Emergency Ultrasounds Yield No Photos

I went to my appointment yesterday, and discussed the spotting with the doctor. She whipped out the doppler, and, lo and behold, there was the little heartbeat. Around 160bpm. That was so comforting. However, because of the spotting, and placenta previa, she sent me in for an emergency ultrasound downstairs in the hospital.

First, I had to drink 24oz of water before the appointment. I did, but I did it entirely too early and had to pee right before I went in. So, I drank about 28oz in the waiting room. It was horrifying. Who’s idea was it to make pregnant women drink insane amounts of water right before you press (hard) on their bellies?!

I got my first “on belly” ultrasound and it was strange. The pictures are no where near as clear. Of course, that could be partially due to the machine not being nearly as good as the one in my OBs office. She spent about 30 minutes on top of my belly, then had me go pee so she could check my cervix with a transvaginal. She got about 10 minutes into that and said, “Your bladder’s already filling up…Could you maybe go pee again? I can’t see anything.” So I went again, and 10 minutes later, it began filling up again. She said she’d probably already gotten every picture she needed, so she had me get redressed, called Eric in and went back to a belly ultrasound so he could see.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t have pictures because it was an emergency, but we got to see the little one moving around a bit. S/He was laying on it’s side with one arm under his head, the other across his body and under his head. It was adorable. The head is now more in proportion to the body, which makes my vagina and I much less nervous. Still, the baby is HUGE! It’s still measuring at least a week early in length, but I’m sticking to my July 1st date. It’s so beautiful. I can’t wait for July to get here.

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