Today was my 16 week check up, which just happened to fall right on the day I was 16 weeks exactly. I have a feeling this will continue to happen since they seem to be scheduling them all on wednesdays.
Anyway, I was told at my last exam that I would no longer be receiving internal exams until the end of the pregnancy and so I wasn't EXACTLY sure of what to expect going in to the appointment. It was a breeze. I saw the doctor for all of about 3 minutes. During which she came in listened for the heart beat and told me I was doing fine.
Updates from this appointment:
- I gained .2 pounds since my last appointment. My doctor said it wasn't a problem and that the baby is taking what he/she needs. I'm starting to get a little belly, so I'm assuming I'm losing weight else where, or just losing any muscle I had (aka turning it into fat). Either way, it doesn't seem to be an issue - but I'm looking forward to showing more!
- Baby's little heart was beating away at about 147 beats per minute. What a trooper.
- We scheduled our "20 week" ultrasound for the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (I'll be 18 weeks at that time). At this time we'll be be able to find out the sex of the baby. It should make for an exciting Thanksgiving telling everyone whether we'll be having a little Jude Michael or Logan/Laurie (probably Logan) Marie!
So all in all, things went well. I felt bad "dragging" Ryan there since it was such a short appointment, but he didn't seem to mind. I think after the ultrasound (and once I start feeling the baby kick) I'll be going alone. Especially if they continue to be so short and uneventful. Being that I'm still fairly early on it's nice to have someone there just incase something's wrong.
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