UPDATE | 12 WEEKS & COUNTING

ByGnomeAngel

Today marked the start of week 12 and we celebrated it by having our 12 week scan.  I hadn’t really been thinking about the fact that the scan was going to happen until last night.  I had the worst night’s sleep.  I kept waking up every two hours.  I blame the fact that I had to wake up at 6am to shower, pee and fill up my bladder.

Drinking the water wasn’t a problem and I really didn’t have to worry about the bursting bladder until we arrived at the imaging center and we had to wait to be let in.  We were first up for the day which was great.  I hate having to wait.

The technician was wonderful.  Really relaxed and easy going.  She got right down to business and it was amazing.  I wasn’t at all prepared for what we saw.  Not prepared at all.

We’re so blessed because the imaging clinic gave us a USB stick with images and movies on there, so be prepared I’m about to indulge in my first ever parental pride moment and bore you all with a slide show!

This video shows the head and heart beat.  It’s astounding.  I can’t believe the amount of development that’s occurred in just 5 weeks.  From that little blob we now have a baby looking fetus.  Although when she showed us the face HUBBY said “It looks like Predator with it’s mask off”.   He’s such a charmer.

This video shows the full body length and movement. The technician was actually trying to get a measurement as part of the Downs Syndrome screening test.  When we first got in there the baby had it’s head tucked into it’s chest and was in the worst possible position to get measurements.  I ended up having to drink more water to get my bladder to push into the womb a bit more.  When that didn’t work I had to elevate my hips and wiggle my butt so the baby would move.

This video shows the baby moving.  It was so weird because the baby had one arm up under it’s head, one leg bent at the knee and one leg fully extended.  A natural poser!  We just kept smiling and staring at the screen.  This time, unlike the last time, I made sure to look over and see how HUBBY was reacting to everything.  I’m so glad that we’re doing this together.  I’m so blessed to be going through it with my best friend.

I spent the day just on and off thinking about what we’d seen that morning.  It just seemed so surreal.  I can’t believe this little person is inside me and that I can influence it’s environment by simply shaking my hips.  Even now watching these movies I still can’t believe it.

Now I’m impatiently waiting for our 20 week scan just so I can see our baby once again.  I can’t imagine just how much more like a person they’ll look like.  It blows my mind.  I feel like we’re just knocking one milestone over at a time and it feels great.  Awesome in fact.  Love it.

And I nearly forgot, we’ve cleared another milestone this week. I’m off the IVF drugs!  As of Tuesday I no longer have to take any support medication, it’s awesome.  I have one blood test left next Tuesday and then I’m free and clear of the Clinic.  It’s a day I never thought would happen.  It feels like we’re getting a lot of those kinds of days at the moment, I feel so greedy.  I’m hoping Gordon Gecko has it right when he said “Greed is good!”

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  1. I didn’t realize you were pregnant! Oh how exciting! Congratulations! Now you need to take it easy and take care of that little one #1. Don’t worry about us. So pleased to be a part of this journey.

    1. NOW I see the date on this post! I got a notification this morning that this was a new post. Disappointed now that there’s not going to be a Farmer’s Wives baby.

      1. Sorry Suellen! I accidentally hit republish on some posts last night as I was working and they’ve come up in everyone’s feeds. I’ll need to do a post; “I’m not pregnant, I just had a very big lunch.” 😉 Thanks for the well wishes, I too wish there were FW babies! 🙂

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  3. OMG! Congrats!!! I’m so happy to hear that you’ve fallen pregnant AND off the IVF drugs. xx It is an amazing thing to be able to see that little life inside of you. And how technology has advanced so much in a span of a few years!

  7. Oh the scans are awesome – I got a few extras because I was having two, and I loved seeing them healthy and growing. We even got a 3D / 4D scan (totally non-medical!) just for the hell – so cool!

    They don’t take long to cook really, that 20 week scan will be here before you know it!

    1. I was thinking and wondering about how having two in there would look. (I’m totally happy/relieved we just have the one on board!) Heaps of people have asked us whether we’re going to have the 3D scan done and I don’t think we are. It’s too freaky for my mind as it is without seeing a person person in there 😉

      I know. I was saying to someone yesterday 8 weeks till the next scan and that now seems like no time at all… but I’m sure it’s going to drag 😉 🙂

  8. Awesome! I turned down the 12week scan so going from the 9week gummy bear to 20week baby was an awesome shock! So happy for you. It’s great being off all the meds. I did a little cheer when I went off of everything at 11weeks. 🙂

    1. We had the 12 week scan so they could do the Downs Syndrome screening. Although truth be told, I’d be in there everyday having a look if I could! 😉 Being off the meds is so wonderful. I don’t miss the daily freak out wondering if I’d taken my pills that day!

  10. I am so happy for you …. had tears reading your post. It must be so wonderful to be able to experience having a baby after having so much trouble to conceive … just awesome. I was blessed to have 5 children, naturally conceived and I know what a miracle it is …. it seemed that way every time. I never stop feeling blessed and mine are all adults now. This post has just made my day. What wonderful technology that you could see your baby and that you could share it with all of us. Thank you.

    1. 5 children!!! I’m freaking out about 1! 😉 🙂

      Thank you so much for your kind words, wisdom and support! I too feel like we’re truly blessed, and not just because of how we got here, every one of us is miracle really when you think about all that has to happen to come into the world. It’s totally amazing!

      The technology blows my mind. I can’t even begin to think about what it will be like when our kids are having kids.

  13. I’m in awe of the technology around nowadays. We only received a couple of still images and they were so hard to see.

    I’m so happy for you.

    1. I know, it’s amazing! Yesterday they gave us film and a USB stick. Totally rocked my world. I’m so glad we’ll have it to (hopefully) show the baby one day.

      I can’t imagine what the technology will one day provide!

      Thank you 🙂

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