possums - heart rate tends to be it's highest around weeks 7-9 then tapers off to what is considered normal - for us, at 8.5weeks we had a heart rate of 186, at 12 weeks, it was down to 156. anything from 120-180 is considered normal after that point - and will vary depending on what baby is doing at the time - sleepy baby is like sleepy mummy with lower heart rate (gremlin hovers 135/140 while sleeping) - playful baby has higher rate (anything up to 160 when awake)
scan will hopefully be tomorrow - kinda hope the Ob is as understanding as last time and gets my stress levels...
hi possums - yes, I plan to tell friends after the 12 wk scan (though several very close friends already know - I figured if I'd want them to know if something went wrong, then I told them). Sorry i can't help you on the heart rate - I've never actually been told the rate, I've just seen it flashing on screen.
Janie - nice one, it must be so amazing to get to that point in your pregnancy. congrats.
Jen - Pretty much every one knew we were doing IVF and a lot of my close friends knew all the milestones (pick-up, transfer, etc) so a lot of people just needed confimation rather than telling - if you know what I mean. So by around 8 week pretty much everyone we were in regular contact with knew.
Possums - HR for us was around 160 - 170 at 8 weeks then down to 150 - 160 at 12 week and now between 140 - 150 (I think) I can confirm tomorrow.
Scooby - Yep it was me and you're welcome. It's nice to be able to see the list and not be constantly trying to remember everyone...Glad things are going well for you at home. You sound happy.
Everyone else - hiya, belly rubs, foot rubs, back rubs.....ahhhhh back rubs.
AFM - Fornightly Ob appointments from now on so I'm back with Dr. K next week. DH is having a crisis of conscience about his snow-boarding trip to Japan he is supposed to be going on in 2 weeks. I'm totally happy for him to go, but he's worried about leaving me alone. I keep saying that I wont be alone - I'll have my cat and my new kitchen to keep me company, but that doesn't seem to cut it.
I know that I will be fine on my own (I'm literally 5 minutes from the hospital we're booked into), but I don't know how to make him feel ok about it. He really deserves this holiday - he's been working so hard this last year to make everything ok for me with the whole IVF thing and me being pregnant. I know he really wants to go, but can see he's torn.
Anyway - apart form the fact that we now have a 3bedroom house packed into a single room in our house (floors sanded and varnished) and the heat and swelling cankles and sore back - I'm great. Feeling good and had an idea when I was doing my relaxation cd yesterday. I'm going to create a photo diary for each yearfrom when my baby is born and get it made up into a hard cover book (heard of memento?) and then my baby will have one for each year of their life. Thinking about doing a family one as well. To document everything from renovations to weddings to brithdays, holidays, christenings, moving house, whatever. Super excited about it. I'm going to start the family one from Jan 2009 - Dec 2009 and the baby one from birth to birthday +1.
I'm off home to my studio apartment aka: back room crammed with cr*p.
Just a very quick post from me as I am supposed to be packing while waiting for dinner!
Had the 12wk scan today - all is good - baby is measuring at 13wks 1day! I think if Gizmo keeps growing at this rate, we're having it in June not August! Anyway, did NT scan as well - took almost one hour to get enough measurements as Gizmo kept fidgeting about and wanted to be on his/her side and stomach, which is not the right away apparently. Anyway we got enough measurements in the end and went for b/t. Will see OB on Thursday to get the results. Cross your fingers for us
Sorry for no personals. Have an early day tomorrow as I'm travelling interstate for work. Will try to pop back in on Wednesday night if not too tired to catch up.
chez- great news about the scan and fingers crossed all is well with the NT results- must be amazing to have scans when your little one looks more like a baby and less like a little blob
BG - sorry to hear you've had such a rough week and glad things are better for you now- i hope you can get that scan done soon just to reassure
I think if Gizmo keeps growing at this rate, we're having it in June not August! Anyway, did NT scan as well - took almost one hour to get enough measurements as Gizmo kept fidgeting about and wanted to be on his/her side and stomach, which is not the right away apparently. Anyway we got enough measurements in the end and went for b/t. Will see OB on Thursday to get the results. Cross your fingers for us 
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