First Ultrasound

We had the first ultrasound this morning. This one is to confirm the presence of a gestational sac and to count how many might be in there. It is still too early to see anything else though. Going into it we were a bit nervous. What if there is nothing in there? That is what happened with the first miscarriage. What if this isn't real? What if there is a problem? I think it is natural to be nervous but knowing that does not make you any less anxious. It is so hard to just relax and enjoy this process. I think mostly because we have spent so much time and tried so hard to get here. Our lives have been divided into neat little two week periods for almost three years now, each one ending in disappointment. It is hard to get out of that place and into a positive frame of mind. There are still lingering feelings from the miscarriage as well. I think I will relax a bit once the first trimester is over. I hope. ;->





The other big question is how many are in there? One is great, two is fine but a lot more work. I've heard it said by people that have twins that it is not twice the work of one but more like four times... Luckily we aren't going to have to find that out ourselves as there is just one sac visible! You can see it in the picture as the dark area marked by two plus signs and a line. That line is measuring the size. It is 44.3 mm. That is a bit on the small side. They like to see a size of 50-70 mm. That does not mean that anything is wrong at this point, it could just be from a delayed implantation or it is just growing a tiny bit slower.

Next Monday we go for another ultrasound. We should be able to see a heartbeat at that point. That is the last major milestone. From then on the chances of another miscarriage drop dramatically each week. Keep you fingers crossed!