Today, Sunday December 12th, I am 11 weeks, 3 days pregnant! I only have 200 more days until my June 30th due date!! Woohoo!
I can't wait to be officially done with my first trimester. I need to complete 12 weeks. I think technically, you're not in your 2nd trimester until 13 weeks 3 days! So only 2 weeks to go!
It's exciting to think about being 4 months pregnant soon! Seems a lot further than the first 3 months! Silly I know, but I'm excited!
Friday I had to go shopping...I needed new shirts. Most all of my shirts, were just TOO tight! Ugh, I was so uncomfortable! As exciting as new clothes and expanding bellies can be...what a horrible experience! I just felt SO FAT! LOL! Nothing seemed to fit, nothing seemed to look good...Ugh! However, I did find like 4 new shirts, and I did feel more comfortable than before.
I've heard time and time again, that the first 3 months is the worse....sick, miscarriage risk, fear, and of course...feeling fat!! I experienced all of these things...and am happily looking forward to the good things of the 2nd trimester! Including, baby bump, energy, boy/girl, enjoying food, etc!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
10 Weeks 6 Days
Joe and I went into the doctors today to discuss some testing that is being proposed for our baby. For those that don't know, I had an older brother, that was born before me and after Crystal. His name was Bobby. My mom went into labor with him when she was about 7 months pregnant. Once he was born, they discovered his kidneys and lungs were not fully developed. He had Potters Syndrome. Potters Syndrome, is a rare, non-compatible with life, syndrome. They call it a syndrome because there isn't just one problem, several problems are interconnected.
A fetus is responsible for producing their own amniotic fluid, from their kidneys. Basically, amniotic fluid is their urine, they pretty much swim around in their own urine! However, this fluid is essential for developement. The baby must inhale/digest this fluid to help the lungs develop and expand. Withough enough fluid, the lungs just won't develop!
A baby can never live with this syndrome. The longest a child has lived is 2 days. My brother Bobby died after 2 days of birth, of respiratory failure, because his lungs just couldn't support him. There is nothing any doctor can do about this, anywhere in the world. Potters Syndrome is a horrific tragedy for any family affected.
Having a direct relative with Potters Syndrome, the red flags went up for my doctor. They thought it was best to give me as much information about PS as possible, and reccommended that I go up to St. Vincent Hospitial to the NW Perinatal Center, to be seen my a genetic specialist and undergo extensive testing, including detailed ultrasounds and blood work.
After thinking and praying, Joe and I had 2nd thoughts about the testing. If I tested positive, they would reccommend I terminate the pregnancy, induce labor early at any time I wanted or go as long as I could. Knowing, we were not intested in the first two options, we decided, with the help of our doctor, that we declined the testing.
My dr. will be able to tell at the normal 20week ultrasound, if I have enough amniotic fluid (remember the kidneys have to produce it, and if they baby has PS, then there will be no kidneys to produce the fluid) and if they kidneys are the correct size, or if there are kidneys at all.
Even though I have family history with PS, I still am at a VERY LOW risk of it. It is so rare, and I've researched that once it happens once in your family, it probably will never occur again. My mom went on with 2 more healthy pregnancies after Bobby and my sister Crystal delivered 2 healthy babies! Joe and I are very optimistic!
To ease us a little, my doctor decided we would have 2 ultrasounds. One at 18 weeks, which we'll primarily be looking for PS. Checking the fluid levels and kidneys.
The second, will be at 22 weeks, which will be the standard 20wk range ultrasound, where they check on all of the babys organs to make sure they're measuring properly.
We will most likely be able to tell at 18 weeks what gender our baby will be! Even though that won't be the main purpose!
We're very excited...less than 7 weeks and we'll probably know...boy or girl!
A fetus is responsible for producing their own amniotic fluid, from their kidneys. Basically, amniotic fluid is their urine, they pretty much swim around in their own urine! However, this fluid is essential for developement. The baby must inhale/digest this fluid to help the lungs develop and expand. Withough enough fluid, the lungs just won't develop!
A baby can never live with this syndrome. The longest a child has lived is 2 days. My brother Bobby died after 2 days of birth, of respiratory failure, because his lungs just couldn't support him. There is nothing any doctor can do about this, anywhere in the world. Potters Syndrome is a horrific tragedy for any family affected.
Having a direct relative with Potters Syndrome, the red flags went up for my doctor. They thought it was best to give me as much information about PS as possible, and reccommended that I go up to St. Vincent Hospitial to the NW Perinatal Center, to be seen my a genetic specialist and undergo extensive testing, including detailed ultrasounds and blood work.
