Have a feeling.....

I dont know why but I have a feeling this is going to be a girl. I dont know if its because I deep down want a girl or if its because it might really be a girl. Everyone I talk to says they think its a girl. So I guess we'll see in a few weeks. Can you believe I'm already almost 13 weeks? Its crazy to me. Time has went so fast. My doctors appointment today went good, I think. I actually got to meet my new doctor thats going to be seeing me from here till the end. I really like him. He was so down to earth. It wasnt like talking to a "doctor" he was just like any other person. He did urine sample, blood work, pap smear, all that good stuff. He didnt check the baby today but I check the heartbeat everyday so I know "its" still fine. Although I dont know if its normal or not but usually the heart beats between 38 and 42 beats in 15 seconds which equals out to be about 152-168 beats per min, today it was only around 34 or 36 which is about 136-144. Does the heartbeat fluctuate? Kind of had me worried that it was a little lower than normal, but I guess not "low" in general by anymeans. Anyways back to the doctor. He said my uterus is "nice in fat" where the words he used. LoL. He said thats great. He told me to make sure I'm eating enough he said never eat not enough. He said he'd like for me to gain another 20-25 lbs with this pregnancy, but he said if I gain more thats fine. He said even if I gain 50lbs its not going to hurt the baby or me. But he explained how much you loss after birth. He broke down everything for me by weight and said you lose anywhere from 20-25lbs a few weeks after birth. So if you gain more than 20-25 lbs you have to deal with getting back into shape and all that. But he told me hes not worried about how much weight I'm gaining. He wants to do the scan to test for downs, and all the other stuff. I personally didnt want to have it done. But he explained the difference between a 1st trimester scan and a 2nd trimester screening. The 1st tri. scan has to be done by 14 weeks. Its an ultrasound where they measure everything to check to see if it has any characteristics of downs syndrome. I told him thats fine but I dont want the triple screen done when I'm in my 2nd trimester. There are too many false positives and theres no need to make myself worry over nothing. Other than that thats about it. Oh he told me to start taking 1/2 a unisom and 1 B6 tablet before bed and as soon as I get up in the morning. He said that should help with the sickness. If not he said buy giner root and peel it like a carrot then shred it with a cheese grater and make hot tea out of it. He said one of the 2 should work. So my ultrasound is on the 17th and then he'll start seeing me every 4 weeks till the end then he'll see me once a week. Thats all for now. Talk to you later. Hugs and luv, Monica.