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April 27, 2011 - 13 Weeks |
| Posted on April 28, 2011 |
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I'm approaching the end of the first trimester. The second trimester officially begins at 13+4 (13 weeks, 4 days). I had my first High Risk OB appointment today. My High Risk OB (also referred to as MFM, maternal-fetal medicine, or perinatologist) is Dr. Tabsh. He is the Director of OBGYN at the UCLA School of Medicine. He is a doctor that is high in demand. I had a 7:30pm appointment with him, but didn't see him until close to midnight. But he is brilliant, to say the least. Together with my regular OB, Dr. Johnson, we're hoping to make it to at least 32 weeks if not term at 37 weeks. Unfortunately, I have to be on a daily injectable blood thinner for the remainder of this pregnancy, and all future pregnancies. :( I will be seeing Dr. Tabsh weekly and Dr. Johnson once a month. As I get closer to term, I will be going in multiple times a week. Now is a good time to get chummy with the front office and the nursing staff. Snowflake is now measuring 3.8 inches from crown to rump (head to butt). I know the above says the baby should be 4.7 inches. But those measurements say what the baby should be at the end of 13 weeks. I am just starting my 13th week. At this appointment Snowflake was being incredibly cute and showing off his/her broadway skills by "Defying Gravity." Get it? Yup, little Snowflake is hanging out, upside down. |