Just checking
At the end of last week I had an extra opportunity to see the baby for a full hour! The medical college here need pregnant women for their sonography students to practice on and I volunteered my bump. The day I went, they were doing their practical exams and two students passed using our baby! It was lovely to have such a long time to see the little one wriggling around, stretching its legs, waving its arms. At one point the student had to check the feet to rule out club foot - she could see the foot from the top but needed to see the side, so our clever child turned its foot to the side, making us all laugh.
During the second exam, the student spotted enlarged kidneys and mentioned this to the examiner, which freaked me out somewhat. Afterwards, the examiner came back and said the kidneys were slightly enlarged and this is something to keep an eye on. She said I should go for another scan around 30/32 weeks to check the kidneys had become a normal size again. She also gave me a photo to give to the midwife, who I saw yesterday. She confirmed that I'll have to have another scan and she also told me it's very common and usually not a problem, but it could mean a problem with the urinary tract. If it doesn't get better, I'll have several more scans and will have to have the baby in the hospital. We had decided I was having the baby in the hospital anyway, so that's not an issue. I just hope the kidneys do become a normal size again!
The rest of the appointment with the midwife was fine. I'd gained an additional 3 kg, which is perfectly normal. She said I have a lovely bump! The heartbeat was loud & strong and the baby was kicking away at the doppler - get that thing away from me! I've been getting red cheeks lately, but the midwife said that's because you have better circulation during pregnancy and the capillaries in your face react more to heat and cold. I must say, I feel really lucky that this pregnancy is going so well. I'm just really enjoying being pregnant. I love my bump, I'm astonished by my boobs and there's no better feeling than that of the baby wriggling around. If all pregnancies are like this, I may consider having 10 children...
During the second exam, the student spotted enlarged kidneys and mentioned this to the examiner, which freaked me out somewhat. Afterwards, the examiner came back and said the kidneys were slightly enlarged and this is something to keep an eye on. She said I should go for another scan around 30/32 weeks to check the kidneys had become a normal size again. She also gave me a photo to give to the midwife, who I saw yesterday. She confirmed that I'll have to have another scan and she also told me it's very common and usually not a problem, but it could mean a problem with the urinary tract. If it doesn't get better, I'll have several more scans and will have to have the baby in the hospital. We had decided I was having the baby in the hospital anyway, so that's not an issue. I just hope the kidneys do become a normal size again!
The rest of the appointment with the midwife was fine. I'd gained an additional 3 kg, which is perfectly normal. She said I have a lovely bump! The heartbeat was loud & strong and the baby was kicking away at the doppler - get that thing away from me! I've been getting red cheeks lately, but the midwife said that's because you have better circulation during pregnancy and the capillaries in your face react more to heat and cold. I must say, I feel really lucky that this pregnancy is going so well. I'm just really enjoying being pregnant. I love my bump, I'm astonished by my boobs and there's no better feeling than that of the baby wriggling around. If all pregnancies are like this, I may consider having 10 children...
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