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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Healthy Heartbeats

Tuesday we went to the doctor's office again for another ultrasound. The babies were almost twice the size as last week. And, the most amazing thing I have every experienced: we got to hear their heartbeats and see their tiny hearts pumping on the ultrasound screen!


Baby A


One baby was closer to the ultrasound, so it was a little easier to see. Baby A measured .59 cm (about 1/4 of an inch!) and had a heartbeat of 120 beats per minute. The baby is the bean-looking ball in the center of the black circle. The part to the right of the bean is the yolk sac and the placenta is starting to form. It's hard to see in this picture, but the doctor pointed out the umbilical chord forming too.

Baby B


The other baby is harder to see because it is further away from the ultrasound. We got to hear Baby B's heartbeat as well, the doctor measured it at 115 beats per minute and the baby was .58 cm.

The doctor said all looked well and we graduated to a regular OB/GYN! We feel like we've passed one milestone... with many more to go! It's an exciting experience! I feel tired daily, especially since school started again. That's okay though, because it means the babies are getting stronger every day.

4 comments:

  1. Yay for graduating to you OB/GYN! Jackson's heartbeat was 114 bpm at 6 weeks, maybe Baby B is a little boy:)

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  2. I wouldn't mind a little girl and a little boy :)

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  3. How beautiful!!!! Twins are SOOO much fun! I highly recommend the forums on twinsmagazine.com
    The Mar/Apr '10 boards may not be active yet, but it was a great resource for me during pregnancy and after. And - an April due date is awesome because you miss the summer while being gi-normous! Congrats again - I look forward to hearing about the journey!!!!!

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  4. Congradulations! I'm so incredibly happy for you, and am praying for your family of four!

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