7 weeks

I'm 7 weeks pregnant today and baby chick is the size of a blueberry!! I had my first appointment today, I saw the NP Melissa. She was very nice and sweet. She went over my family history and my medical history. She suggested that since there is a family history of Downs Syndrome on Steve'e side of the family and mental retardation on my side of the family, that we see a genetic counselor. And also, since there is a family history of genetic disorders, she also thinks that my insurance will cover first trimester screening. Since there is no harm to the baby or me, and insurance will cover it, there is no reason not to have it done. Plus it is an extra chance to see baby chick. On that note, I also got to schedule my first ultrasound...1 week from today!!! I'm so excited to see baby chick!!

I also signed up for a clinical trial. It is a gender study to see if a lab is able to find a new marker in bloodwork that will determine the baby's gender. I don't know if we will get to find out early, but its a cool opportunity anyway! I know how hard it is to enroll patients in a clinical trial and I get a $25 gift card to Target. I will do the bloodwork for this study next week when I go back in for the ultrasound.

So todays visit went well. Lots of questions, lots of paperwork, a pelvic exam, peeing in a cup and 7 vials of blood! During my pelvic exam, she said that my uterus is already starting to grow!!! Yeah!

So genetic counselor appt, study bloodwork and 1st ultrasound on April 20th. Appointment with OB and hearing the heartbeat on May 11. I will have appointments every 4 weeks from now until 32 weeks, alternating between the OB and NP.