Baby on the Mind

I went to my first prenatal visit today.  I was so scared and nervous, especially because of the seizure I had earlier this month.  My morning sickness has been more under control, so I was afraid that meant the baby wasn’t doing well!  I don’t want to be sick, but I don’t want to not be sick!!!!  I’ve just been so nervous about a miscarriage because of all that has happened.

The appointment was a whirlwind of activity.  I was so happy that my DH was able to come.  After taking my height and weight, I had to pee in a cup, but there were about five steps involved in this: clean self with wet nap twice, pee a little, then catch pee midstream in cup, stop halfway, don’t pee on sides of cup.  I’ve never had so much to think about as I peed- it was a little overwhelming!  After that, we did the interview.  The nurse asked all the first visit questions about me and family history.  After that the midwife came in, and we did some more interviewing.  She talked about all the do’s and don’ts.  We talked a little bit about prenatal tests for genetic abnormalities and so on.  I got to ask my questions.  Then we did a pap smear and breast examination.  Then, the exciting part- we got to see the baby!  It was amazing, and I couldn’t help but cry a bit.  He was moving around a little, and we could see the heart beat.  We listened to it for a little bit.  The midwife said that everything looked perfect, and at this point our chance of a miscarriage drops to about 3%.  She said it would be safe to tell people.  I said that’s good because I’ve already had to tell people because of the seizure, and I was so worried that I was jinxing myself!  After that, the nurse came back and took a ton of blood.  They gave us a packet of information for first time parents.  Then we made our next appointment in March.  I think that I am going to get a First Trimester Screen, but I’m still reading about what that entails.  I have some time until I have to make up my mind about it.  My DH and I are going to go out for a quick dinner to celebrate- I’m hoping the morning sickness eases up so that I can enjoy myself.