Not to my surprise, he wasn't able to locate the heart beat with the doppler. During my pelvic exam, he said that my uterus didn't feel large enough to be 9 weeks, and that I may be earlier than I thought. Fear rushed through me momentarily because I know for sure that I should be 9 weeks. I was afraid that we may have had another missed miscarriage and that it happened earlier in the pregnancy, which would be why my uterus was small. Otherwise he noted that I have a retroverted uterus but that it wasn't something that I should be concerned about.
Downstairs we went to the ultrasound office. We had to wait in a lobby for what felt like forever.. Meanwhile I was nervously tapping my feet and my hands. We finally got taken into the back and I was asked if I needed to use the restroom first, which I gladly agreed to use. Nervousness + Interstitial Cystitis + Pregnancy = Lots of Pee. During that time, I prayed. Hard. I made my way into the room where Nick was waiting for me. They got me prepped for the ultrasound and I quickly grabbed at his hand. I needed him there. I squeezed his hand as the screen started to focus.
Tears flowed down my face. Our little bean was wiggling around it's arms and legs and you could see the heart beating! Those arms and legs moved so quickly, I'm fairly certain I was cutting the circulation off of Nick's fingers due to my excitement. The ultrasound tech focused in on the heart and we were able to listen to the beats for a few seconds. It's heart rate averaged between 173-175 bpm. Which is a great number! And, I was measuring right on time for 9 weeks and 3 days! All that worrying over the size of my uterus for nothing! My heart still melts just thinking of those little limbs flailing around.
Finally, I can enjoy my pregnancy. Sure, I'll still symptom spot occasionally.. but for now, I know that I have a healthy little fighter growing inside of me.
We have told our parents about the baby. We will be sharing with our other friends and family after our next appointment on March 6, when we will finally be out of the first trimester, and there will be a much smaller chance of miscarriage.
Baby Sanna #2.
A nice strong heartbeat.
