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Re: 9 weeks LMP and 6 weeks gestation...dr. appt tomorrow

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:42:36 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 13 Jun 2000, MaryJ wrote: >
>This is my first pregnancy (very excited) and I go to see my doctor
>tomorrow for my first check up. What kind of work will be done and can
>they hear the heartbeat at 6 weeks gestation or is it still too soon??
>(she is not doing an ulatrasound tomorrow.....how soon is an ultrasound
>usually performed?)
>Also - does anyone know of any good exercise websites for pregnant
>women? I used to run and have stopped since I became pregnant - i'm
>currently walking and using the stair master. Any exercise info would
>also be helpful.
>Thanks!
>
>--
>MaryJoan
>

I am unsure about your dates. Are you using genetic dating, which is 2 weeks shorter than standard dating (i.e., pregnancy is 38 weeks long, counting from conception, rather than 40 weeks long, counting from the LMP)?

If you are 9 weeks from your LMP, then your doctor is unlikely to hear the fetal heart tones, though the heart did begin to beat at around 6 weeks from the LMP (referred to as estimated gestational age, EGA). We don't count on hearing it until 10 weeks EGA, and even then, we frequently miss it, and have to use the ultrasound.

I suspect that OB/GYN Net has something on exercise, though I don't for sure. Walking and the stairmaster are both good, as is swimming, stationary bikeing, low impact aerobics and even jogging since you were doing that before your pregnancy.

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