Week 8

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Submitted by thorn on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 04:04

Mother:

You have probably scheduled the first office visit by now. Some practitioners do not want to see you for your first visit until after you've missed two periods. This will decrease the numbers of false pregnancies and miscarriages. Many things will take place at the first visit:

* Urine Sampled (protein, hCG, etc.)
* Blood Pressure (baseline)
* Weight (baseline)
* Pelvic Exam (size of uterus, cysts, coloring of cervix)
* Pap Smear (some practitioners do this now, others wait)
* Blood (Rh factor, iron levels, immunities, specifically rubella)
* Family History (complications that may be predictable)

Every practitioner has a different schedule and each visit will not be as lengthy as this initial visit. This is a good time to ask any questions that have come up or to go over the list of questions for choosing a care provider.

Baby:

Your baby will be about 8-11 mm CR by the end of the week. The baby's hind brain is clearly visible. This week the baby's gonads will become either testes or ovaries. And spontaneous movement begins! There are a lot of things that we do know about life before birth.

Bones and joints this week have many things going on. Elbows appear and the process of ossification (hardening of the bones) begins. Toe rays become present, almost ready for you to count!

Me: I'm feeling a little better, eating healthier, and remembering a little better to take my prenatal vitamins. So I had my first doctors appointment, which basically I took a piss test they weighed me, check my blood pressure which was still low but I little high for me 120/68, the checked my temperature, and pulse, and lungs. The doctor was an older lady pretty nice, and not too creepy. (Yes I have a fear of doctors) she pressed around my belly, which my lower abdomen was tender, usually is, lately. No spotting so that seems to be okay. So she gave my the results and set me up with my prenatal councilor, who can help me figuring out health care, better vitamins, and any random question I have I guess.

Weight: the scale at the doctors office said 128 Yuck!