8/27/2015: NT Scan

We had our NT scan today! Everything is measuring right on schedule and Nugget looks amazing. He/she was sucking on his/her hand at one point and then at another point opened his/her mouth in a sassy way (to us at least) at the same time the tech was really trying to jostle him. Nugget's heart-rate was measuring at 143 bpm, which my Googling tells me that Old Wive's Tales say Nugget will be a little girl.

I had some blood-work taken for genetic screening. If I don't hear back, that's a good thing.

Here is our little Nugget! Today we made it Facebook official---it's really happening! The white mark by his/her face is his/her hand.

8/11/2015: First OB Visit

We had our first OB visit today. I had to get my annual exam done which is even more uncomfortable pregnant, if you can believe it. After that, we got to see Nugget who is measuring right where he/she is supposed to. Unfortunately, the machine they used didn't give us a print out.

I am considering changing OBs and hospitals now. Apparently, the birthing center we hoped to use has an (arbitrary, IMO) BMI limit. I'm way over that limit so our only option is to deliver in the hospital. At one point my OB mentions that I shouldn't gain any weight or else she would probably have to do a c-section....I felt very unnerved that at only 10 weeks and 3 days pregnant she would bring up a c-section. I would prefer a practitioner who allows me to labor as long as it's safe to do so. Her jumping to that conclusion based simply on my weight makes me think that she'd push for a section regardless. I am so not interested in that!

In other news, because apparently the theme of the appointment was me being such a fatty, the OB requested that I do the 1-hour glucose test. I had some blood-work taken as well.

Our next appointment is in September. In the meantime, I'm going to start looking at other providers.