A few minutes later, the doctor came around the curtain, pulling it back around after him for Nigel's privacy. "Hi, Nigel. I'm Dr. Richardson. So, I hear that you fainted." "Yeah. I don't know why, though. I mean, I just had a doctor's appointment this morning, and she said that my vitals were okay. It's not that I got up too fast, because I had been standing for ten minutes prior to fainting." "Hmm. Okay. Let's check you out." "Will you check my baby also? I'm 7 weeks pregnant. I'm worried that something might have happened to it when I passed out." "Sure. We'll check your baby after we check you, okay?" "Okay." The paramedics had already asked Nigel to get into a hospital gown so Dr. Richardson could properly examine him, and he stuck electrodes all over Nigel's chest. The EKG started to beep normally, and occasionally would have an irregular beep when Nigel's heart skipped.
Dr. Richardson took his vitals again, and started to gently feel around Nigel's chest. When he got to the sensitive spot, Nigel inhaled sharply. "That hurt?" "A little bit. But that's been sore for a few weeks." "Okay. We'll check that out in a little bit." He moved down lower, and gently felt around Nigel's stomach. "Well, you are about 7-8 weeks. I'll get an ultrasound machine in here, and we'll check things out." He stepped out, and came back in a few minutes later with what looked like a computer. "Oh. Is it like a computer?" "Kinda. But we can't use the internet on it. I'll use this transducer, and put it on your waist. It'll send out sound waves, and those waves will give us images of your insides and your baby. It's a harmless procedure." "Okay." He put a little gel on the end of the transducer, and put it on Nigel's lower abdomen. He smoothed the gel around for a few seconds, and pressed down. He angled it a little bit, and typed something on the keyboard. Nigel struggled to catch a glimpse of the screen, and the doctor noticed. "Just hold on. I need to take some measurements first, then I'll show you where everything is." He lay back on the bed, and waited for Dr. Richardson to finish examining the images. "Okay, Nigel. You ready to see your baby?" "Yeah."
He turned the monitor, and Nigel gasped. There on the screen was a little being. "That's your baby, Nigel. That blinking spot right there, that's the baby's heart beating. And the little line that looks like beads is the baby's spine. How does it feel to see your baby? Is this the first time?" "Yeah, it is. I can't believe that's inside me. It's surreal. But amazing at the same time." "Yeah. That's the reaction I get from most parents. It never gets any less amazing, no matter how many times you do it." "I'll bet." They ran some more tests on Nigel, and moved him into a room.