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My Due Date: September 19, 2013I am postpartum » My due date was more than 2 weeks ago
Age: 44 years old
Location: United States
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First Ultrasound and Told my Closest Coworkers
By kimburski » Posted Feb. 8, 2013 11:29pm - 388 views - 2 comments
Yesterday was my first ultrasound. I am 8 weeks on the nose! I was so nervous I thought I was going to puke the entire ride there. Daddy was cool as a cucumber of course. I was so thrilled when I got my first glimpse of you and could see right away your big beating heart! Daddy and I looked at each other and went "WOW"! All of a sudden Dr. Lee said, "lets see what's over here on the other side". I went huh? And sure enough there was another round mass but nothing was in it. I thought at first it was my ovary or something but she said "it's another sac, but this one is empty". I said "what does that mean"? She explained that this pregnancy started out as a twin birth, so either two eggs were fertilized or the egg split but very early on, probably around 4 weeks the process stopped because of some sort of chromosomal imbalance. It's apparently not uncommon to see now that ultrasounds can be performed so early, I even read that they estimate 1 in 8 births start as twins. It made me just slightly misty to know that something we started didn't come to fruition however the doctor said there was nothing that could be done to prevent it and the main thing is we have a healthy singleton! So back to YOU! I was so happy and relieved when I finally got to see you. All this time you were something I felt in sore boobs, bloated tummy and really tired nights but all I had was that + on the stick. Now I could see you in black and white. You measured 1.63 m and your heart rate was 148.02 beats per minute. We got to see the heart beat and hear it!! And boy was it loud! Daddy took pictures to show our family. It was the happiest moment I can remember! I have to go back next week to make sure the second sac is absorbing like it should and Dr. Lee said no exercise for a couple of weeks. That will be hard but we'll do some walks and get our taxes done while we're sitting around! Today I finally told Natanya. She had a very positive reaction. She seemed genuinely excited for me which I knew she would be but I thought it would be tinged with some anxiety, maybe even sadness. If she felt that way she certainly didn't let on. It was another big weight off my shoulders. Brooke also had a really sweet reaction when I told her a couple of days ago. I know she will be great support for me. I won't tell Jeff and Kama (the partners) and the rest of the office until well into my 2nd trimester. I just know they will blab to clients and others and I certainly don't need that right now. Don't really need it ever but there's no way not to let them know, I just definitely don't need to let them know now. So all in all the last couple of days have left me feeling the best I have been feeling since we found out 4 weeks ago. Now it's more real, some of my anxieties have been quelled and I am really looking forward to watching you grow and develop! Oh, one last bit of good news! Dr. Lee said that if I haven't felt any morning sickness by this point, then I probably wouldn't the rest of my pregnancy. I guess I'm one of the lucky few! Can't believe how much happiness you have brought us already. Love you "Little Blip"!
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First Ultrasound and Told my Closest Coworkers
By kimburski » Posted Feb. 8, 2013 11:29pm - 388 views - 2 comments
Yesterday was my first ultrasound. I am 8 weeks on the nose! I was so nervous I thought I was going to puke the entire ride there. Daddy was cool as a cucumber of course. I was so thrilled when I got my first glimpse of you and could see right away your big beating heart! Daddy and I looked at each other and went "WOW"! All of a sudden Dr. Lee said, "lets see what's over here on the other side". I went huh? And sure enough there was another round mass but nothing was in it. I thought at first it was my ovary or something but she said "it's another sac, but this one is empty". I said "what does that mean"? She explained that this pregnancy started out as a twin birth, so either two eggs were fertilized or the egg split but very early on, probably around 4 weeks the process stopped because of some sort of chromosomal imbalance. It's apparently not uncommon to see now that ultrasounds can be performed so early, I even read that they estimate 1 in 8 births start as twins. It made me just slightly misty to know that something we started didn't come to fruition however the doctor said there was nothing that could be done to prevent it and the main thing is we have a healthy singleton! So back to YOU! I was so happy and relieved when I finally got to see you. All this time you were something I felt in sore boobs, bloated tummy and really tired nights but all I had was that + on the stick. Now I could see you in black and white. You measured 1.63 m and your heart rate was 148.02 beats per minute. We got to see the heart beat and hear it!! And boy was it loud! Daddy took pictures to show our family. It was the happiest moment I can remember! I have to go back next week to make sure the second sac is absorbing like it should and Dr. Lee said no exercise for a couple of weeks. That will be hard but we'll do some walks and get our taxes done while we're sitting around! Today I finally told Natanya. She had a very positive reaction. She seemed genuinely excited for me which I knew she would be but I thought it would be tinged with some anxiety, maybe even sadness. If she felt that way she certainly didn't let on. It was another big weight off my shoulders. Brooke also had a really sweet reaction when I told her a couple of days ago. I know she will be great support for me. I won't tell Jeff and Kama (the partners) and the rest of the office until well into my 2nd trimester. I just know they will blab to clients and others and I certainly don't need that right now. Don't really need it ever but there's no way not to let them know, I just definitely don't need to let them know now. So all in all the last couple of days have left me feeling the best I have been feeling since we found out 4 weeks ago. Now it's more real, some of my anxieties have been quelled and I am really looking forward to watching you grow and develop! Oh, one last bit of good news! Dr. Lee said that if I haven't felt any morning sickness by this point, then I probably wouldn't the rest of my pregnancy. I guess I'm one of the lucky few! Can't believe how much happiness you have brought us already. Love you "Little Blip"!
Comments for this Journal Entry
 | Comment from kimburski » Posted Feb. 10, 2013 11:06am Thanks MeeWee! I love your "Little Blip" so much I adopted it! Hope all is going ok with you! xo |
 | Comment from MeeWeee » Posted Feb. 10, 2013 12:05am Such great news!! xx |
