firstly, Laney your scan sounds just about identical to my 18-19 week one. I have all the screen shots and just looked up all the measurements, some were 4 days behind EDD (and I know when I OV'd) and some were 4 days ahead, leading to up to an 8 day disprecency which is COMPLETELY NORMAL!! The measurements are all based on averages and no baby is the same so variation ahead and behind will happen to most bubs. I can understand you wanting the doc to say 'what a big boy!' and that you'll worry about anything and everything (I know I do), but honestly, it really does sound perfectly normal and fine. Try and relax and know you'll get more reassurance in 2 weeks time.
Welcome Teagz. I agree, some people just don't have their priorities in order when it comes to having babies. I heard other women complaining bitterly about getting cellulite during pregnancy. aaagg.
Paula, don't feel bad about wanting a girl... I will be happy either way though I sort of hope for a boy (even though first time round I really wanted a girl) I think it's natural to have preferences but you know yourself you'll love the baby equally no matter what. Also, if you're interested in OPKs there's a lot of info as to how they work on the net, I found them useful for me as they did pinpoint O and I could correlate them to my chart.
Helen, congrats on the great scan and looong cervix!!!
Lan, I've sometimes thought that if this pregnancy goes perfect I'd like to be one of those women who has only one U/S at 20 weeks and just spends the rest of the pregnancy relaxing and not worrying... but I don't think it's realistic for me, I would just worry too much! I think dating scan, 12 week and 20 week is about the minimum I could do.
Well ladies I've had a nasty couple of days On monday night we were making dinner and I started to feel ill very suddenly, couldn't eat much and had to go to bed. Got up the next day and felt worse, vomiting and had a headache. So I went into medical and after ages (I thought everyone was back from holidays but no!) the doc said it was probably just the heat (though I work in AC) and to take the rest of the week off and rest. So i spent pretty much all day in bed yesterday plus a full night's sleep (can't remember when I've had that much sleep!!) but I still feel a bit shaky. Thankfully I had a scan and a MW appt today anyway, so though it was unpleasant to drag myself to the hospital it was good for the reassurance.
The scan was great, bub is getting so big and chubby!!! She said it's growing beautifully, blood flow is still good (big relief), cervix long but she said it's still too early to see the state of the scar, so the birth is still a big question mark. The MW said as long as I can keep fluids down things should be fine.
Funny thing is the head circumference size was 2 weeks 3 days ahead, and last night I dreamt I had a girl by C-section and she had a massive head!!! In average bub is measuring 4 days ahead (though I never change the dates as I know when I O'd) so all is going really well.
Anyway, I'm off to bed again. It's going to be 36 today, I'm so glad we put in evaporative cooling last year, otherwise I think I would have gone to work and just curled up under my desk!!!
On monday night we were making dinner and I started to feel ill very suddenly, couldn't eat much and had to go to bed. Got up the next day and felt worse, vomiting and had a headache. So I went into medical and after ages (I thought everyone was back from holidays but no!) the doc said it was probably just the heat (though I work in AC) and to take the rest of the week off and rest. So i spent pretty much all day in bed yesterday plus a full night's sleep (can't remember when I've had that much sleep!!) but I still feel a bit shaky. Thankfully I had a scan and a MW appt today anyway, so though it was unpleasant to drag myself to the hospital it was good for the reassurance.
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