Hi everyone,
Back from my OB appointment. News are mostly good. Baby is doing well and we saw a very healthy heart beat again. Baby measured at 15mm, which my doctor dated to 7w5d. He is not concerned about the 4 day discrepancy with my LMP and he said scan measurements aren't always exactly accurate and it often depends on how they position the probe (scan was transvaginal) and that discrepancies are normal. I did tell him I was worried and he reassured me that he sees a lot of babies every day (and he does) and that if he thought anything was worth worrying about, he would have told me (which is true, he was also my OB during my blighted ovum pregnancy). Then I came home and looked online, and a 15mm fetus is average for 8 weeks along. Which is still a tad behind my 8w2d LMP (and 8w1d that I should have measured based on the last scan), but at least a lot better than 7w5d. This doctor is using the Hadlock dating system, which, from doing some research, has a reputation for underestimating gestational age. Which makes me feel a little better.
Re the heart beat: I was disappointed that he didn't actually measure the rate. I'm starting to think his equipment is kind of old and doesn't have sound or the ability to measure a heart rate, which is kind of a bummer. He said by eye balling it looked really good, and truth is, even in my layman's eyes, it did. The little heart was flickering away really really fast
, which I think is a great sign at this point, even if we don't know the exact rate
Doc said he would normally see me in 3 weeks' time after this point, but since I'm a worry wart, I can go back in 2 weeks instead
He also recommended I'm followed by a perinatologist for the big ultrasounds on the 1st and 2nd trimester, so I guess I need to find someone. And I'm sure the perinatologist will have much more modern equipment and will be able to give me much more info about the baby
- probably more than I even need to know
I'm still having spotting, but the doctor said it's nothing to worry about, since the scan showed everything is normal.
So, on to another 2 week wait
I wish the scan lasted just a minute longer so we could see it move more. It was such a quick check just to make sure the baby measured right and there was a heartbeat. It was done lickity split, he wasted no time haha. DH didn't even get the camera out for a video it was that quick.
