9w3d - Doctor's Appt.

1/11/2016
4:23pm


In the 9th week now. Progress is sloooooow but constant. We saw the baby and it actually looked more like a baby this time compared to the 7 week ultrasound! We saw the baby moving his arms and legs and body! We got the full report of the tests which were taken from the blood draw in week 8. So far, everything checked out well. There will be another blood draw in the 2nd trimester for other testing. We got lots of pictures of the baby this time! Here are a couple of them(!!!):

The doctor didn't check the heart rate this time but I asked him to check every time from the next visit onward and he said OK. Also, I asked about the blood test which reveals the baby's gender that can be done in the 1st trimester and he said he's never heard of it. I told him I'd bring him the information I had about it and if there is some way to administer the test here in Japan, he said he' look into it. Otherwise, we might not find out the gender until around 16 weeks...around February 25th. If we have to wait, that's find. I already think it's a boy. We're thinking about the name Owen.

How I'm feeling: Well I get morning sickness everyday and sometimes I can't eat because almost every idea for a meal sounds like a bad idea. I try to drink water often. But it often doesn't make me feel any better. I sleep a lot...more than I even want to and I'm always tired. I get mild cramping sometimes. I lost 1 kg, about 2 pounds.

Our next appointment is Monday, February 1st. Well, until then!