At about 15 weeks, I was able to have another appointment with my doctor. Ben was unfortunately at his Annual Training so I was alone at this appointment. Dr. Waring was very positive and helpful. I really love her. Her bubbly personality reminds me of my cousin Steph!
Steph (isn't she gorgeous?!) and I (Blonde!!!)
Dr. Waring
At the end of the appointment, I mentioned to my doctor that I was unable to do the ultra screen test. This test is done between 11-14 weeks to detect abnormalities and downs syndrome. By this appointment, I was 13 weeks and 3 (maybe 4?) days. Baby was measuring too big to do the screen. In other words, baby was measuring at over 14 weeks.
My doctor and I are confident in my estimated due date so as I mention the screen to Dr. Waring, her eyes lit up a bit and she had a big grin on her face. I asked "Am I going to have a huge baby?!" She answered, "It's a little too late to be worrying about that." We had a nice little laugh about that. I realized after the appointment that she never responded to my question! So it should be fun to see how big this baby will be when baby is born!
New update Monday: Nan, my nurse, called and asked me to come in to get the heart rate of baby checked. I assumed they forgot to record it at the last appointment, but Nan informed me that my doctors would like to get the heart rate once a week from now until I deliver. As I have mentioned, I am a little high risk. One of the risk factors is congenital heart defects in baby. To stay one step ahead, the doctor will now check the heart rate often.
This doesn't worry me or scare me. I know the risk factors are low. And as an upside, I get to hear baby once a week! To keep you all updated, I have added a question on my weekly survey so you can know the heart rate also. I hope you enjoy it as much as I will!
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