"Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable."
― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Heartbeat at 10 weeks

Two days ago, I had a quick "dating" ultrasound, at about 10 weeks along. The baby was the right size for gestational age for LMP, and most importantly, I saw the heart beating! I also heard the heart beat. In fact, I recorded it on my digital camera as video, since my husband couldn't be at the appointment. I cried.

We still don't know, of course, though, if the baby is heart-healthy. The baby's heart rate was 194 bpm - I worried that was too fast, but it's not, for that gestational age. I don't think Sam's heartrate was that high at that age, but I don't remember if they even told us Sam's heartrate at the 10 weeks ultrasound! It's not printed on his ultrasound pictures, either. So. . . we'll just have to wait.

I am still all-day sick. I am at least 10 lbs down from where I was 2 months ago. I do not really have a baby belly yet, and my clothes are all loose on me!

2 comments:

MendedHeart said...

Dear Sam's mommy, I found your blog listed at HLHS Angels. Praying and thinking of you. Hugs

Sam's Mom said...

Thanks for the hugs!