Ultrasound Pain!

We had our first ultrasound yesterday, and I wanted to follow all of the directions. I drank 32 oz of water in the timeframe. My appointment was at 5, but by 4:20 I couldn’t hold it any longer, so I went to the bathroom. I felt so guilty that I drank another 32 oz of water super fast.

By 4:45 when I arrived at the clinic, I couldn’t sit down. The tech asked me if I was ok on our walk to the room, and with tears I said I really had to go to the bathroom. She let me go enough to relieve some of the pressure pains. Even though my husband wasn’t there, we went ahead with the abdominal ultrasound, so I could fully go to the bathroom. As soon as my bladder was on the screen she was amazed at how full it was! Guess I didn’t need the extra water after all! She clicked a bunch of photos that didn’t show much (ovaries basically). I was finally able to urinate and was so happy!! That was a horrible pain and made the experience not enjoyable at all!

I used the bathroom three times before my husband arrived at 5 (the original appt time). We then did the internal ultrasound and it was amazing!!! At 8w2d, our little one was all wiggles!! We heard the heartbeat (174) and saw such a stunningly clear image.

I would happily have internal ultrasounds the whole pregnancy if it means actually enjoying the experience!