hey everyone! ... we have heartbeat!!!
I had a tummy ultrasound. Initially I looked at the monitor and saw NOTHING flickering. All I saw was a blob in the sac. I turned away. The doctor excitedly told my mum to look at the monitor. Both went AWWWwww... I was slightly annoyed and turned back to the monitor and said "but there's no heartbeat". The doctor said there it is! Can you see it like a star flickering in the sky? I swear to you I couldn't see anything!!! All it was a blob to me. Took me about 30 seconds to focus on the mouse the doctor was pointing at and yeah, I saw it.
but it was not like what I saw before in my 1st pregnancy. I had a scan an emergency scan at 6weeks+ in my 1st pregnancy due to bleeding and the heart was really clear!
Anyway, after that, she did a swab and checked my cervix length. That required transvaginal scan and this time round, I definitely saw the heart beating. HUGE RELIEF!!!
I am slightly further along than I thought I was. 8 weeks 5 days yesterday. Cervix length is normal for now. Blood pressure is slightly on the high side so need to monitor that. She started me on Progesterone as stated before which may make my nausea worse. She agrees with me having a cervical stitch but told me to try to push it done as early as 12 weeks because usually they wait until 14 weeks. BUT because I lost our son at 16 weeks 5 days, she said better do it earlier. So this is something I need to discuss with the consultant back in London.
She also advised me to start living like a princess but eat like a diabetic.
I am prone to diabetes thanks to PCOS and family history. Plus I am slightly on the bigger side. Hubby didn't believe when I told him doctor said I need to live like a princess. He said I made that up.
Thanks for all your support ladies. I am writing down the milestones that I need to face/cross and seeing a heartbeat was the first. Next is passing the 12 weeks and crossing over to 2nd trimester.
