Tuesday, April 28, 2009
My First Visit to the Doctor...
Today was my first doctor's appointment. Sounds exciting, right? Wrong. I was really only scheduled for an early ultrasound to see how far along I actually am, since my body is nuts.(If you haven't heard, my last period was on February 27th, but the pregnancy tests weren't showing positive results until last week. Which means I could be anywhere from 8 weeks to 4 weeks along.) But I didn't even get to find that out! They put the gel on my stomach, looked around for 5 minutes, couldn't find anything! So they sent me out to get my blood work done, and on my way home I went! I feel so frustrated. I know that I wouldn't have found out much anyway, but I at least wanted to find out (FOR SURE) how far along I am! I feel like there is a big difference between 4 weeks and 8 weeks. I know it's just me being a pain in the butt, but I can't help it. Sorry! I know I'll have to learn patience. Zen thinking...
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Hey there.
ReplyDeleteI had the SAME thing happen. Way wacky periods... and it turns out i actually ended up getting a positive (faint... i think you had faint too?) at 10 days past ovulation (i did the digital too, and it said yes). They say that they are not even supposed to be positive until 14 days past! Psh.
Anyway... I was only like 3 weeks and 3 days when I found out! Very rare.
I went in for the same thing. An ultrasound. My &*$%& of a lady says, "well I wouldn't expect to see this considering your LMP... there is no baby, just a "seed"". SO, I was sent for blood betas, and again in 48 hours. (i'm sure you'll do the same thing. they just want to make sure that you HCG hormone is doubling in 48 hours). Mine doubled, and they said that the blood looked good... and I'd have to go in for a ultrasound in 2 weeks. 2 weeks! WTF... such a long wait. 2 weeks later, we saw the little heartbeat, and I was just a little over 5 weeks!
It's a pain in the butt... and i took a stinkin pregnancy test every day! LOL.
Just hang in there, i know it's so hard. Just think of your little miracle inside there. Even if it's 4 or 8 weeks... there is SO much going on, changing and growing every day!
In the meantime, check out this awesome website. It's a forum type thing, with TONS of amazing women who have gone through so much... TTC, pregnancies, kids, etc. You can join a due date group... I did, and i swear that is what SAVED my pregnancy (especially since i was on bedrest for 13 weeks!). It's www.americanpregnancy.org/forums . If you decide to join, I'm alikatgrrl on there.
Hugs, prayers, and zen thoughts :) xoxoxo