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@MamaBehr: So happy for you!!

So jealous of all these ladies getting to see their babies! June 5 can't come fast enough.

@MamaBehr: so awesome!
@VEGMAMA: yay!

@Navy_Mommy: likewise we still have 6 weeks left before we get to see our baby. Ill have to get by with lab work in the mean time.

@Emsmems: my next appointment is 6/12 for labs again.

So awesome that you ladies are getting to see your babies!! Good luck to all those who go tomorrow!

Just got back from my first prenatal exam, and I'm beaming from ear to ear! My DH and I saw our baby! I had both the abdominal and vaginal ultrasound. Everything looks good and healthy. My EDD is now a day later, so please change mine to jan 15. The baby's heartbeat is at about 145 bps. Doc says its great!

Side note, I'm not a weepy kinda gal, but when I saw my baby's heart flicker I was totally a weepy mess. So relieved!

@honeydew That's awesome!!! What great news!!! I have to admit, even though this is my third, I still cried when I saw the heartbeat too!!!

So I had my appointment today. I promised that I would keep you all updated, so I'm copying this from the m/c thread I started a few days ago. Sorry it's a novel to rival War and Peace. Thanks again for your love. It means a lot.

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So I had my appointment this morning, and all in all, I think it went pretty well. I've been freaking out about going, which is super unusual for me. I never get weirded out about going to the doctor's, but I had a nightmare about it two days ago, and I was shaking all morning. I couldn't eat this morning, either. So not like me, and so not fun.

I'm not 100% sure what I was expecting, but I do feel a little better. The bad news is that I got no real answers today, but the good news is that he does want to look into what's going on. I don't have to transfer over to an RE, either, which I was afraid of (not that they're bad, but it takes me forever to get comfortable with a new doctor, and I wasn't sure I wanted to go there yet). They also coded me as "repeat miscarriage due to luteal phase defect," which is a new(ish) diagnosis-we had suspected one for a while. So they are taking this seriously without my really having to push. I'm very grateful for that, because I was a hot, shaking mess in there. In other good news, I also got a script for Zoloft, because I've found that the miscarriages are triggering some old depression demons (hence the shaking mess).

I got a slew of blood work today (Prolactin, more betas to make sure everything passed, TSH levels, and CBC levels), and they want to wait a cycle before checking my progesterone level again. (On further reflection, I'm not sure they did the clotting disorder-I'll have to ask next time I go in.) I figured the blood work was coming, and even though I'm not a big fan of it, I've sorta come to accept it. But I had to laugh a little when I walked down the hall to the lab (in a different office), and the tech said, "you're back again?!" Yep. Back again. For the 9th time in the last 4 weeks. I know.

Now for the part I wasn't expecting: my doctor wants to do an HSG, too. Thanks to HB, I now know what this is, but it still caught me a little off-guard. I'll have it in a couple of weeks, after my next period, and fortunately, he can do it in the hospital connected to the practice (again with the no new doctors thing). But I'd be lying if I didn't say I was freaked out.
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...so there we are. Hopefully we get some answers soon. Sending you all hugs and love!!

Thanks guys. Much love to you all.

@lovelyplum I've had the HSG exam, I will warn you, it wasn't the best experience. Take some acetaminophen beforehand. I had severe cramping and it took me about a week to heal. Thinking about you.

@LovelyPlum: I'm so glad you got some good information and they're taking it seriously!

@Honeydew: So glad everything went well!

@LovelyPlum: Sending you love. Thank you for updating us!

@wahine08: I'm so excited for you. That's so amazing that you got to hear the heartbeat. Congrats

@Honeydew: @MamaBehr: @amandalynn: @cavalierkcs: @wahine08: thank you ladies I'm scared, but cautiously optimistic that I get to be back on one of these boards soon.

I hope the morning sickness is treating you all kindly and will let up soon!!

@wahine08 that's great news!!! Seeing the heartbeat for the first time is kinda emotional!

@wahine08: 3 U/S in 4 weeks wow you are lucky. I am so glad things went well for you.

Just wanted to pop in and say congratulations to you all and wishing you and baby a healthy 9 months!!! I feel like it was just yesterday when we were in your shoes just finding out.. Best wishes!!!

@Punky That's great news!!! How do you think you'll tell family?

@Punky: hooray!!! I'm curious too- how are you spilling the beans? We are waiting until after our appt on Monday so I'm looking for some ideas!

@punky that's a GREAT idea!!!!

@Punky: awesome idea, love it!

I have my appointment tomorrow...eeek, so excited and nervous!