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First Sonogram! Posted: 09-06-05 16:32pm


Had my first sonogram today! It is confirmed, I am 9 weeks, 5 days today! The baby's heartbeat is 167 bpm. Http://pocketangelssuga rgliders.Com/sugarsnapshots/albums/album01 /babysonogram.Jpg you can see its head on the left, and a little hand on the bottom, its little stubby feet on the right, so cute! Nothing can compare to hearing your baby's heartbeat for the first time, nothing! It was also moving and wiggling so much... I can't believe how active it is! It just amazes me! Due date is april 6th :d Last edited by Pocket Angel on 09-10-05 15:32pm; edited 1 time in total

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Congratulations !!!!! Posted: 09-06-05 21:39pm


Well done you !!! Isn't it great to hear the little beat !!! That's interesting that you know the heart rate, because, apparently you can tell the sex of the baby by the bmp. I forget what rate means what, and it's probably not 100% accurate- but it's fun to speculate !!!!!! You should be able to find out the numbers on one of those online gender prediction quiz things. Have fun !!!!

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Posted: 09-06-05 22:28pm


I cant find the u/s pics

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Can't See Posted: 09-07-05 01:36am


Sorry dear, but I am not able to see the pics at all... You might wanna check it out and let us all know.... By the way congrats!

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Posted: 09-07-05 03:00am


Congratulations!!! Its an amazing experience isn't it!, I had my first last week (12 week), I expected it to be a cool experience but never expected it to be so incredible!. It puts your minds at rest doesn't it?, seeing it move, seeing how big it is etc! I was lucky as my doc was able to record everything onto video, so i've spent the whole weekend showing off my ikkle man to the whole family! :d i heard bout that old wifes tale bout the heartbeat rate showing the sex, but in my case it didn't work, because it said that a rate of 140 or higher means its a girl, my babys was 160 and we saw clearly that he is an ikkle boy!!! :d . My hubby had always said that if it was a boy, we'd find out early hehe, said he'll be like his dad :lol: now i've got to wait about 5 weeks till the next time I see ikkle one :shock: am already getting impatient hehe. Anyway congrats!! And btw I couldn't see your pic either :(

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Posted: 09-07-05 03:45am


Hi again, am trying out this link please let me know if it works, http://photos.Yahoo.Com/ fallenangel8143 if not, copy and paste it, in the babyboo album is a couple of fotos of me and my boy xxxxxx

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Posted: 09-07-05 07:45am

annarella wrote:

hi again, am trying out this link

please let me know if it works,

http://photos.Yahoo.Com/ fallenangel8143

if not, copy and paste it, in the babyboo album is a couple of fotos of me and my boy

xxxxxx

you are so pretty--ooohhh!!!

And you saw sex at 12 weeks--thats wonderful, pretty early huh?

Kewl

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Posted: 09-07-05 07:47am


I have male and female grandbaby--heart rate for the girl 148-157 boy 160-168

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Posted: 09-07-05 08:24am


Congrats pa! I will have my first ultrasound on the 27th. I can hardly wait. So far I have only had two sonograms. My other half's father actually gave him the day off, so he will be going with me for this one. Yeah! I just only hope everything is developing as it should be: 10 fingers, 10 toes, etc. I guess that is a fear any mother has.

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Congrats Posted: 09-07-05 08:31am


Congrats to everyone that is pregnant. I remember the first time I saw my baby I have her sonagram pic hanging on the wall in the nursery. I pray everything goes well for you all!

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Posted: 09-08-05 02:56am


Thanz for the compliment fatfamily!!!!! Yeh I guess i'm lucky that I already know what i'm having, my hubby had asked the doc if everyone could see the sex of their baby as early as this, and he said (slightly showing off I think :d ) it depends how good the doc is at manovering the baby etc. It was really strange the way he did manage to turn the baby around so he could see both sides, and so we could see baby from different angles etc, I think thats the difference because he managed to get to the trun the baby so we were actually looking between its legs, so it was quite obvious he was a boy hehe.

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Girl For Me Posted: 09-08-05 06:50am


Lol :d yeah my husband wanted a boy but when they did the sonogram he was like nope thats defiantly not a boy. Lol

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Posted: 09-08-05 09:23am

annarella wrote:

thanz for the compliment fatfamily!!!!!

