!! I've been waiting for this moment forever. I've been truly blessed with minimal morning/day sickness and not much decrease in energy (excluding weeks 7-9)... So it's very reassuring to hear a scientific reminder that there is indeed a baby growing in there!
I still can't feel any kicks though (we did HEAR a kick!). I guess that comes around week 16-20. Hopefully sooner than later!
My midwife for today's appointment was Whitney, and she was oh so sweet. There are several midwives at the birth center so all the patients get to swap around and meet them all to begin with. The midwives rotate through who's "on call"  for deliveries, so you really don't know who you will get when you go into labor. This way, you are familiar and pretty comfortable with all of them.
Still no exact results on my blood type. 3 tests later I'm still "borderline O-" so they've just decided to treat me as such. Which means I'll get the RhoGAM shot at 28 weeks and then right before labor. It keeps me from building up antibodies to th Rh+ blood type (assuming my baby has a positive blood type).
In two weeks I go for my QuadTest (which is basic genetic screening). In four weeks we go in for our 18 week checkup, and in 5-6 weeks we do the anatomy scan to check if everything is built right and also to learn the gender! I'll be honest... I'm really hoping for a boy!!
Stay tuned! :D

P.S: CONGRATULATIONS to my sister in law, and her husband! They just found out they are having a little boy! Elizabeth is due a month before me, and it's been such a joy to be preggers together!
Love, Dana

10 comments:

  1. Yay, glad you got to hear the heartbeat!

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    1. It was so neat and shocking at the same time!

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  2. Amazing Update Dana! So excited for you and my dear Nephew! I am 13 Weeks TODAY. And we had our First Ultrasound this week and have some great pictures. Plus we heard a strong, steady, and fast heartbeat (sounded like a horse hooves on the ground). Praise God! Amazing! He is the God of Miracles!!

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  3. I am so excited for both of you and so honored that I'll be there helping you all create lasting memories of this time. And love reading the updates!

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    1. YayY!! We can't wait for our photos! We are definitely brining Bandit! I'm so lucky to have such talented friends :)

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  4. How nice to hear the babies heart beat. You girls now have so many neat ways of knowing the baby before it is born. We never had that chance. We went into labor and they handed us a baby! If you are anything like me, don't get your heart set on a boy. I was very sick with Uncle Mark but had little sickness with the girls. (Of course, I could be wrong.)Love from Grandma and Greatgrand Kerr

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    1. So far its been a ton of fun! My midwife center claims to be "less invasive" than an OB office, but it still feels I am being "monitored" a ton anyways!

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