Due date...kinda

The pregnancy center gave me a due date of June 29, which put me at 16 weeks and 2 days on Wednesday, January 14th. After talking to my midwife, she said that was probably an accurate medical date considering that all of my babies were fairly small at birth and were born 6-14 days earlier than predicted due dates. So, in reality the baby should be arriving closer to the middle of June.
It was really neat to see my sweet baby. I needed a good preggie, baby boost and seeing that tiny little life moving all over the place definitely melted my heart. My bladder was so full that it hurt and the whole time we were watching, baby was doing serious aerobics using my bladder as a trampoline. Rich said, "Oh, that's what you mean when you say that the baby is dancing on your bladder? I get it now."
It was weird though, because I almost feel like I cheated. Not sure why. I have grown accustomed to just waiting for the entire pregnancy to meet baby in person. I felt like I had met my baby. Holy hormones, batman!

Moving forward

So far, there has been little to report regarding this pregnancy. As always, God has been ever faithful in providing health and peace to my changing body. There has been little sickness, which I am so grateful for. I hear the stories of women who just struggle through pregnancies and it allows me to be truly thankful for what God has given to me.
My visit to the pregnancy center yesterday went fine. Not much to post about. They are supposed to call with a decision as to whether or not I am eligible for an ultrasound. I guess there are legal issue pertaining to how far along you are in your pregnancy. Not sure of all of the details, but I am certain there are good reasons. :O)

We visited with our wonderful doula, Mary-Frances last night who stopped by for a few minutes while her son was at his piano lesson. After searching and searching we were able to find a wee tiny heart beating at 146bpm. My goodness, that is always such an emotional moment. Praise God for fetal Doppler's! Praise God for fetal heartbeats! I was talking to Rich this morning about how amazing it is that you can hear this heart that is the size of a pin head as if it were the size of a full grown person.

After reviewing previous measurments and looking at possible conception dates, we were able to come up with a potential due date. A little earlier than I had expected, but this whole journey so far has proven to be pretty unexpected. I attached the email from Mary-Frances which so eloquently explains all of the numbers.

I looked at the records we have for Cheyanne and your first visit with us was at 17 weeks and your fundus was 4 finger breadths below your umbilicus. With Izzie, at 18 weeks, it was 2 fb below. Tonight we both thought it was closer to 3 fb below so if I figure a conception date of Sept 26 (one of the "possible" dates we discussed) then you'd be more like 17 1/2 weeks now... and that makes sense. That would also give you a due date of June 18. I know you said you took a preg test the end of Sept, but it probably was too soon to register. You gave me other possible conception dates of Oct 17 and 23, but I really think that's too late, given what you're measuring. By Cheyanne's records, you were 21 weeks when your fundus reached your umbilicus (which probably means that you have a longer lower torso than the 'average" woman) and we can use that as a marker when you reach that point.

Did you ever stop and think how mathemtical pregnancies are? Another good reason to give your children for learning their addition facts.

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Love,
Amy

Initial appointment

I have an initial appointment at the local pregnancy center tomorrow to try and schedule an ultrasound. It is a bit unnerving not knowing a due date. It is a long and detailed story that will probably sound like mumbo jumbo by the end. To simplify, I never really started a regular cycle after Cheyanne's birth, so have no idea of a due date. After looking at some signs, I am thinking the baby is due sometime in early July. Rich would like me to find out a more specific date if possible so that he can schedule his 2 summer intensive classes accordingly.
I will update when I find out more!
Amy