I had an antenatal appointment with my midwife yesterday.
We spoke about last weekend and about the chances of premature labour.
She is satisfied that all the issues I had last weekend were caused by the infection I had and were therefore unlikely to repeat. She is happy to continue seeing me in the KYM2* scheme and doesn’t think that I need to be upgraded to the high risk clinic.
Can we get a woohoo over here?
I really really didn’t want to be seeing the doctors for the remainder of my pregnancy. I really wanted to continue seeing the midwives, if for no other reason than there is NO WAIT TIME for your appointment, as opposed to a wait time of 45mins+ in the clinics.
Phew.
I am back to measuring small for dates, which is very reminiscent of my pregnancy with Amy. We discussed it and have decided that that is probably just how my body will always be. (I measured 23cm at almost 26w4d, that makes me just about a month behind)
We know from last Monday that the little boy is healthy and happy in there, even if on the ultrasound he was measuring behind for dates. But again, very similiar to what happened with Amy. With Amy, we were told to expect a 5lb baby and she was 7lb6oz. So not stressed.
But oh my word, I cannot imagine how huge I would be feeling if I was actually measuring to dates! I know I am much bigger this time around, simply because my belly is poking out, rather than hiding back near my backbone somewhere.
Hehe.
We’re getting there.
*KYM2 = Know Your Midwife group 2. My hospital runs various forms of antenatal clinics. One of them is the KYM and KYM2 schemes, where you are seen by a group of 4-6 midwives during your pregnancy provided everything is well.
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36 responses to “Getting there”
Wooooooohooooooooo! HOORAY for not being high-risk.
Seems like everyone is bigger with their 2nd. A good friend is pregnant with her 3rd, and at 6 months people think she’s about to pop.
Ugh. Looking forward to another baby. Not looking forward to feeling like a beach ball, tiny feet kicking my kidneys, peeing every 45 seconds, gas and heartburn. Its worth it though…right? Even when they have all-day tantrums, or spill your chocolate and step in it?
Wait… why do we do this again?
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Hey there. Yay for you. I personally like to keep doctors right out of my pregnancies so I can relate. Very glad you’ll get to stay in the middie only scheme. I have been told before that my babies are small but they are always fine at birth (actually skipped US’s with baby #4 cos I couldn’t be bothered with all the crap). I think you are right not to worry about measurements. Ultrasounds and tape measure are notoriously unreliable when it comes to predicting baby size. I have been bigger with each of my babies. Just the joys of having no abdominal muscles left. Yay! Gosh, that was a long comment, sorry.
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Woo!
I was the opposite of you when I was pregnant with Thor — I was several centimeters bigger than I was weeks pregnant. Because Thor was giant economy sized…he weighed 10 pounds 5 ounces. They offered me a C section, since they were estimating him at around 11 pounds, but I turned them down, since I am not a big fan of major surgery, and I had already had a 9.5 pound baby and figured another pound wouldn’t make that much difference. I didn’t know until well into the whole process that I come from a long line of big babies…
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you can have as many woo-hoos as you like. I’m so glad to hear that everything is okay. I think the KYM groups are a great idea. Much better than having Amy waiting, waiting, waiting in a doctor’s waiting room. I grow my babies small too. I did get x-rayed with the first two a 4 1/2 months because I got much bigger very quickly, but the extra size was lots of extra amniotic fluid. My babies were very well cushioned.
*does a happy dance*
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woot!
*Eats chocolate to celebrate*
What?
You pregnant women don’t own ALL the chocolate in the world you know! 😛
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Woohoo to you 🙂 Healthy and happy is always a plus, glad everything is fine 🙂
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WOOHOO..
i am measuring ahead.. lol
but i am use to that with Maddi.. 🙂
good news anyways..:)
yes if i was lucky enough to have another vaginal birth i would do it..
but NO go for me.. 🙁
Maddi is back to teething again.. 🙁
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addit..
you also could be carrying different too.. 😉
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Oh… whew!!!
OK, WOO HOO! It had to sink in a minute.
PS Hug that little Amy for me and tell her she is a clever girl.
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I’m glad things are going well. My first was a girl that weighed 7lbs 6oz too ! Then they all just kept going up !
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Wooohoooo!!
I am so glad that things are going well. I keep thinking about you! Great news!
You are lucky, even with a 45 minute wait for a doctor .. with my sons, my doctor used to run 3-4 hours behind. I suppose I could have switched docs, but he was there through alot and he and his staff always treated me very well.
C
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Great news1
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Woo hooo
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whoohoo and phew 🙂 Doing the “happy dance” with your mom.
Woohoo happy to hear that everything is going well.
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That is such good news. I am so happy for you. And for the boy.
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Woo hoo!!!
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Good to see ye can get back to worrying about stuff like..er… whatever it is you should be worrying about at this stage.
Well done young man, sit still now.
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I am seaching for some idea to write in my blog… somehow come to your blog. best of luck. Eugene
I’m so happy to hear things are back on track and your smooshy little boy is happy and healthy.
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Woohoo! So happy for the continued good news
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Cheering for you!
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Woohoo!!!! That is great news! Congratulations!
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So glad the widdle fella is staying put as he should be.
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Yay for you staying with your KYM team. Midwives are the best!!!
Oh yes, thats right I do moonlight as a midwife in my spare time!!!
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Great news Veronica. As long as Boy Wonder stays put and grows some more there’s no need the stress over the rest of it! Oh and Yey for Midwives, much better than Doctors any day.
PS Woo hooooo 🙂
So glad to hear all is going well – midwives are sooo much better than seeing doctors aren’t they? 🙂
((hugs))
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Good to hear good news 🙂
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Oh, yay! I’m so glad to hear that things are going well. Best wishes to you and your little man!
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WooHoo!!! I’m glad to hear it’s all good now. SO SO glad.
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That is great news! Now your midwife does your checkups? I want a midwife and would love to avoid the hospital at all costs. I just don’t know how all this normally works.
Yay for your good news! Hugs.
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Woohoo!
Glad to hear you are still very much pregnant.
Gently, gently, my friend.
Take care of you.
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Great news! I’m so jealous of your “real” midwives…we don’t have stuff like that here in the US. Our “real” midwives are all doctor-supported 🙁
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Awesome!! So glad to hear it is going well.
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I’m going in the KYM thing too.
Happy to hear that everything is ok and the best thing is that cmparing to Amy then you don’t feel as worried because you know how your body is. Good luck!
funny how every body and every pregnancy is so different, I’ve been hearing so many different stories!