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A Moment of Concern at my Prenatal Appointment

At my last prenatal doctor’s appointment I was at seventeen weeks.  My sister was at my house taking care of the kids, so I enjoyed reading a book as I waited.  I was having to wait longer than usual, and I was getting impatient.  Finally the doctor came in.

This was supposed to be a short doctor visit. After I told her that I hadn’t had any problems, I lay down for her to find the baby’s heart beat with the Doppler.  She searched and searched, but could not find it.  Except for the time I miscarried, this had never happened to me before.  The doctor kept saying she wasn’t worried, that she knew she’d find it, but ten minutes later, she still couldn’t hear the heart beat.

During this time I remember thinking, “This is when I should be getting concerned,” but actually I didn’t feel worried about it.  There was a fleeting prayer and the thought that if this baby died I would be okay, but, really, I KNEW I had been feeling movement and that’s what I kept thinking about.

Finally, the doctor gave up and said she was going to send me to the sonographer to get a record of the baby’s heartbeat.  After she left, I realized that this really could be a repeat of my last pregnancy that ended in miscarriage.  I quickly called my husband and let him know.  I just wanted someone to pray for me.  Thankfully, they didn’t make me wait long.

I lay down to get the sonogram, and right away the tech showed me the baby and said, “There’s the heart beat!  Wait a minute.  That was fast.  No wonder the doctor couldn’t get the heart beat on the Doppler.  Your baby is really moving around in there!”  I knew I was feeling movement!  Then she asked me, “Do you want to know if it’s a boy or girl?”

“YES.”  Actually, I was dying to know.

“It’s a boy,” she said.  I felt as if I knew it was a boy all along.  After all, Grace did pray for a boy!  So, Lord willing, Little Jason will have a baby brother.  We are thrilled!

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Esther

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37 Comments Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: pregnancy

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  1. Vicki says

    July 1, 2011 at 7:10 am

    Praise God that ended well and God gave an answer to prayer for your little son. I have 5 kids myself (much older than yours)- it is a great blessing to have lots of kids.

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  2. Danna says

    July 1, 2011 at 7:11 am

    Wow, this post brought tears to my eyes! I am so incredibly happy that all is well with your little babe! I am also happy to hear that you felt such peace. Congratulations on. Finding out that you are having a little boy! He is such a gift from God and I am so happy for you and your family.

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  3. Mari says

    July 1, 2011 at 7:28 am

    Oh congratulations, Esther! Of course, it would be wonderful if it was a girl, too, but how exciting that it’s a boy 🙂
    I agree with Danna that it’s great to hear you had such peace. This is such an encouraging post.

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  4. Robin says

    July 1, 2011 at 7:49 am

    Congratulations – what good news!

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  5. Dana says

    July 1, 2011 at 8:02 am

    I’m so happy for your family! Congratulations!

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  6. Mrinda says

    July 1, 2011 at 8:14 am

    How exciting!!! So happy for you guys!

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  7. Elizabeth Grimes says

    July 1, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Congratulation!!! 🙂

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  8. ArtsyNina says

    July 1, 2011 at 8:50 am

    Congratulations! A boy!

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  9. Dr Momi says

    July 1, 2011 at 9:17 am

    Yea for boys! My next grandbaby due in Aug. is a boy. What are you going to name him?

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  10. Letters From Home says

    July 1, 2011 at 9:41 am

    Congratulations! Glad it’s all going well for you.

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  11. Nancy says

    July 1, 2011 at 9:48 am

    Whew, so relieved, Esther. Happy for you and Jason. 🙂

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  12. Jessica K says

    July 1, 2011 at 10:10 am

    Yay! I love my sweet little boy! Well, he is not so little, he is 13! Congratulations!!! Wooohing and following!

    Jessica K
    http://mom4real.blogspot.com

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  13. Sarita Edgerton says

    July 1, 2011 at 10:18 am

    Yea! Glad everything is ok!

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  14. aurie says

    July 1, 2011 at 10:29 am

    Congrats 🙂 I’m so glad that the baby is healthy and that you are too!!

