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Dating scan today!
By dakotagurrl » Posted Nov. 19, 2018 6:08pm - 464 views - 5 comments

Omfg that sucked ass!! Finish 1L of water 1hr before ur scheduled scan.. Idk WTFF my body was doing, but my output was way more than 1L and I took a little off the top (enough to stop the urge, so half a cup or so) 3x before I even left the house.

So I get there, and it's a nice enough place, the technology is something to be desired tho. Holy fuck! She shows me the baby and he's a blurry blob with little blurry blobs wiggling around. The HB was so hard to see. I was SO unimpressed, but that's where the referring doctor sent me, so I had to go. Can't wait til I see my OB, he sends me to the good place!

Anyways, baby measures 9w0d with a FHR of 175. She gave me 2 pics, that I really don't even wanna post cuz they're such poor quality. Eden had pics around this time and u could friggin' see her little fisted fingers. This one......smfh.

Ok, so small panic Saturday night. Long story short, I record the baby's HB for a minute everyday, it's easier to get an accurate count etc. So Sat night I do a quick check on him and FFS he has an arrhythmia. Minimum of 3 beats per minute were missed. I recorded 3 1 minute timeframes, over 5 or so minutes, so I can let my OB hear it. Sometimes a beat is missed 5secs after the previous one, sometimes 15secs and to a max of 30secs. His HR was hard to count due to the missed beats but going on the low end and possibly missing a beat or 2 over 30secs, he was at 198-200bpm. Nerves shot for the rest of the night! I know arrhythmias are common in adults and littles, and somewhat normal in late pregnancy, but I'm not late pregnancy and having a previous baby with a heart defect, makes me worry there's a structural issue. I will be sure to tell my OB and have him listen as soon as I get an appt. Anyways, the following morning I checked and his rate and rhythm were back to normal and hasn't changed (in the times I've checked). I'm hoping it's just a small electrical issue that will correct itself as he grows and organs mature.

So there's my update. Nothing overly exciting but I'm ok with that.

Hope ur all well! =))

Comments for this Journal Entry

	Comment from dakotagurrl » Posted Nov. 24, 2018 12:15pm Wow, 1 stitch...that's crazy! Lucky girl....u deserve the break tho, u've had a bit of a rough go with that stuff. I'm glad the kegels helped, keep up with them. And ummm 20lbs?! U just gave birth like what, 2wks ago? Cut urself some slack, woman!!! I'm sure u look fantastic!! That weight will come off, it always does! Just relax and enjoy the break (lol, if that's possible with 5 kids!)! Thanks, Sonata! I still feel good about it all as well. I'm enjoying every day and can't wait to feel that first little pop. I do wish the pic was nicer tho...I like to save all that stuff. I have a pic of my ultrasound from way back when...it's amazing how far technology has come (which makes that pic even more sad lol!)! Hope ur both well! xo =))
	Comment from sonata85 » Posted Nov. 20, 2018 3:15pm That’s got to be scary, but I have a good feeling about this one for you- and yeah pic isn’t the greatest. My 2 dating scans were little blobs but clearer than that—-I’d be pissed too!! I know I don’t have to tell you this but enjoy every moment. There’s a baby with a heartbeat in there :) :)
	Comment from Angela18 » Posted Nov. 20, 2018 2:17am I get it, there’s something to be said about intuition, so I understand. I couldn’t be trusted with something like that because I’m already too high strung. I can’t help it, anxiety runs in my family, practically gallops... I will say this is the best I’ve felt after birth. I think the kegels helped more than I anticipated and instead of tearing, I kinda scraped and only needed one stitch. It made the whole experience way more pleasant as well as the healing process. I mean, way better, night and day. I did have a scare afterwards from bleeding too much at the hospital and needed extra meds, but once that was under control it’s been smoother sailing. But I sure as hell don’t look good now, lol, I’ve got about 20lbs to unload so I’d be hating you right now if I didn’t like you so much, Mrs. Six Pack!
	Comment from dakotagurrl » Posted Nov. 19, 2018 10:12pm I'd love to say it was the device but it definitely wasn't. It's weird, but as nervous as I am with having everything develop properly, I haven't hit a point where I'm feeling like everything is gonna go bad. I still feel positive about it all, like there will be a take-home baby in the end. It's hard to explain. With Edie, from the day I got my bfp, I felt like something wasn't right, and it wasn't. This one just felt secure from the start. Who knows, maybe I'm being naïve, I'm usually very guarded with this sort of thing. As for the doppler, I won't be recording anymore, as long as it stays relatively fast, I don't need a rate. I'll pack it away once I start feeling movement. I hope ur doing well! Is everything healing up ok? Ur a champ, not many women can do what u do...and still look good. If I didn't like u so much, I'd hate u! xo
	Comment from Angela18 » Posted Nov. 19, 2018 9:00pm That’s rough, I can imagine you’ll be a nervous wreck this time around or at least I would be. I have to go through it with us having a higher trisomy risk, so I feel for what you must be going through. HB looked good at docs so hoping it’s a fluke from the device. If it’s going to start stressing more than helping, then you know what you should do with the device ;). Otherwise, yeah, the pic quality suck, lol. I didn’t get very good ones either. On the upside, glad to hear some good news xo