1st Ultrasound & 6 wks Pregnant

We had such a great afternoon- here is a rundown of my U/S experience from start to finish,.

I arrive at 3:30ish to fill out paperwork, my appt is at 4. Eric was to meet me there around 10 of 4 so we could go in together. I finish my paperwork, sit down, and at 3:40 they call me back. I told them my husband was on his way and the one nurse was like "well they called you- you have to come now". I kept repeating, my appointment is at 4, I do NOT want to go early, I am waiting for my husband. The one nurse kept arguing with me until finally a coworker basically pulled her back and gave her a look and said in exasperation- she's pregnant. We'll wait. So Eric ended up showing up at 3:48. We went on back immediately. Who would have thought that going early at a doctor's appt would be an issue- but I can't believe the one nurse didn't get it.

So we go back- I am doing the pee-dance because they told me to drink 32 oz of water 1 hr before and not pee... We go into the u/s room and she begins with a stomach one. My H throws in there- "watch out, it's cold"- it wasn't, but he read that in his book :). I am a little concerned she couldn't find my left ovary- I hope it is just because i am pudgelicious. She didn't see much anyway since it is so early and said we would do an internal- I asked if i could pee before that and thankfully she said yes

So I can't see the screen and am lying there, when i see my husbands eyes bug and hear him ask "What is that big thing?" The response- her bladder. Eric then goes "it's HUGE". I am sorry- they told me to fill it, i had to pee.. sheesh.

So finally i got to use the bathroom and the internal began. She talked a little, but not much as she worked- i asked questions. The baby measured 5 wks 5 days- 2 days off from my 6 week prediction. The heart rate was 100bpm. you can see in the pics below the embryo is the white dot on the left- the big black circle is the gestational sac.. and in the lower picture the white ring is the yolk sack where our baby is currently getting it's nutrition from until the placenta is done.


This heart rate WORRIES me- even though rationally I *think* I know that is a decent number for how early we are- I can't wait to see the Dr. on Monday to ask about it. But to even see a heartbeat at this stage is AMAZING!!!! It is so early- a lot of people don't even get that. from things I have read, below 100bpm is considered slow... and at this 5-6 week stage even 90-110 is considered normal because the heart just started beating and is speeding up. Please God let the heart rate get faster. If you know anything about this and can reassure me- I would Love you tons :)

Of course my H made jokes to me (not in front of the tech) about how I prob wished the wand vibrated, and such- but for as dumb (i say that lovingly) as he can be sometimes, his face when she said 'the flicker you see is the heartbeat' was unforgettable.

While I was putting my pants back on I filmed this little clip on the u/s screen onto our camera- enjoy!