Heartbeat

Today I had an ultrasound appointment to confirm the heartbeat. The fetus is growing right on track and has a heart rate of 122. Last time I went John was worried because the amniotic sac was normal sized but the baby was barely registering because it was so small. I said that is normal size I was only 6 weeks along. This week he understood, it was much bigger. It had tripled in size in just one week. I told him normally you don't get ultrasounds this early so you don't see the process. On a side note I get all my monitoring done at a fertility clinic in Nashville and there is always a lot of people in there. Today it seemed like so many couples. Well I saw two women very upset and it broke my heart. I do not know what upset them it could have been many different things but it made me really sad to see it. I really wanted to help each and every one of them in any way that I could. I almost told them all I would carry their babies if they needed me to. I hate seeing people having to go through that and that is exactly why I do what I do.

OMG

So yesterday I had a horrible scare! When I went to the bathroom I had some blood then some spotting for a few hours then it stopped. But the first bit of blood I freaked out thinking that I was miscarrying. When I contacted the clinic she said just relax and put my feet up that it may not be anything. Of course deep down I knew this because I bled with the twins and with my youngest child both and they are all completely healthy. So I went to my ultrasound appointment this morning and we were able to see the baby! We couldn't quite capture the heartbeat yet but I go back for that next week. This is so exciting! Everything looks good on ultrasound so there is no reason for concern. I did feel like I had to tell the mom about the spotting and she was so worried about it. I tried to reassure her but I am sure it was very scary thinking that they might lose this precious gift. Luckily I got to tell her good news today and she was so happy to hear it. I may be doing the work now but emotionally this process can be trying for all involved. It is still early and things may still happen but we are thinking positive and looking towards the future.

Good News

So last week I went for my blood test and the first one was over 800. They want it to double in 2 days and my next one was 1983! So I am definitely pregnant but it is still early. I need to go this week for an ultrasound. I am very excited to be pregnant again! I have had a lot of other stuff going on too. I looked up my insurance policy to see if I could find the hospital and a doctor for me however I couldn't find any in network hospitals in Kentucky at all. That is a problem because with the laws I need to deliver there. So we are in the midst of trying to figure this out since we were assured in the beginning that it would be covered in this insurance plan. Also Trevor broke his arm so we had a lot going on with that. There is so much more happening that I will not bore you with. I am just hoping all goes well and I get to deliver another healthy baby!