Tuesday this week was fantastic, hearing the heartbeat of our new baby for the very first time. The appointment with the midwife went well, but was pretty standard really. She asked how Amelia was feeling etc and took a few notes and booked her in again for a few weeks afetr our scan today before asking if we wanted to hear the heartbeat. Of course we did!
She did warn us that it may be difficult at this stage to actually pick it up and so we shouldn't worry if she couldn't find it but that didn't stop the tense moments when there was nothing but a deathly silence for what felt like an eternity. 2 or 3 times she picked up Amelia's pulse and it looked like we were out of luck, which would have been a disaster. There was no way we would have left that room in a clear state of mind had we not heard the heart beat. It would have made the next 3 days unbearable.
However, just as we were beginning to worry, and I could see Amelia's eyes welling up with fear, there was a much faster beat over the device and we were told there it was, our baby's heartbeat! It was brilliant hearing it for the first time!
Now we can't wait for the scan. Seeing it for the first time is going to be absolutely amazing! I hope, and I'm sure it is, that everything is perfect and this is a huge stage for us.
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