Pregnancy Week 10

This is pitifully late, but I'll give you the highlights. I went to the doctor and found out that my bloodwork was NORMAL! So, the last of the testing is over! The plan right now is that I do not have to be on any medications, and for the next three months I will be going to the doctor every other Wednesday. Every fourth Wednesday I will have an ultrasound. At six months pregnant, I will begin having an ultrasound, non-stress test, and doctor appointment every week. The reasoning behind all of the ultrasounds is to monitor baby's growth and the amniotic fluid levels. The reason it gets more intense in the sixth month is not because the risk increases, but because at that point they would consider taking the baby if there was a problem, whereas up until then they would not be able to do anything about it. So right now I am due January 30th, and will probably be induced on the 23rd at the latest. Another January baby!

I got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time. My doctor laughed and said that according to wives' tales the heartrate indicated a girl (fast heartbeat). It would be fitting with the pattern, wouldn't it?