As most mother's will tell you. You never forget the day you heard your baby's heartbeat for the first time. I am certainly no exception to this rule. It was a very humbling, and touching day. It was on Tuesday June 15th, 2010. My mom, and the baby's father were also present.
Because I am considered a high risk pregnancy, my OB specialist wished to see me as soon as possible once the blood test came back positive. With normal pregnancies they usually set the first prenatal appointment for 13 weeks. My first prenatal was performed at approximately 9 and a 1/2 weeks.
When I first got back with my doctor, he informed me that very rarely is it possible to hear a baby's heartbeat before 12 weeks and that he didn't want me to be concerned and they didn't want to have to call in the psych team for me because we couldn't hear anything LOL. Needless to say the professionals did not need to be called in and my doctor was shocked because almost immediatly my mom, the father, and I heard a very rapid little thump thump, thump thump, thump thump.
We all teared up and were elated. The doctor said he was very excited about how strong the heartbeat was and that it was one of the earliest heartbeats he had ever heard. We lucked out that day twice, in addition to hearing the heartbeat for the first time we also got to see the baby for the first time. My doctor wanted to make sure everything was on track and sent me for an ultrasound.
At the ultrasound we got to see tiny baby, and hear the heartbeat for a second time, 145 beats per minute. Again I teared up as the reality hit me that the baby was in fact there and the 3 at home tests, blood test, and doctor hadn't just lied to me. I think the first picture and hearing the heartbeat proved that a miracle had taken place and my baby was on it's way.
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