I'm almost 23 weeks now and the little guy is going nuts with the kicking! He's a very active little boy
I've just started pulling up my shirt to watch my belly when he's kicking, and it's so freaky to see my belly being pushed out from the inside! It's very alien-esque! DH gets so weirded out when he feels junior kick
And I have had another obstetrician and cardiologist appt this week. Everything is looking absolutely fine, and there's been no changes to my heart, and the little guy is growing right on schedule.
The OB wants to see me every 2 weeks now though, and wants me to get growth ultrasounds every 4-6 weeks because the medication I'm on for my heart can cause low birth weight, and they want to monitor the baby a bit closer as well. That's ok - I love ultrasounds and watching the little guy
At the cardiologist today though, he said "you should probably start thinking about what to do after the baby is born though". I was confused and he said he completely understands us wanting to have our own child, and the difference between none and one child is huge, but wanting to have more children is even more risky, and would never tell me I absolutely shouldn't have more kids, but he thinks I should stick with one, and consider getting my tubes tied if I have a cesarean. Having my tubes tied at 26 when I love kids seems so.... final. I completely understand, and realise having any more of our own children probably isn't a good idea, but still...
And DH still is really against me having a c section, whereas I think it'd be a safer option, so we will have to decide on something at some point! I don't want to say "it's my body I'll do what I want", because it's his baby too, and I don't want him to feel like it's MY baby and he doesn't get a say in anything. So we'll see!
So that's where things are at
Overall it's actually going really well - I feel great, I'm not having any major weird pregnancy things happening - apart from getting a layer of peach fuzz-like hair on my belly... what's with that???
Oh and I'm starting to lose my innie
I've just started pulling up my shirt to watch my belly when he's kicking, and it's so freaky to see my belly being pushed out from the inside! It's very alien-esque! DH gets so weirded out when he feels junior kick
And I have had another obstetrician and cardiologist appt this week. Everything is looking absolutely fine, and there's been no changes to my heart, and the little guy is growing right on schedule.
The OB wants to see me every 2 weeks now though, and wants me to get growth ultrasounds every 4-6 weeks because the medication I'm on for my heart can cause low birth weight, and they want to monitor the baby a bit closer as well. That's ok - I love ultrasounds and watching the little guy
At the cardiologist today though, he said "you should probably start thinking about what to do after the baby is born though". I was confused and he said he completely understands us wanting to have our own child, and the difference between none and one child is huge, but wanting to have more children is even more risky, and would never tell me I absolutely shouldn't have more kids, but he thinks I should stick with one, and consider getting my tubes tied if I have a cesarean. Having my tubes tied at 26 when I love kids seems so.... final. I completely understand, and realise having any more of our own children probably isn't a good idea, but still...
And DH still is really against me having a c section, whereas I think it'd be a safer option, so we will have to decide on something at some point! I don't want to say "it's my body I'll do what I want", because it's his baby too, and I don't want him to feel like it's MY baby and he doesn't get a say in anything. So we'll see!
So that's where things are at