Many home pregnancy tests claim to be accurate as early as the first day of a missed period — or even before. You’re likely to get more accurate results, however, if you wait until after the first day of your missed period.
As a nurse, I have always thought of my job as purely medical. Performing tests, doing physical assessments, carrying out doctors’ orders – to name some of my obvious responsibilities. Never in my wildest dreams would I have added “blogger” to that list.
“Is that my baby’s heartbeat?” is a question that I hear almost every time I perform an ultrasound. The fetal (baby’s) heartbeat is an important indicator that everything is progressing as it should and a question that most parents want to be answered.
Hi, it’s Tresa again with the next installment of the ultrasound series. Just to remind everyone, there are 3 questions that I will find the answer to when I perform an ultrasound.
HERE AT CROSSROADS PREGNANCY CENTER, WE OFFER FREE, LIMITED OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUNDS. I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WHAT THIS MEANS TO OUR CLIENTS. I HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TOPIC IN A 4-PART POST.
The estimated population of the earth is 7.8 billion people. But there is only 1 you in the entire world. Think about that. No one else looks, acts, or thinks exactly like you. No one has had the same experiences that you’ve had.
Just some thoughts about life right now. I’m really glad to be back to work, even if there are no patients right now. I think that it is important to remember why Crossroads is here. It’s to affirm the beauty and reality of life and to do that through the example of Jesus Christ
Here is another round-up of online resources and activities for your littles. With so many now staying safe at home, there is an abundance of things out there.
Some of us wait for that pregnancy test result. Three minutes. How many lines? Then when it’s positive, we wait many weeks and months to see that baby. Those in the last trimester right now probably feel pretty anxious —not just for the arrival of the child, but what is here when the baby arrives.
Because of the current Coronavirus Crisis, Crossroads has made some changes to our in-office services and appointments. Our medical clinics, offering confirmation of pregnancy and STD testing, will reopen on April 1st in Lewistown and April 2nd in Huntingdon.
If you take a pregnancy test early, there may not be enough hCG present and you may get a false negative. Try to wait at least one day after the first day of your missed period.
A fetal ultrasound is a procedure done during pregnancy that reveals an image of the pregnancy in the uterus. It’s a safe way to check the health of a potential pregnancy. The ultrasound may be done either on the woman or patient's abdomen (trans-abdominal) or in the vagina (trans-vaginal).
Whether you want to learn more about your pregnancy or need help preparing for parenting, Crossroads offers material support when you attend our no-cost prenatal and parenting classes. We want to help you find the materials you need to feel supported and equipped for this season.
