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10 Weeks Gestation & First Midwife Appointment

3/10/2015

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We had our first Midwife appointment since being “cleared” from the Reproductive Endocrinologist (IVF doctor) at 7 weeks.  The Midwife was very kind, gentle and down to earth. She said she does have a few surrogacy situations a year so it is familiar, but that each case is different with regards to information sharing and relationships, etc. There were a few times where when she asked a questions I would respond…when she was clearly asking our Carrier… I guess I’m just used to always being the patient… I think it’s just something I’ll have to get used to! She did do her best to include us in the questioning and invited us to take a new parent class they have and a breastfeeding class since I plan to induce lactation, so I can breastfeed our child.    

It’s a bit early to be able to get the baby’s heartbeat on the abdominal Doppler machine but she tried anyway and we were pleasantly surprised with a strong heartbeat pounding away right around 160bpm. It was a beautiful sound. Midwife’s in general tend to be more hands off, so there won’t be any ultrasounds or internal checks at our visits. We did express we wanted to get some genetic testing done so we have that scheduled at the hospital in a few weeks where we’ll get an ultrasound and some blood work done. And I’m assuming we’ll get another ultrasound after 20 weeks for an anatomy scan to make sure everything looks ok.
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Each week our carrier emails us with her “pregnancy update” which includes symptoms, cravings, etc. It’s nice to feel like we’re part of the process, and its something Lee and I have really appreciated. This past week she’s really been craving really sour pickles and other fermented foods, so Lee went on mission to find her the best. We took her a package today of 3 different brands of sour dill pickles, a container of spicy kimchi, and a homemade pickle soup Lee made….which is delicious! Hopefully one of those satisfies her cravings!

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