Babysteps

I love my GP because she is a hypochondriac. I had merely to suggest that I am nervous about this pregnancy because of last time and she didn't hesitate to write me a referral for an early ultrasound.

Normally in Australia we are only able to get one ultrasound through the entire pregnancy (and you have to wait until 20 weeks to get that!). If you choose to do the down syndrome testing (which we didn't choose with Champ) you also get one at 12 weeks. I did actually manage to squeeze two more ultrasounds in when I was pregnant with Champ though due to spotting at 4 and 8 weeks, so I do have 3 sets of pictures of him before he was born.

But now, due to the kindness of my doctor, I am booked for an early ultrasound at 6.5 weeks! I can not wait. I just hope that this pregnancy sticks around that long.

So the plan is to take this pregnancy in the following baby steps:

• Hold my breath until I pass the marker of my last miscarriage. Then breath.
• Then hold again until the early ultrasound. Then breath.
• Hold once more until the 12 weeks screening test (I want it this time only because I feel like I need the reassurance, not for the actual screening reason). Then breath.

Hopefully I will pass all these points without passing out and I hope that I can breathe normally after this point.