24 weeks with Hannah 24 weeks with baby boy
Oh my how my stomach muscles have deteriorated… NO… I’m not having twins! But this is my second pregnancy, and my poor stomach muscles just aren’t the same. I’m a little bigger at 24 weeks with this pregnancy than with my daughter! My fear is: what the heck am I going to look like come full term?! I suppose we’ll all find out soon enough. Ugh.
I had my last post-op check up this week, and my cerclage still looks great! Hooray! Moving forward, I now have several growth measurements to look forward to. More pictures of my baby! Who doesn’t love that?!
Women with Uterus Didelphys typically have smaller uteri. What should have formed into one uterus, has remained two. In my case, they are each about half the size of a normal uterus. Because of this, doctors watch to make sure your baby continues to grow. Since babies in a smaller uterus can sometimes run out of room, these can also measure small.
Hannah was small. She was full term, arriving at 38 weeks, but weighed only 5 lbs. 10.5 oz, and was 18 inches long. The pediatrician put her in the 5-10 percentile for just about every measurement. At 18 months, she’s now up to the 50th percentile in height, and 30th for weight. So she’s catching up! She’s super smart, and she’s basically awesome. Small babies (to a point) don’t scare me anymore. And if you like to look at the bright side of things… so long as that baby is head down, labor and delivery can be easier too.
Speaking of head down… baby boy is head down now too! Normal pregnancy babies can continue to turn through around 32 weeks. Uterus didelphys babies are more likely to stay put a little earlier. So we were super excited to see him head down this appointment!
Bonus of this recent visit… 3D imaging!!!
Baby boy’s face and arm
It is absolutely amazing what they can do with imaging. My hospital (University of Colorado Hospital) actually works with 3D imaging companies to work on their technology, and all the ways they can use it, besides seeing your cute little child. For example, for people like me, with uterus didelphys, instead of going through a painful process to see the full extent of your uterine anomaly… this imaging can show just as detailed of a picture, is much less intrusive, and much less painful. That’s AWESOME.
24 weeks! I’m excited to get to this point, I’m excited to have a new goal, and I’m so excited to meet my son. Next appointment… 26 weeks!
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