Thursday, November 20, 2008

Moving On

This morning was my first appointment with my ob. Like always, I was nervous. But also this was a huge victory for me. The last time I was in his office this past January, I was in a room filled with pregnant people. Then there was me, the little infertile one, sitting there, wishing for it all to be over. Quickly. Today, I was one of 4 preggers ladies in the room & it felt good. I had to refrain myself from saying, "YES"!! out loud. I am pathetic, I know.
So, onto my actual appt. My bloodwork was interesting to say the least. They always, always, have trouble getting to my veins (thanks mom). And 3 people & 5 pricks later, SUCCESS!! They finally got my blood. Then it was time to see the Doc. He knows how much we struggled to get to this point, so he was so thrilled to see me. I had to have a lovely exam since I would be due for one when I am pretty heavily pregnant, so we did that & then it was time for the heartbeats. At the fertility clinic, they would just measure them, we were not able to hear them. Today I got to hear them. Was kinda hard to hear at first on that little handheld thing, but once he got one, you could tell that was what it was. Both are nice & strong. Sadly there was no ultrasound pictures to see how much they've grown these past 2 weeks. I've been so spoiled having one every 2 weeks at the fertility clinic, but hearing the heartbeats was enough to tie me over. For a little while anyways. We talked about how he will have to see me more often & that there is more testing with twins, so be prepared. Also, about my tilted pelvis. I've always known about this & it has been mentioned to me before that having a baby vaginally may prove to be difficult. So, he talked to me about this. He said that if the first baby is head down, we could try vaginally, but that I could opt for a c-section. Also, if I try to do it that way, the chances of me ending up just having a c-section is pretty high. So, regardless if the first baby is head down, I can have the option of the c-section, & then obviously, if it isn't, I don't have a choice. But he said we would talk more about that when I get further along. I was prepared for that, like I said cause I've known about my pelvis. Still a tad scary, but you do what you need to do. So, in a nutshell, that was my first ob appt. Pretty simple, except for the bloodwork part, & like usual, I worried for nothing. :) I did ask him if everything was good & he said, "No, Amy, not good... Perfect".

2 comments:

Christia said...

Awwww! Oh man Am! I'm am seriously so so so thrilled for you! So you're 12 weeks now, right? So how many weeks until I find out what you're having?! I have to start knitting now, since there are two :)

Christia said...

We need a new update!! Have you had another appointment since the last one? When is your ultrasound? I'm seriously DYING to know!