OB visit and Anatomy Scan

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, and that’s because there wasn’t much going on. Well now that’s changed. Last week IM came over for our consult with the OB. Where I live, OB’s don’t do primary care for pregnancies. You get referred to them if you have complications. My doctor has been very clear from the outset that she does not consider this to be a high risk pregnancy, although she does understand why my IPs are worried. I can’t get into details, but suffice to say that there is a lot of history.  My doctor referred us to the OB, but told me that she didn’t expect him to keep following us. It turned out that the OB appointment went great. He was very understanding, and will do anything he can to keep my IPs comfortable. So we will have an ultrasound every 4 weeks for the remainder of the pregnancy, and then a visit with the OB to discuss the results. I will be monitored closely, and I will likely be induced at 38 weeks, because of the IPs history, and the fact that this baby is their genetic material, so even though I am housing the baby for the next few months, the genetics are still in play. So that’s that, and IM and I both left that appointment feeling pleased that it had gone so well. 

Fast forward a bit. Yesterday we had our 19 week anatomy ultrasound. Here is sweet Emby’s profile picture!

  
Emby is measuring right on track. They did find a small cyst, but the doctor assures us that it’s a very common finding, and that Emby is okay. But if course, it’s still a scary thing to hear, and positive thoughts are appreciated.

We did not find out baby’s gender, the IPs have not decided if the want to know or not. So for now we are on team yellow. I’ll leave you with a couple more cute ultrasound pics.

  Baby face 🙂
  Feet
  Hands.
Please keep us in your thoughts. ❤️

The Baker

16 Weeks

Today marks 16 weeks and 3 days pregnant. I still have a hard time believing that this is really happening! I have had a little more morning sickness in the second trimester so far, but still nothing to get worked up over. I just have to make sure that I don’t get too hungry, or it comes on fast. But it never lasts long, and it’s not so bad. I am feeling Emby moving more often now, but my placenta is right smack in front, so it is harder to notice. I feel it most often if I am sitting or lying still and quiet, and especially if something is putting slight pressure on my belly. I still listen to Emby’s heartbeat with the Doppler every night, and will continue to do so until I can feel him/her moving regularly through the day. S/he must be growing like crazy though, I think I have finally popped!

  
Definitely starting to look pregnant… But still oh so flabby. I had way more belly fat when I started this journey than I did when I was pregnant with my own kiddos, and I can sure tell. As pregnant as I may look standing still, as soon as I start walking, or sit down it’s all still just jiggly fat. Sometimes I wonder if my belly will ever get truly hard and pregnant looking. I hope so – my poor IPs will never feel the baby kicking through all my blubber!

Not much has been going on pregnancy related lately. My kids and I have just gotten home from a week away at a nearby resort, which was lovely. This month will be full of pregnancy appointments moving forward though! I have an appointment with my maternity doctor on September 10, an appointment with a perinatologist on Sept 18 to see if this pregnancy is high risk due to the genetic factors of the parents, and an anatomy ultrasound on Sept 24. Busy, busy, busy!

That’s all for now 🙂

The Baker