Appointment - 16 Weeks

Today I had another appointment with my OBGYN. I was not looking forward to the weigh in due to the holiday goodies I have been partaking of! Well, to be honest, I know what my weight was at the doctor, but pregnancy brain has got me and I have no idea what my starting weight was so, I either have gained 5 or 8 pounds ( I am leaning more towards the eight). At my next appointment I will definitely figure out what my starting weight was so I can know for certain! Anyway, the babies heartbeat was 145 bpm and was nice and strong. I discussed with Dr. Bruce some of the gastrointestinal issues I have been having and she suggested some over the counter medications to try and said if they didn't work, then she could prescribe me something for the heartburn that is plaguing me at my next appointment. I had heartburn with Camden, but it definitely wasn't this early in the pregnancy!

Dr. Bruce is sending me to a maternal fetal specialist for an in depth anatomical and physiological ultrasound due to my advanced maternal age as well as the fact that I denied all of the extra testing for Downs Syndrome, spina bifida, etc. With Camden I also did not have any of the extra testing performed knowing that it would not change the outcome of me having my child, but I understand that it is best to be prepared both mentally as well as from the doctor's aspect so she can have any resources available that may be needed during delivery if there is a possibility of any abnormalities. She is hoping that they schedule my appointment in 2 to 3 weeks which would be great because I will be finding out the sex of the baby at that ultrasound, which is a week or two sooner than I expected. That particular doctor's office should be calling me in the next day or two to schedule that appointment and I will definitely let you know once the appointment is scheduled!