Posted by April on June 09, 2003 at 09:54:04:
Hi. I had my first doc. visit on Friday and to my suprise they did an vaginal ultra sound. The doctor told me she does that for all first visits, to find a heartbeat, and make sure that the baby is in the uterus. Anyway she found a heartbeat, which she said was strong. But she then told me that I was about a week and a half behind what they thought based on my LMP. I am not sure how this could be becuase my DH and I used an ovulation kit and I know when I ovulated. According to that date I should be at 7 weeks gestation tomorrow, but the doctor is saying it appears that I am only 6 weeks. She also said that she could not give me a due date until she did a second ultra sound in 2 weeks to get a better idea of how far along I am. I don't have that long of a cycle, between 29-31 days, so I am really confused about the discrepency. Has anyone else encountered this? And has anyone not been given a due date because of this? She kept saying everything was fine, but it has made me wonder. Thanks for any advice.
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