This past Tuesday Tim and I got to hear Baby Breeden's heartbeat for the first time! Incredible!!! What a reassuring sound that was to hear! The doctor said baby and I are doing great; blood pressure was in great standings; my weight is right where it should be (still too small for the doc to take belly measurements, but there is definitely a "bump"); Baby Breeden is about the size of a lemon and has a strong heartbeat!
Even more exciting: we'll get to find out the sex of the baby on May 7th! I have one more OB appointment before then on April 23rd where I'll get more bloodwork done, have belly measurements taken, and get to hear the heartbeat again. The bloodwork should reveal if there are any warning flags for cystic fibrosis or downs syndrome. None of those diseases run in my family or Tim's (that we know of), and I'm young and considered low risk, so we are trusting God that everything will turn out just fine. Oftentimes, the flags that arise from tests like these are false results anyhow and the baby turns out completely normal. Of course, prayers are still appreciated!
Still feeling nauseated, especially in the evenings (guess I'm polar opposite when it comes to "morning" sickness....it's more like "evening/night" sickness). However, the doc says it should go away soon. Even if it doesn't, I'm hanging in here and I know it's all worth it!
1 comment:
Carrie,
About feeling the baby move... I remember with Jacob feeling like I had gas until I went in at 18 weeks and felt that same sensation while he moved against the Doppler (machine to hear the heart beat on) and I heard him at that same time! After that point I felt him all the time! (Or had a lot of gas! ha-ha). It's very exciting!
Praising Him, Julie Milne
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