17 weeks!
Week 17 of this high-risk pregnancy, and another great appointment yesterday! I’m still taking things week by week, but it’s encouraging to hear “your cervix is looking stable.” As many of you already know, I have uterus didelphys and had to have my cervix sewn shut at 19-20 weeks with my daughter Hannah. So my doctors are watching me week by week, this time, to see if that happens again. This was week two.
The benefit… I get to see my baby A LOT more than someone with a normal pregnancy. And that’s really fun, especially when it’s moving around!
Head and 5 little fingers. 🙂 Hi there!
Plus, for the last couple of weeks I’ve actually been able to feel the baby move! Little flutters for now, but they are getting stronger. And I LOVE it!
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I’d feel if my cervix acted differently, and didn’t shorten so early this time around. You don’t want to have surgery if you don’t need it. But I’m also convinced that the cerclage kept Hannah in for 38 weeks. I feel like I would constantly worry that this baby will come MUCH sooner or I’ll have to go on bed rest if I don’t get the cerclage this time around. I, honestly, think I would be more stressed out.
I’ll have to talk about these things with my doctor. She’s very good at helping me to calm my fears.
You see, in the end, I’m selfish. If you have to go on bed rest, you have to go on bed rest. It’s not the end of the world. But I want the full 12 weeks of maternity leave with my new baby and family. I don’t want it to get cut short because mommy was sick.
2 more scheduled appointments left, and then we’ll see where we go from there. We have until I’m 24 weeks along to put the cerclage in.
P.S. Still wondering what we’re having? I’ll tell you Friday. 😉
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