Yeh I guess i'm lucky that I already know what i'm having, my hubby had asked the doc if everyone could see the sex of their baby as early as this, and he said (slightly showing off I think :d ) it depends how good the doc is at manovering the baby etc. It was really strange the way he did manage to turn the baby around so he could see both sides, and so we could see baby from different angles etc, I think thats the difference because he managed to get to the trun the baby so we were actually looking between its legs, so it was quite obvious he was a boy hehe.

sweetie, ur doc is a quack then, and you saw the cord, genitals develop at 12-13 weeks. So, you can't see it. Doctors can only give you about 80% at 16 weeks. Most doctors wont even give a guess at 12 weeks.

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Have to Agree Posted: 09-08-05 09:29am


Sorry annarella I have to agree with seksihily. My dr told me the same thing that the genitals of a boy dont grow untill 12-13 wk. So I had my sonogram when I was 18wks and it was a girl.

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Posted: 09-08-05 11:10am


Hiya girls i was kinda waiting for someone to say that my doc is a quack haha, u can ask your doctors all you want when they can tell the sex of a baby etc, I know my doctor, and I trust him. It is certainly not the first time he's told someone what their child is this early, my sister in law for one, and he was right. Don't ask me why all doctors don't tell u so early on, because I don't know, maybe they are not practically good enough (as my doc had to move the baby around to different positions to get a good look at him), or maybe people have always got to know at around 16-20 weeks, so the docs are more concentrated on the other baby aspects, like trans nuchal etc, so they dont bother wasting time looking for the sex. If I could I would prove to u that my doc is right by letting u see the dvd of my scan, where u can see clearly that between his legs that it is no cord unless its a cord is only mm long and wide, considering baby is only 4.5 cm long! Anyway those of u want to believe me can, and those who wish not to, don't, am not that interested (but it does seem to me that the only person who has said that my doc is a quack seems to be the same person that has caused trouble (maybe using wrong word there, but if u have read other threads where this person has wrote her opinion, u might agree) try checking out more sites on pregnancy, and u'd see that the external genitals have clearly developed in 11 week http://my.Webm d.Com/content/article/64/72364.Html if that link doesn't work, try cutting and pasting it. Xxxxxxannarella

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Posted: 09-08-05 11:45am


Annarella, hey I agree with you I saw my baby when I was 14 wks along then he went back when I was 18 wks and sure enough he was right I am having a girl. So I believe you but I dont think that they were saying they didnt believe you just that they thought your doc was a quack. Just remember its your dr so they dont have to believe you.

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Posted: 09-08-05 13:00pm


Thanx angel! I know they don't have to believe me, I mean this is the internet, unfortunately theres no way of knowing if people are telling the truth. Maybe they weren't saying that they didn't believe me, but there are ways of saying things, unless i'm 100% sure of something, I never say something is or isn't right, because I am not a genius or a know it all. How can a normal person with (i believe) no expert medical knowledge say that a doctor is quack, just because they themselves have never heard of someone being told the sex of their child at 12 weeks!. It would have been enough to say 'i've never heard of someone finding out so early, are u sure?' or something like that. Anyway I know my ikkle boys a boy and thats all that matters :d, right angel! :d

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Right Posted: 09-08-05 13:11pm


How right you are. :wink:

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Posted: 09-08-05 13:45pm


That is still so kewl-- i love you guys joanna

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Posted: 09-08-05 14:32pm


Did u pay attention first of all I said that it forms at 11-12 weeks. Which webmd supports, but doctors will not give you a definite, I said it as a warning to not go out a buy a bunch of boy stuff, like I said there is no way a doctor should be so confident of the sex at 12 weeks. If you knew someone would say something why not say that you believe him? No medical knowledge, is that why im going to med term in about 3 hours? And Dr. Spock (who I believe does have medical expertise :roll: ) says "on ultrasound, if your baby is cooperating and is positioned in a favorable way, his or her sex can be identified as early as the 16th to 18th week of your pregnancy." http://www.Dr spock.Com/article/0,1510,5276,00.Html angel~ at 14 weeks it is very rare, and nearly impossible, but has happened before. And as you said yourself you were not given a "its a girl" 100%.