Yesterday marked my 12 week point. I had my 12 week doctor appointment as well. It was officially my first prenatal appointment where we went over a bunch of paperwork, did an exam and got 6 vials of blood drawn! I hate having blood drawn so I was worried about this. Last time I had blood taken at 4 weeks was only 2 vials so I was worried this would be a lot worse. Surprisingly it wasn't bad at all!! I didn't feel her changing the tubes at all, which is the worst part for me. I felt the needle and that was it. It took a few minutes to get so much blood but really it wasn't bad.
The rest of my appointment went well. She tried to listen to the baby's heartbeat with the doppler and couldn't find it. That worried us a little bit but then she decided since she has the ultrasound machine right there she would go ahead and use the ultrasound to check things out (typically there is no ultrasound at 12 weeks). As soon as she put the ultrasound wand on my stomach there was baby! She found his heartbeat using the ultrasound and then tried the doppler again and there it was loud and clear! 164 beats a minute. Apparently she couldn't find it the first time because baby was moving all over the place. We got to watch him/her move for a few minutes - that truly is amazing that I can't feel any of it yet! He/she was flipping all over the place, stretching feet out across the whole screen, rolling around. It was so amazing to see!!!
As far as my symptoms, nothing has changed. Still very tired. The bloating has mostly gone away and I am still in my regular clothes. A few certain pants are a little tight but that's about it.
Here is our 12 week ultrasound picture:
Week 12 pictures: (Notice the unbuttoned pants and belly band, ha).
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