Today was my appointment with the specialist to check on the baby and talk more about my hemoglobin counts and what it all means. They did my ultrasound first, the tech was awesome! She really made me comfortable and did a great job. You can actually tell it is a baby now! You can see the shapes of the head, body, arms, and legs. The funnest part was when the baby moved on the ultrasound. It was so amazing! It did a little jumping motion and then wiggled a bit. Oh my gosh, it was the best thing EVER! We got to hear the hear beat some more too, I was too excited to catch her say the exact count but I know it was in the 160 bpm range.
After the ultrasound was done the specialist reviewed the ultrasound and my blood work results and talked to us about it. He first said the baby looks PERFECT and HEALTHY! He then asked me about a few things that would justify the high hemoglobin levels on my bloodwork, but nothing he asked me about applied to me or any symptoms I have had. He then said he would like my hemoglobin levels checked again to see if the increased level may have been a false reading because he doesn't see any signs or symptoms that make sense with the high levels on my original bloodwork. He thinks it may have been a false high due to various factors the day my bloodwork was performed. I will go tomorrow to have my blood drawn and he will get back to me with the results. If they are still high, we will need to try and look into what is causing it on a deeper level. If they are normal then they will probably take no further action.
We are so happy and relieved right now since we got to see the baby and see that it is okay and obviously loving life in my belly (judging by the little wiggles and movements).
Here are a few pictures from today's ultrasound! Enjoy!
im so glad everything is going good for you!! every ultrasound i held my breath until i heard that little heart beat (x2 for me!:)
ReplyDeletebut its super exciting this point on for ya, the ultrasounds will only get bigger!