Today, I am 5 weeks 6 days and we had our first ultrasound. I was pretty nervous because the last couple days I had been feeling really crampy and had a little spotting. I know that is a very normal symptom in early pregnancy, but given my history I can't help but get nervous about the slightest thing. However, it turns out all is looking very good. The crown to rump length actually measured 6 weeks 2 days, but I know measurements at this point can be off a day or two. And, heck, I'm much happier to measure too big than too small! They warned me that we were right at the borderline of where a heartbeat may or may not be heard yet, but the first thing we saw upon finding the baby on the ultrasound was a tiny little flicker. It was a beautiful sight! They measured it at 118 beats per minute which is right where it should be.
So, without further ado, here is our baby's first pictures!
I am still very cautious because we saw a heartbeat at 6 weeks 4 days last time and two weeks later it was gone. We later found out that the baby had trisomy 22 which is an extra 22nd chromosone and is usually lethal to a fetus, so hopefully that was just bad luck and not something we passed on (and could therefore pass on again).
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