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post #141 of 146
10/10/08 at 6:00pm
Wow Deb, what a fantastic, reassuring appointment! : I'm so glad it went well!
post #142 of 146
10/10/08 at 8:32pm
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Originally Posted by Nnejy View Post
Having lot's of cramps the last day or so... is anyone else experiencing this? I keep reading that it can be normal, but it still makes me anxious! No spotting or anything... just feels like menstrual cramps.
Any second or 3rd time mama's with a little wisdom for a first timer??
Cramping is normal. I've had it in all my pregnancies. I was having AF-like cramps the day before AF was due, the day AF was due, and the day after. It's not been so bad today (2 days past AF being due). No spotting or bleeding. It's just my uterus stretching and getting ready to grow. I very distinctly remember talking about the cramping in my previous DDCs, and cramping during the first trimester is very typical of a healthy pregnancy.
post #143 of 146
10/10/08 at 8:37pm
Thanks boscopup. That's very reassuring. My brain knows cramping is normal, but it still worries me. Of course, it also worries me when it stops.
post #144 of 146
10/11/08 at 4:56am
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Originally Posted by sonuptosondown View Post
I had a good day Had an u/s (I'm 5w5d) and the tech started with the abdominal u/s, pointed out to me what she thought could be the fetal pole, sac, and she even thought she saw a hb. So she then did transvaginal u/s and yep, there it was! I didn't realize how sure I was that we wouldn't see anything. I was dumbfounded. hb was 115 bpm, which she said was good. As baby grows, hb increases to 120-180bpm then slows before delivery. Baby measured 5w6d.: So there it is.

: to us all
What great news!
post #145 of 146
10/11/08 at 8:38am
sonuptosondown thats great, how very reassuring!

I have been feeling worried because I have been having no symptoms really at all. With my last two I was pretty darn nauseated by this point. What do other people think? I had the most vivid dream I miscarried the other night. So I think subconsciously I'm worried although I've never miscarried before. Its very difficult early pregnancy, isn't it?
post #146 of 146
10/11/08 at 9:25am
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crazy- I do not have many symptoms that I can definitely say are definitely caused by pregnancy. When I did miscarry I had a ton of strong pregnancy symptoms right away, so there is no guarantee between symptoms and baby. I agree that early pregnancy, when you cannot feel the baby moving around for reassurances, is very difficult. I wish there was a little window into the womb to see that everything is ok all the time.


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