Wow, this week has been nothing short of nuts. Last Wednesday, I had my first doctors apt for this pregnancy. On the way there, John and I were very excited but nervous at the same time. After going through a miscarriage, it is kind of hard to let your guard down so soon. We knew that this apt was scheduled very early in the pregnancy but we still wanted to go just to make sure that things were on track. While at the doctor, they decided to go ahead and try to see if we could see anything on the ultrasound. To our surprise, we did not see a thing! This immediately made me very uncomfortable. In my last pregnancy, I was able to see the gestational sak by this point. I immediately looked to the ultrasound tech and she explained why we might not be seeing anything on the screen. 1st- it was possible that it was too early, 2nd- it might mean we were about to miscarry, 3rd- it could possibly be an ectopic pregnancy. After hearing the possibilities come out of her mouth I think I completely stopped listening to what she was saying. I assumed the worst because of what we had just gong through with the last pregnancy. I was horrified. The doctors told me to wait two weeks and then come back in on December 22nd for another ultrasound. On the way out of the office I was already trying to think of a plan on how to get back into the office sooner than 2 weeks. After sitting at home the following weekend, I knew that I would not be able to wait two weeks to see if something was wrong. It would be 3 days before Christmas and I just couldn't do it. I called the doctor and asked to come in to get more blood work done, to possible see if that could help us pinpoint what was going wrong.
So today was the day that I headed back to the doctor. While sitting in the office, I devised a plan on how I was going to get them to give me another ultrasound before my apt next week. I then decided I was going to use John's birthday as my leverage. I politely stated that today was my husbands birthday and I would love nothing more than to come home with good news for his birthday. It worked! I was able to get a last minute appointment with the ultrasound technician. During the ultrasound, we received some great news! Not only did we see the gestational sak but there was a yolk sak as well! This means we are on the right track and it is not in my tubes like we had previously thought! wahoo! I was so relieved and excited to tell John the good news! Next week we have another appointment and hopefully we will get to hear the heartbeat. Hopefully I will receive my Christmas present 3 days early next week!
Jamaica 'Mon!
7 years ago
