On February 18th, Kyle and I had our first prenatal appointment with a midwife. It was at this appointment we received a big folder full of literature on pregnancy and everything you need to know about having a baby. It was all a bit overwhelming, exciting, and surreal all at the same time. The midwife was super nice and made both of us feel very comfortable and well informed. I had some routine tests and blood work done, but the most exciting moment of this visit was the chance to hear our baby’s heartbeat. I think I was only 9 weeks along at this point, so we were told there was a chance that we would not be able to pick it up. I remained hopeful though because I really wanted to hear that heartbeat to know that everything with our little one was ok. She put that jelly stuff on my tummy and had this little handheld monitor with a wand that she used to try and locate the heartbeat. It took her probably a good minute and I began to get discouraged until all of a sudden, there it was. A very fast and strong little heartbeat! What an incredible moment. At our last ultrasound we got to see the heartbeat, but couldn’t hear it. This was an all new amazing experiencing! Sure enough, our little baby was in there alive and well! It was such a joyous moment and one I will never forget! We also had another check up appointment about 4 weeks later and got to hear the heartbeat again – they check the heartbeat at every appointment which is super exciting. The first appointment the heartbeat was around 170 and the second appointment it was down to 148. We were told that at 9 weeks the baby’s heart was at the early stages of development so it would beat faster. I thought that was pretty interesting. Myth has it that if the baby’s heart rate is 140 or above you’re having a girl and if it is below 140 it’s a boy…but I’m pretty sure that is still a myth! haha! We will know soon enough.
Kyle was able to record the heartbeat at the first and second appointments and we have uploaded them at the link below if you want to give it a listen.
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