Graduation

Posted by Me Sat, 01 Jul 2006 16:24:00 GMT

Yesterday was u/s day. Yesterday was also my last appointment with my RE. It appears I have graduated. It’s so weird! Good, but weird.

Dr. BT made us wait for a while until he came into the room to “wand” me. However, once he did, he rattled of measurements quickly – Baby G has grown. S/he is actually a little bigger than expected measuring at 32.5mm. I am currently 9w6d today. When I asked if that was ok and if it meant anything, he just said “Oh yeah, it’s fine. Just means it’ll be a big baby!” :) Well, LOML was a good size baby so I guess Baby G may already be taken after his daddy. :)

In any case, the placenta is growing beautifully and the heartrate was a nice strong 182bpm. According to Dr. BT, that’s the highest we’d ever probably see the heartrate. We apparently caught Baby G during an “active” period. When Dr. BT was measuring him/her he said s/he was moving quite a bit.

It was amazing to see Baby G. S/he is still so small but is starting to look like a Baby. We saw the head. The rump. The umbilical cord and the little heart beating oh so fast. It was unbelievable.

Dr. BT said everything looked good. Asked how I was feeling. Told him I was feeling more sick lately and he said hopefully I should be past all that in about a week or two. We’ll see. He was surprised at my eating Almonds and said my eggs/bacon/toast/pickle/watermelon diet wasn’t too bad. The Almonds threw him off a little. I don’t think he personally likes Almonds. Also, let’s be clear. I don’t crave any of the aforementioned foods but know that I can stomach those. For some reason, the bacon settles my stomach like nothing else. It’s very weird. :)

Once he was done, he gave us a picture of Baby G to keep. It still hasn’t sunk in. He also asked us which OB/GYN we planned on going with. We asked for a recommendation and though we couldn’t find anyone on the list we brought from our insurance company, the lovely receptionist found a wonderful Doctor close to home. Apparently, he’s her Doctor as well. The office takes our insurance and though he technically didn’t take new patients until August, Dr. BT called on our behalf and as he put it “greased the wheel” for us. About an hour or so after the appointment, we got a call from the receptionist letting us know that Dr. BT worked his magic and got us an appointment with Dr. H for 7/10. :)

It’ll be sooooo weird to start with a new Doctor. To say I am slightly anxious is an understatement. I mean the whole goal was to “graduate” from Dr. BT and I really didn’t want to be held-back again – but now that it is reality it requires a bit of an adustment. I got used to the whole staff…spending the better part of my life over at Dr. BT’s office. The people know me. It’s weird to start new somewhere else. Dr. BT told us to come back and show off the big belly and definitely when the kid is born.

I hope everything continues to go well. Dr. BT is slowly weaning me off the meds. I have stopped all Progesterone Suppositories. Down to 1 Estrogen Tablet Twice a Day. I still take 2 Progesterone Pills 4 Times a Day. I go back tomorrow to Dr. BT’s office for a blood test to see how I am doing. I figure this will keep happening until I am completely weaned and ready to see Dr. H. The good thing is that Dr. BT knows Dr. H really well. He said he is the nicest man which brings me some comfort.

So, we shall see what will happen. According to Dr. BT, my miscarriage rate has dropped down to 1% to 2%. Baby B/C has been pretty much absorbed. All that is left is a small fluid sac next to Baby G. I know we are not out of the woods yet but I am grateful to have made it this far. I am still scared. I am still nervous, but trying to also relish this miracle I have been able to thus far experience. I know anything can still happen, but I also don’t want my fear of the unknown debilitate me.

Anyways, we’ll see what happens. For now, I am trying to take it easy and take it one day at a time. I hope for continued good news. Hope the weaning off meds won’t cause issues and my first OB/GYN appointment brings us even better news. I’ll be 11w1d by then. So, if you have some good growing vibes to spare – please sent them Baby G’s way. I want this one to stick and stay for the long haul. :)