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  15. ashley says

    July 1, 2011 at 10:41 am

    CONGRATS! Glad all is well!

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  16. Rachel says

    July 1, 2011 at 11:02 am

    I am so happy that all is well with your little boy. Congratulations!

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  17. Gabe says

    July 1, 2011 at 11:03 am

    Congratulations on another boy! How fun! I’m so glad things went well, even though you had a scare! I had a similar thing happen at about 15/16 weeks with #3, doc could not find the heartbeat at all, said we needed a sonogram, patted my leg and mentioned calling my hubby. 30 min later we were looking at the heartbeat of a healthy baby that had hidden himself up as high as he could, he still enjoys playing tricks on us!

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  18. Marie says

    July 1, 2011 at 11:22 am

    Yay! So happy that is all is well. We’ll keep praying that it stays so and a healthy baby boy joins your family late this fall.

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  19. Anri-Louise says

    July 1, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    I am so glad to hear all is going well! Congratulations.

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  20. Heather says

    July 1, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    So glad they found the heartbeat. Reading this brought tears to my eyes as I was reliving the moment.

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  21. Ken Barnes says

    July 1, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    Cooler heads than mine are managing this project ! I’m tickled to death for you li’l cuzzin ! You take care of little Homer. That just is some kind of great! You did GOOD !!!!!

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  22. Melanie says

    July 1, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    Such good news!!! I’m so glad for you!!! 🙂

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  23. Melissa says

    July 1, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    Yeah for baby #5 and boy #2!!! Isn’t it a blessing each time you get to the hear the heartbeat! One of the best sounds in the world. Did you get pictures too?

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  24. Danielle says

    July 1, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    So happy for you!!!!!!! Woo hoo! Praise God for that great news. And he’s an active one! You’ll have to sign him up for swim team when he’s older. 🙂

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  25. Carla says

    July 1, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Oh, Congratulations! I’m so glad all is well! It’s so exciting to know the gender…and I love hearing that little heart beat too!

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  26. Shannon says

    July 1, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    Awwww- yay!!! Congratulations on your sweet little guy! Sounds like he will be an energetic handful:) Hugs to you!

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  27. Audrey's Mom says

    July 3, 2011 at 12:11 am

    Wonderful news! Those first movements always felt like gas to me. Glad you can tell!

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  28. bonny says

    July 4, 2011 at 1:45 pm

    yay! congrats!!! 🙂

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  29. Jacquelyn Sill says

    July 6, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    Praise the Lord that your baby is healthy and growing in his hidden place. Blessings.

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  30. Pamela says

    July 7, 2011 at 10:21 am

    I’m rejoicing with you on a healthy baby boy. What a blessing!

    Pamela

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  31. Amanda says

    July 7, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    That’s wonderful to hear. Praise God!

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  32. Ruth says

    July 7, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Yay! Congratulations on your little boy! I’m so happy to hear everything is OK. I, too went in for an ultrasound 2 weeks ago, after a whole week of spotting. (I was 29 weeks at the time.) Everything was OK though. When the ultrasound technician asked if I wanted to know the sex of the baby, I was SOOOOO tempted. But my husband didn’t want to know, and I didn’t think I could keep the secret from him if I knew! So, we have to wait another 9 weeks to find out if I’m growing a little boy or girl.

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  33. Mary says

    July 12, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    What a terrifying moment. I’m so glad you felt peace through it all. What a great gift at a time that you needed it. Congratulations on the baby boy.

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  34. the purple lady says

    July 17, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    I am so glad for you. one of my friends had a moment like that and they found out the baby had a heart problem. Long story short– the baby died at 8 months old this past week. You are very blessed.

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  35. Susan Evans says

    October 20, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    I know you wrote this three months ago, but my eyes are full of tears as I read this. I’m so glad you had peace about it because of the movement.

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  36. Fawn says

    January 3, 2012 at 7:40 pm

    I love that Grace prayed for a boy. So sweet.

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