Dr. Appointment

My Dr. Appointment went very well. OK- I was VERY nervous to meet Dr. Saul- especially because Taylor was unable to go with me to this appointment so I was seeing my first male OB doctor all by myself.... It turned out great!! I really liked him!

On the vitals area: I have offically gained 2 pounds now! My blood pressure is low but he said it was a good thing as long as I felt good at that number- 90/58. The heartbeat was at 145 strong and steady. He said my uterus is growing perfectly and I have no signs of any swelling at this point-- he said it being so hot lately its very common.

I had the option of doing the quad screening/blood test at this appointment- and apparently I need to do to more research before I go to my appointments- I thought this test was for cystic fibrosis and Downs- but it isfor Down but also Spina Bifida- so I had initially declined the test as we have no cases of C.F. or Downs in the family- and I thought this was the test that almost 50% come back with a positive/negative result. Well- Dr. Saul so kindly took the time to really explain what the quad test was for and explained to me that now-a-days there are specialists out there that if your baby does end up having Spina Bifida they can go into the womb and fuse it together so that the baby is born normal. -Amazing what they can do these days. Well- I so graciously thanked him for taking the time to explain that to me and yes, of course I did the blood test. I appreciate those that take the time to make sure I'm really understanding something before just sending me away.

My next appointment is August 31st and we are meeting with Dr. Saul again for my prenatal check and then I get my ultrasound after that! I'm so excited to see the baby moving all around and to ensure that everything is developing correctly. I'll be 22 weeks to the date at that appointment so everything should be larger and clearly visible.