Friday, June 02, 2006

Our Baby's Heartbeat at 13 weeks

We went for Kara's 13 week check up today. We got to hear the heartbeat and was able to record it. The heart is beating at about 150 bpm, the doctor said that was good. Hopefully Kara will start to relax a little more now. The doctor told her she needs more calories and more fluids, about a gallon a day. This is why we were at the Emergency room at Genesys for 4 hours Wednesday night. She was having really bad abdominal pains so we went there just as a precaution. They gave her an IV to get fluids back in her. Apparently dehydration can cause bad cramps and also low potasium, which she had too. We got to hear the baby's heartbeat that night too. I'm thinking maybe Kara just wanted peace of mind to hear the baby a few days early. It's all good though. I was glad to hear it as well. We were a little worried at first though, the R.N. wasn't able to find the heartbeat at first, even he looked worried. He did find it though and it was an unforgettable moment to hear our baby for the first time. So anyways, everything is good and everyone is healthy!!

You can listen to the heartbeat below.
this is an audio post - click to play

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