Elise and I had our third visit with Dr. S this morning. This was the shortest and most uneventful visit so far. The nurse came into the exam room and went down her checklist of question: Nausea? Vomiting? Headache? Spotting? Painful urination? Cramps? and some others, all to which were answered no.
The nurse then used the doppler to listen to the baby’s heartbeat. It took her a couple minutes to find the heartbeat. She said the baby wouldn’t hold still. The baby finally sat still long enough for the nurse to count a healthy 160 BPM heartbeat.
After that Dr. S came into the exam room and reviewed Elise’s chart. Elise had, what she thought, a kidney infection a month ago. She later determined that it was a pulled muscle in her back. Dr. S inquired about the mysterious kidney problem. No news there as Elise’s body seems to be doing well. Mom and baby both received a clean bill of health and we were warned that the weight gain should really start this month.
Later this month we go in for the mother of all ultrasounds where a sonographer will closely examine our baby (and we’ll get a video of the procedure as well). I’m really looking forward to that!
Listen to the baby’s heartbeat here