April 22, 2010

7w1d.... another chance to see smudge....


...and, smudge looks good.


She's 7w1d today. Her heartbeat was 158. She measured 7.9mm, which is almost double last week (4mm), and is measuring at 6w5d. The RE says that's perfectly normal.

My RE said that much like when the baby is born, and gets measured against a growth percentile chart, there's a "growth chart" for in utero as well and the baby has to measure within a week of the actual dates. So we're right on track. He said her heartbeat is perfect.

All told... things look good. He tried to kick me out today - but I suckered one more u/s out of him next week. I told him that he can't tell me the miscarriage risk drops to 5% at 8 weeks and not see me at 8 weeks.

In other news, I also talked to my RE about how an RN would break into the field of IF (i'm miserable at my job, and have been job hunting for quite awhile. Mr. DB and I have been talking about this possibility for about 6 months). He said that he might be looking for a new nurse soon (i know one of his LPNs left suddenly, and they're not thrilled with her replacement) ... i'm not going to hold my breath... but at least I opened a door.

Other news from the u/s: no obvious cysts, so we'll chalk up the weird left sided cramping to growing pains for now. No changes in the fibroid and the second sac is still resolving.

Pregnancy symptoms: I'm still peeing every 5 minutes, which is REALLY cutting into sleeping, but that's okay. At least I know I'm pregnant, right? Occasional nausea, and some dizziness... but I think between the Vitamin B6 that I'm taking and the acu are keeping the worst of the morning sickness at bay.

4 comments:

Sunflower Bud said...

That is one gorgeous smudge. What a great appointment!!

Ms. Understood said...

Hey there Smudge. Hopefully your RE can hire you.

Erica said...

Great appointment! Our little jelly bean was measuring a couple of days behind and now measuring ahead. It goes back and forth constantly.

I also had left side pain. I thought to a point I had an ectopic pregnancy. No real reason to what the pain was just growing pains. Now I get them all.the.time!

So happy for you!

Worry Bud said...

I'm so happy all is going well for you guys & your little smudge! GL on the potential job...I think you would be a great IF nurse!

 

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