[Oreobaby]

My appointment is at 9:30 central time this morning.

Will keep you updated on how it goes.

[klt]

thinking of you! I hope everything goes well! kup

[krystal g]

Thinking of you Marci! I know everything's going to be just fine!!!

[*SamF*]

thinking of you and baby!!

[..Penelope..]

Thinking of you and baby!

[MommyLynda]

Good luck today Marci! I'll be thinking of you and your LO.

[Mama Chemist 73]

hope your appt went well.

[Oreobaby]

It did go well...it seems again, I was stressing about nothing.

Baby's strong heart beat is 155 bpm.

She gave me the rec that would test the baby for spinal and chromosonal problems. I'm not sure how we are going to deal with that, DH and I talked about it on the way home, and he said if the baby had Down Syndrome, he would want me to abort it, and I know that I couldn't do that. I never thought that he would think that way... So it's a hard problem for me and I don't know how to go about it.

Anyway, I have only gained about a pound and a half, so the dr. is good with that...I am hoping that at some point I start to gain though, because I am beginning to worry that I'm starving my baby or something.

Thanks for all your kind thoughts and prayers...I will try to be less paranoid in the future, but I can't make any promises.

[Gaby&Emmy'sMama]

glad your appointment went well sweety

regarding 'starving' the baby - the baby will take all the nutrients he/she needs, FIRST, so the person missing out is you.... lol it's the only person I don't mind stealing my food

[starrsgirl]

Yeah, don't worry about the weight gain at all! I'm doing research on caloric requirements for pregnant women for my masters degree and basically you don't need that many extra calories to support pregnancy (only 10 percent more when you get in the 2nd/3rd tri) and many women in the US and Canada eat WAY too much....period. ACOG recently revised their weight guidelines for pregnant women and recommended that we gain less weight than they recommended before. I don't think you are starving the baby...just try to focus on getting healthy foods.

[..Penelope..]

Yay for hearing baby's heartbeat!!!!!

I'm not what to say about the testing. I decided I didn't want any done, since I already had enough to worry about, and so Jeff and I never discussed scenarios. I hope you and DH can talk it out.

About the worrying...don't feel silly, or that you need to apologize. We understand!

[baby4me?]

Glad to hear everything went well!!

[JessP]

I am so glad your appointment went well. That is wonderful. I hope all the tests turn out great and there is nothing to worry about. I wouldn't worry about the weight thing the baby takes what it needs from you. You will just suffer .

[MommyLynda]

YAY! Glad to hear the appt went well. I'm sorry your conversation with DH was conflicting about what to do if there is something wrong with the baby. I hope you two can work things out so you can have peace of mind. I hope all the tests results come back great!

[Patriciamomofboys]

I'm glad your appointment went well!

[sportsmom2]

So glad your appointment went well. Don't worry too much over the conversation with your DH. Cross that bridge only if you need to. Men have a much harder time dealing with things like that. I'm sure there is nothing to worry about!! Enjoy your Christmas!!