We have a heartbeat!
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Topic: We have a heartbeat!
Posted By: TraceyA
Subject: We have a heartbeat!
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:54pm
 I'm back from my first ultrasound, we are measuring on target at 8w6d and we have a heartbeat. I have no idea what the speed is but the technician was all positive and smiles so yay! Pics in the Due June 09 thread for those who want to sticky beak. I just had to tell everyone   ------------- TTC #2 |
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 12:59pm
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Yey!! Congrats on a nice strong heartbeat!!
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 1:48pm
Congrats TraceyA! 
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 1:49pm
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Yah! Congratulations ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 2:07pm
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Yay that's great Congrats! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 2:36pm
wohoo! So pleased for you Tracey  *off to lurk in June thread*------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 10:34pm
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Yay awesome news hun ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: emachan
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 9:15am
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Yay! It's such a relief seeing the wee heart beating aye! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
Posted By: TraceyA
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 9:49am
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It makes me so cross that my midwife was so adamant that I couldn't have an ultrasound until 12 weeks at the earliest (my GP organised it). They level of relief and realisation that hit me on seeing that heartbeat was phenomenal. It was the proof I really needed that I was actually pregnant and my baby was happily growing normally. Every new-mum-to-be should be sent for an 8 week ultrasound inmho. ------------- TTC #2 |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 10:09am
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Congrats Tracey!!
HUH ...your MW is weird. With both my pregnancies I had scans at 7weeks to see if I was pregnant and they can see a hearbeat at 7weeks. With this pregnancy I had one at 5w and there was only a sac...so I had to go back after 2 weeks and there she was! And I know what you mean re feeling relief after seeing your wee bubba!! I hope you have a smooth and safe pregnancy!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Parki
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 11:18am
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Great news TraceyA.
Congrats
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 2:01pm
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Congrats Tracey
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 5:39pm
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Thats great news Tracey!
Yeah it sucks, my MW was kinda the same with scans, but she sent me for one at 6 weeks with caden because I had some bleeding(I had a m/c a few months before Caden was concieved). And I agree its SUCH a relief seeing that heartbeat, I burst into tears when i saw Cadens heartbeat at 6 weeks, it was the best moment of my life(at that time), then when he was born, THAT was the best moment of my life ------------- |
Posted By: TraceyA
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 6:02pm
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Do know what the odd thing is, lately I don't feel that I've been given "the space" to cry about things. When we went to see the natural fertility person and she said that I'd had a missed miscarriage, her and Dh just plowed on with the rest of the information. I really needed 5 minutes to acknowledge the fact, but I held back my tears because they didn't seem to think I needed to cry or acknowledge it. Then when I saw that little body and the heartbeat at the ultrasound I wanted to yell and laugh and cry but nobody gave me even I minute, we had to move on. Then later I still felt the need to let out that relief and couldn't!
Sometimes I think professionals forget that there is a lot of pent up emotions surrounding those actively and consciously TTC and they just forget to take things slow with them. ------------- TTC #2 |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 6:19pm
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Aww **hugs**. Maybe just take a few moments for yourself tonight, have a bath(if you have one) and just think how glad and happy you are that everything is ok I used to lie on the couch and pat my tummy and talk to caden right from when we found out everything was ok and i thanked him for hanging on so he could meet us!
The lady who did my 6 week scan was lovely, and gave me a few moments when I got upset, I said sory for crying and she said "no dont be sorry love!". ------------- |
Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 6:21pm
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Congrats on your special delivery.
That is strange for the MW to say that, I had a dating scan at 4 weeks. It was a blob lol. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 29 October 2008 at 6:26pm
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as i said in the June thread congrats for healthy heartbeat Tracey
I never had a scan until 18 weeks with Caitlyn , nor was I offered one, im guessing because I had no previous m/c or pregnancy issues , or perhaps it was just because 6 and a half years ago the norm was 18 weeks . However, with this one, I would LOVE to get an early scan , just for that ...reassurance , and to make it feel a bit more 'real' to me Im not making excuses for the health professionals, because I agree, surely a little compassion at times wouldnt hurt, but maybe they have to , you know , close their minds to it sometimes, otherwise it could get too much .(or maybe they do forget like you said ) But I do agree they can let you have a few minutes to feel whatever your feeling Haha, next scan , when you want to cry tears of joy , and they seem to be hurrying you along , say to them "what are you going to do ?" remove me by force ? HEH! ------------- 
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Posted By: TraceyA
Date Posted: 30 October 2008 at 8:47am
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Kelly, your a crack up hun.
Sheena, I've been too scarred to have a bath till now, my GP told me it was safe as long as it wasn't super hot but I just keep forgetting lol. I always used to imagine myself laying an the bath talking to baby. We had a good chat in bed the other night though
Our younger housemate (he's 16) says that the first ultrasound photo looks like a bird, cute. ------------- TTC #2 |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 30 October 2008 at 11:46am
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I know what yu mean Tracey re some Sonographers....But you should have just gone ahead...who cares about what others are doing and thinking!
With DD I had major scares with bleeding and all and every time we had a scan to see if she was ok...I would burst into tears...and each time my Sonographer whould go quiet and let me do my thing and then carry on! when I went to Middlemore at 18weeks bleeding heavily...my parents were so upset that no one came to see me or check if baby was ok etc...when they asked a nurse she said "Oh well if she is having a MC...she is having a MC...there is nothing we can do?!!" and walked off...my Dad was fuming and some really bad words were coming out of him....and then 4 hours later and just by using a doppler they told me that she is fine!! Thats made me soooo mad! if they did this when I came in I wouldnt have cried myself silly!! Oh well that in the past...but yah I wish they had a bit more compassion for us Mum's and Mum2b'S. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 30 October 2008 at 12:48pm
oh my ! when I first read that , I thought you meant you had a good chat with your GP in bed , haha ! then i figured you meant baby ! I have a bath every night, and i did with Caitlyn , as long as its not super super hot its fine ...and when your bigger you'll see baby do all sorts of acrobatics in your tum while your in the bath -------------
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TraceyA wrote:Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 31 October 2008 at 11:21pm
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Congratulations. Fantastic news!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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