My first appointment with the midwife was, to put it mildly, confusing: lots of terms I had trouble translating, lots of confusion about what’s standard both here and in the States. And she frowned and said, “you’re small” when measuring my stomach. That is, ladies and gentlemen, probably the first time in history that I, good Midwestern stock, have been called small!
But the most recent appointment went much better. She had good advice for getting my body ready for delivery and is going to meet me at the hospital for our next appointment so that she can show me around and make my care options clearer. When it came time to measure me again, though, she once again frowned and said, “Hmm, quite small,” and was just getting ready to suggest an ultrasound when I asked if the results from my previous ultrasound, a month ago, weren’t useful. She took a look at them and started to laugh: apparently the baby not only measured normally then, it was on the big side of normal. So she looked at me and told me that she didn’t know where I was putting it, but that the baby seemed to be growing just fine. She confirmed that it’s dropped down a bit, as I suspected, which allows me to eat and breathe a bit more easily (thank you, baby!), though it does give me the uncomfortable sense of impending doom . . . I’m due one month from today.
Erin
Alan Schmierer
Grandma and grandpa B hope they will be there in time to handle little Miss K, while you and Sydney recover from the shock of having another baby in the house! Impending doom! What kind of talk is that:)
Do we get to start the pool to guess the baby’s b-day? I pick Feb 1st!
<3, L
Come on baby! Hold out for Feb 14! Its a great day to be born!
I pick Feb. 3.
I think I’ll stick with the plan I had for Katherine: assume the baby will be late so that I don’t get in too much of a hurry, and rely on my planning mania to ensure I’m ready in case it’s early. Difficult to do when, as I say, I do feel the doom approaching (sorry, Mom!) and everything I read says the baby could come “any time.” Why would you tell pregnant women that?
Erin
Speaking of impending doom, planning for surprises, and things you should never say to a pregnant woman… one of the teachers in Iowa was pregnant and despite 2 ultrasounds and regular prenatal checkups, managed to go through 9 months of a pregnancy without anyone realizing she was carrying twins! How awesome/crazy is that?! No one realized it until she started going into labor a second time after the first was delivered.
Just wanted to share! 😀
Love, Heidi
PS – The doctors kept remarking on how large she was, so you’re probably safe, right? 🙂
Only one month left, wow!! Can’t wait to hear about the new one… praying for a smooth, easy delivery.