After thinking and praying, Joe and I had 2nd thoughts about the testing. If I tested positive, they would reccommend I terminate the pregnancy, induce labor early at any time I wanted or go as long as I could. Knowing, we were not intested in the first two options, we decided, with the help of our doctor, that we declined the testing.
My dr. will be able to tell at the normal 20week ultrasound, if I have enough amniotic fluid (remember the kidneys have to produce it, and if they baby has PS, then there will be no kidneys to produce the fluid) and if they kidneys are the correct size, or if there are kidneys at all.
Even though I have family history with PS, I still am at a VERY LOW risk of it. It is so rare, and I've researched that once it happens once in your family, it probably will never occur again. My mom went on with 2 more healthy pregnancies after Bobby and my sister Crystal delivered 2 healthy babies! Joe and I are very optimistic!
To ease us a little, my doctor decided we would have 2 ultrasounds. One at 18 weeks, which we'll primarily be looking for PS. Checking the fluid levels and kidneys.
The second, will be at 22 weeks, which will be the standard 20wk range ultrasound, where they check on all of the babys organs to make sure they're measuring properly.
We will most likely be able to tell at 18 weeks what gender our baby will be! Even though that won't be the main purpose!
We're very excited...less than 7 weeks and we'll probably know...boy or girl!
7 Week Ultrasound
The top U/S picture is of our babys heart! Isn't that amazing! On the left is how they measured 172 BPM and on the right is the heart, where the highlighted dot is!
This 2nd U/S picture is the best one they took -- on the right, that's the head, and on the left is the body. The baby measured 1.47 cm! Wow!Joe and I had our first ultrasound when I was 7 weeks, 5 days pregnant. It was amazing! Even though the technican was rude and and the whole appointment took 3 minutes...Those three minutes of seeing a tiny blob was truely incredible! If you stare at one of them long enough, you can really see distinct human features, even when at first glance, it does just look like a blob.
At 7.5 weeks, they didn't want to use a stronger ultrasound to hear the heartbeat, but they could see it. Isn't that amazing, the technology and medical advancements? So, they were able to determine the heartbeat was 172 bpm (beats per minute). A very strong and healthy heart! This was a huge relief for Joe and I. Even though they say you're not really out of danger until you finish the first 12 weeks/1st trimester; once you hear a strong heartbeat, your chances of miscarriage go down sometimes up to 95%! We knew we still had a little bit of time to go, but we were confident in our healthy baby!
A few days later, I had my regular OB appointment. At this appointment, my doctor had a chance to look over my ultrasound pictures and my blood tests from my first appointment. Everything looked perfect they reported! Both mommy and baby were extremely healthy and were measuring right on track! They offered instead of coming back in the normal 4 weeks, that I go back in 6 weeks instead!
At 7.5 weeks, they didn't want to use a stronger ultrasound to hear the heartbeat, but they could see it. Isn't that amazing, the technology and medical advancements? So, they were able to determine the heartbeat was 172 bpm (beats per minute). A very strong and healthy heart! This was a huge relief for Joe and I. Even though they say you're not really out of danger until you finish the first 12 weeks/1st trimester; once you hear a strong heartbeat, your chances of miscarriage go down sometimes up to 95%! We knew we still had a little bit of time to go, but we were confident in our healthy baby!
A few days later, I had my regular OB appointment. At this appointment, my doctor had a chance to look over my ultrasound pictures and my blood tests from my first appointment. Everything looked perfect they reported! Both mommy and baby were extremely healthy and were measuring right on track! They offered instead of coming back in the normal 4 weeks, that I go back in 6 weeks instead!
Welcome!
Hello!
I have ingorned the trend of blogging all of these years, and have now finally decided to try something new! As I see it, our family and friends may be interested in following what Joe and I are up to... Who am I kidding? More importantly, keeping in touch with our newest addition to the Knobloch Family! :) Even though, our precious new fascination won't make his or her grand debut for more than 6 months from now... Now is better than never to start sharing the amazing progress and our journey!
I have ingorned the trend of blogging all of these years, and have now finally decided to try something new! As I see it, our family and friends may be interested in following what Joe and I are up to... Who am I kidding? More importantly, keeping in touch with our newest addition to the Knobloch Family! :) Even though, our precious new fascination won't make his or her grand debut for more than 6 months from now... Now is better than never to start sharing the amazing progress and our journey!
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