Good morning!
So I went all worried to the gynie this morning...and as Murphy would have it, there is no blood nor bloody discharge to be seen, though she picked up the blood in my urine still.
The scan went very well. It looks like the blood came from 2 sources & not 1... it is in fact implantation bleeding, but it also seems that I would've had twins, but the second baby never developed past implantation. Since baby moved out of the way a bit, she was able to pick this up.
FHR went up by 40bpm, Baby grew about 4mm. The amniotic sac walls increased in thickness drastically and looked very healthy according to her. In addition my uterus doesn't fold to the front like most women, but it folds over backwards...which was interesting in itself. So the baby's space is elongated & not round.
I must admit, I feel very relieved to have seen the the strong heartbeat & the little growing munchkin.
@Melinda: Holding thumbs that you get a positive scan as well. Sending you lots of baby dust & positive thoughts!
I asked my gynie about ovulation... She explained it quite nicely. She said that the calculation is as follows:
1st day of menstrual period - 14 days = ovulation.
She says that over 90% of women have a luteal phase of 14 days. She says that some women have longer cycles than others, & if you are unsure about when ovulation took place, just count 14 days backward from your LMP.
She said that ovulation is almost always 14 days before a women's period. She says that the follicular phase, i.e. the days BEFORE ovulation might differ from woman to woman. e.g. if a women has a cycle of 32 days, then it will be follicular phase of 17 days, ovulation day, luteal phase of 14 days, period. I hope this make sense.
Hope this helps.
xxx