joanna0110
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Hi Ladies,
Had my first MW app today. After all the usual form filling I told her i had heard the heart beat two days ago - which she thought was rather clever of me and because of this she said she would have a feel and maybe a listen. Hopped on the bed and she felt my tummy - starting from the pelvis bone working her way up she found the top of my uterus just below my tummy button - which i knew from self examination. I said thats the top of my uterus isn't it - she nodded - and replied that is not measuring as a 9wk old uterus and are you sure you have your dates right - thing is i'm positive - there is only one day it could have been.
She found the heart beat with relative ease although only breifly - thing is it was on the opposite side that i found it: It was really to the left, she found quite a way to the right. Aside from this i tell her that after three children this has been by far the worse for pregnancy symptoms, morning sickness, fatique like i've never known, headaches, a cold for 5 wks. She agreed hieghtened symtoms could be a sign of twims. The other thing that has had me worried from the start is that from 4 weeks i have had stretching pains - which i know are normal but have never experienced them before. These subsided by week 7, but have started again above my pelvic bone. I bought clothes a size bigger two weeks ago and they are already beginning to feel tight, although i have only put on 2lbs.
Anyway I know i am going on a bit so i'll finish with that i have just used my doppler to see if i could get two different heart rates. I found first exactly where i found it the last three times on left side, the highest reading i had was 154 - but i know it was higher but couldn't get a clearer reading. Searched the right side and found another one reading 174 - very clear heartbeat and reading!!!
There are twins in the family, my auntie has twins and her father is a twin both fraternal. I am getting far too excited whilst my hubby is looking rather worried!
MW parting words were that I had a scan in two weeks and will have to wait til then - two whole weeks!!!
Anyone else had a high uterus for dates - or experienced twins - any comments welcome
Had my first MW app today. After all the usual form filling I told her i had heard the heart beat two days ago - which she thought was rather clever of me and because of this she said she would have a feel and maybe a listen. Hopped on the bed and she felt my tummy - starting from the pelvis bone working her way up she found the top of my uterus just below my tummy button - which i knew from self examination. I said thats the top of my uterus isn't it - she nodded - and replied that is not measuring as a 9wk old uterus and are you sure you have your dates right - thing is i'm positive - there is only one day it could have been.
She found the heart beat with relative ease although only breifly - thing is it was on the opposite side that i found it: It was really to the left, she found quite a way to the right. Aside from this i tell her that after three children this has been by far the worse for pregnancy symptoms, morning sickness, fatique like i've never known, headaches, a cold for 5 wks. She agreed hieghtened symtoms could be a sign of twims. The other thing that has had me worried from the start is that from 4 weeks i have had stretching pains - which i know are normal but have never experienced them before. These subsided by week 7, but have started again above my pelvic bone. I bought clothes a size bigger two weeks ago and they are already beginning to feel tight, although i have only put on 2lbs.
Anyway I know i am going on a bit so i'll finish with that i have just used my doppler to see if i could get two different heart rates. I found first exactly where i found it the last three times on left side, the highest reading i had was 154 - but i know it was higher but couldn't get a clearer reading. Searched the right side and found another one reading 174 - very clear heartbeat and reading!!!
There are twins in the family, my auntie has twins and her father is a twin both fraternal. I am getting far too excited whilst my hubby is looking rather worried!
MW parting words were that I had a scan in two weeks and will have to wait til then - two whole weeks!!!
Anyone else had a high uterus for dates - or experienced twins - any comments welcome