First Ultrasound

I had my first ultrasound today.  The wait these last few weeks was rough but it was worth it.  Everything looks good.  There is only one baby and his/her heart rate was strong at about 150 bpm.  Based on the old wives tale, that would indicate a girl but we'll see at the big ultrasound in about 10 weeks.  It was so wonderful seeing the heart beating.  And such a huge relief!  It all feels so much more really now (although my constant nausea was a good sign my pregnancy was going strong).

Here are the two views Dr. Gaines gave us from the ultrasound.  The first one shows the baby with his/her head on the left, bottom on the right.

This one also shows the head on the left, bottom on the right but it also shows the yolk sac all the way to the right (circular item). 

Dr. Gaines also drew figures of how our baby is facing in these ultrasounds.  I thought I'd share because I thought it was pretty funny that the doctor drew them.

Dr. Gaines said I'm pretty much measuring on track at about 8 weeks 3 days.  This would give me a EDD of March 17, 2012 (St. Patrick's Day), one day later than my EDD based on my LMP.  The one day difference won't matter in the long run.  Not only is it common for babies to not arrive on the actual EDD but I'll also be having a repeat c-section about one week before my due date. 

He also confirmed that my uterus is moving up faster than it did with my first pregnancy which explains why I feel I can't suck in my belly anymore and I already feel like I look 4 months pregnant.