So, I still don’t feel awesome… But, they squeezed me in early and the cervix measurement was just under 3 cm. Everything looks great! What a relief!! No surgery for me! (This week anyway)
I feel a little like the girl who cried wolf… but everyone at the hospital assured me that they’d rather me come in and it be nothing, than not say anything and it be something really bad. They’re right… my baby is not worth that risk.
Why am I still experiencing some pain? A couple of guesses… this little guy is growing fast!
Great profile shot… head is on the right.. body to the left.
He’s measuring in the 89th percentile for growth. They’re guessing he weighs around 12 ounces. Because he’s growing so quickly, my uterus is accommodating by stretching, and that’s causing more round ligament pain than I’ve experienced thus far. Round ligament pain can be a shooting pain that travels places you really don’t want to think about.
Also right now, he’s head down. I’d prefer he stay that way, but we’ll see. He apparently is quite the mover. He would not sit still for the ultrasound. I can guarantee I’m going to be sore tomorrow based on the amount of pushing and prodding we had to do to get the pictures we needed. So, it’s very likely he’s also been punching and kicking my cervix, which like round ligament pain, is not a joyful experience.
He had a great heartbeat, all of his organs were in tact, every finger and toe was accounted for and he had normal measurements in every area they looked.
The doctor said he looks perfect. It looks like I’m off the hook for another week!
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