Sorry about holding up my boobs, but I think you can see the true size of my belly more dramatically this way! Holy Crap - That's a big belly!
So, I'm going to be 33 weeks tomorrow. And at the doctor last Wednesday, I was measuring "36 weeks at least", according to the midwife. This could mean a variety of things, but it DOES NOT mean that I'm actually 36 weeks along. I'm still just 32 weeks. What it could mean is that I have a lot of amniotic fluid, or that Freya is big for her gestational age. We will go for an ultrasound on Monday to find out her estimated weight right now. I think that there is a 10% margin of error with that, so it could be slightly off, but it will give us a good idea. I am not worried, but I do hope that she doesn't get too big to birth her. I know that C-sections are commonplace enough, and there's nothing wrong with that delivery method, but I would rather not have one, and probably a lot of that has to do with the fact that I have never been in the hospital for anything other than a few stitches. So, having major abdominal surgery seems like an unsavory idea to me. But I'm putting the cart before the horse. It could be that it is just a growth spurt. Chris said that he'll need a paternity test if this baby is over eight pounds (because babies run on the smaller side in his family). I just keep reminding him of the Crowell genes on my dad's side. :) And the fact that his sister, Erin's, children were big babies. But still, I don't want her to be too huge. I know that she'll be just how she's supposed to be, but please, if she doesn't need to be any bigger than eight pounds, then please, please don't make her be!!!!
Baby shower tomorrow, given by my two wonderful sisters-in-law, Hope and Erin. Thanks, ladies! Then ultrasound on Monday. I'll give an update some time after that.
YOU LOOK GREAT! And big or small, you'll get her out just fine. But, ummm, I would pack your bag a bit early. You could pop before 40. Just sayin'.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words! And yes, we will be packing our bags in early September - just in case. It may be a couple of days before I can post any updates, so I'll just say here that the ultrasound indicated that she is around 5# 3oz. Of course, it is only an estimate. I guess this is about one week larger than I am pregnant. But I also have a lot of amniotic fluid, and that seems to be the reason I am measuring a month ahead. This is better than a gigantic baby!
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