This little cooperative baby showed us a heartbeat this morning! Hooray! Rick saw the little flicker of the heartbeat right away-- before the sonographer even pointed it out. From my reading online, it looks like once you see a heartbeat, the risk of miscarriage drops to somewhere between 1% and 7%, so this is a good time to take a breath and be thankful for this healthy little baby. Stay strong, kiddo.
Barb may send more details from the report later, but what I know right now is that the baby measured at 5w6d +/- 2 days (perfect), we could see the heartbeat, and nothing immediately jumped out as a concern. I know from experience that a chatty sonographer is a good sign (they get quiet when something is wrong), and this one had plenty to say.
After the ultrasound appointment, Rick and I drove to the lab for my estradiol and progesterone tests. Fingers crossed that those levels come back nice and strong so we can cool it with the PIO injections.
We called M and N with the news and everybody is excited! Yippee!
So here's what the baby allegedly looks like up close:
It is 1/8" long-- about the length of a lentil. The nose, mouth, and ears are all beginning to develop and the intestines, nervous system, muscles, and bones are all growing. Pretty amazing to think all of that can happen in one teeny, tiny package.
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