So I know that every mom thinks that their kid is the cutest, and I am no exception. Today we had our 4D ultrasound which is basically a 3D picture with sound (I think that is correct). It was so much fun! The 2D was exciting at 18 weeks, but he sort of looked like an alien (a cute one though)! We spent about 1 hour just looking at Ouincy and watching as the ultrasound technician measured all the important stuff like size, fluid amounts, heartbeat rate...amazing! She said that everything looks completely normal and all the measurement were right on schedule...except his legs, which measured almost 2 weeks ahead of everything else! And his stomach was the smallest thing on his body. The ultrasound tech said that probably means that he will be long and skinny. He weighs 1lb 14 oz and has a small head for a boy, which relieves me some about the birthing process! No abnormalities were detected.
The ONLY discouraging thing was she kept mentioning how low his head was, saying that will cause me a lot of pain and discomfort if it hadn't already. Just this past week I've had some intense pain with my back. I've been so grateful that I haven't had any lasting back problems with the pregnancy thus far. This past week I had to sit in a few meetings that were very long and I attributed my pain to this. However, several days this week I had pain in my hip joints and around my very low back, sometimes where I had to really concentrate to get up, walk, or even turn over in bed. The pain was so intense that I took a prescription pain pill (prescribed and okayed by my OB) which actually caused me a "dirty" drug test for a job (kind of funny once it was all taken care of)! So, when the ultrasound technician told me that my pain was very well accounted for, it did make me feel somewhat better about it all. She said that they may even induce me early because it will get really bad as Quincy gets bigger....and I may have to use a cane or walker because as he presses on the nerves it will give me a feeling of temporary paralysis in my legs! ak!
I have an OB appointment next week and plan on discussing this in detail with my OB. I'm okay today and that is all that I will worry about for now. Just wanted to keep you all updated and ask for prayers concerning my back.
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How exciting to see the little (and LONG) fella! We'll be praying for you as Quincy continues to grow and make his presence known! :)
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