"I have a blob with a heartbeat"

Cory came with me again for this ultrasound (he was to be delivering a training session, but the two he had were no-shows) as I was very anxious about whether we would see anything or not. The ultrasound lady was much more thorough and was able to see that the cervix was long and closed and that there was a tiny little blob measuring 0.69cm with a little fluttering heartbeat. When I held my breath we were able to hear the heartbeat and it was recorded as being 114 bpm which is great given that they like it to be over 100 bpm at this age. We were right on the money with due dates as the scan showed 23rd Feb +/- 5 days and we think 22nd Feb.

Another blood test

Yesterday I had my blood test again and went back for my 2nd ultrasound. The blood test came back at 65,100 so it had definitely increased which was positive.

"I'm bleeding"

Yesterday I went to the GP and got my referral for my OB and was all excited. Then this morning I woke up and I was spotting. I was devastated and not feeling very hopeful at all.

I rang the GP and got an emergency appointment. The GP did an internal and said that the cervix was closed which was good and then ordered a blood test and ultrasound. Then I was ordered home for bedrest.

The blood test came back at 25,000 which is good for 5-6 weeks. Cory came with me for the ultrasound and while not showing much except a sac, it ruled out an ectopic pregnancy bleed. I have to repeat these tests in a week for a comparison, however there was nothing abnormal in these ones.

Eeeyup - that'd be a positive!

Somewhat more conclusive result on the second test!

Hmmm...

Well I had a bit of spotting on Friday 13th which I thought was my normal cycle but the it stopped which was a bit strange....

So when we got back to Melbourne and went shopping on the Sunday I picked up a double pregnancy test kit from the supermarket. It said to do the test 1st thing in the morning so I waited until Monday morning (my 1st day back at work) and did the test.

I got a very faint positive so I wasn't totally convinced. I took the advice on the pack that said to wait 3 days and do a second test.