I recently had another obstetrician appointment following my scan at the Women’s & Children’s. This day, he was running a little late, so I was seated in the waiting room with a few other Mum’s and their children. I was unfortunately reminded (once again) that people are insensitive, inconsiderate and downright mean! The parents started doting over each other’s children (and when I say doting, I mean comparing), when one Mum blatantly said to another Mum ‘your boy can’t be 3, he’s so tiny and looks like a 1 year old’. I was absolutely flabbergasted – I actually can picture myself now sitting there wide eyed with my mouth gaping open! Did she just say this out loud?...
After an anxious month, I am actually feeling the best I have felt since falling pregnant – I have energy, a beautiful growing bump, and – most importantly – I can feel Baby Purls moving about many times throughout the day, almost to reassure me ‘Hey Mum, I’m fine!’ So I didn’t even feel worried going to my ‘second opinion’ ultrasound at the Women’s & Children’s Hospital this week. It’s almost as though Iknewhe was ok – I finally had that feeling of utter content. As I write this I can hear Scott heckling me saying ‘yeah but what about the 6 repetitive nightmares you had before the appointment!’ Pipe down, mate!
So at this point, what we knowfor certain(!)is that our boy is breech in the right horn of my bicornuate uterus, with his head ‘squished’ near the septum at the top and his feet poking out into the left horn at the bottom (I wish I was an artist so I could draw this for you – but see pic below to get some idea of the shape and you can imagine where he’s hanging out!). His measurements are all normal and he is even slightly ahead in size, but his head is narrow due to the position he is in. We have been told that his head should continue to grow as needed, but the shape may be affected (luckily baby’s skulls are malleable!). We continue to be high risk and require close monitoring with input from specialists, but Scott and I feel like the strongest people in the world right now, and baby Purls is a fighter!
We’ve made it to 20 weeks pregnant and what an amazing ride! This blog will share the ups and downs of our pregnancy so far. While it has been the most exhilarating and gratifying time of our lives, it hasn’t been without worry (of course – I can’t do anything the easy way!) My previous blog mentioned briefly that I have a double uterus and experienced some early pregnancy bleeding, which is what I will touch on today. Be prepared to be educated!
I am writing this blog to share our experience of making a little human. Please remember this is OUR journey and in no way can be compared with anyone else, but I hope that it may comfort the heartache of just one person who is struggling through infertility, and help them find some peace...
I recently had another obstetrician appointment following my scan at the Women’s & Children’s. This day, he was running a little late, so I was seated in the waiting room with a few other Mum’s and their children. I was unfortunately reminded (once again) that people are insensitive, inconsiderate and downright mean! The parents started doting over each other’s children (and when I say doting, I mean comparing), when one Mum blatantly said to another Mum ‘your boy can’t be 3, he’s so tiny and looks like a 1 year old’. I was absolutely flabbergasted – I actually can picture myself now sitting there wide eyed with my mouth gaping open! Did she just say this out loud?...
After an anxious month, I am actually feeling the best I have felt since falling pregnant – I have energy, a beautiful growing bump, and – most importantly – I can feel Baby Purls moving about many times throughout the day, almost to reassure me ‘Hey Mum, I’m fine!’ So I didn’t even feel worried going to my ‘second opinion’ ultrasound at the Women’s & Children’s Hospital this week. It’s almost as though I knew he was ok – I finally had that feeling of utter content. As I write this I can hear Scott heckling me saying ‘yeah but what about the 6 repetitive nightmares you had before the appointment!’ Pipe down, mate!
So at this point, what we know for certain(!) is that our boy is breech in the right horn of my bicornuate uterus, with his head ‘squished’ near the septum at the top and his feet poking out into the left horn at the bottom (I wish I was an artist so I could draw this for you – but see pic below to get some idea of the shape and you can imagine where he’s hanging out!). His measurements are all normal and he is even slightly ahead in size, but his head is narrow due to the position he is in. We have been told that his head should continue to grow as needed, but the shape may be affected (luckily baby’s skulls are malleable!). We continue to be high risk and require close monitoring with input from specialists, but Scott and I feel like the strongest people in the world right now, and baby Purls is a fighter!
We’ve made it to 20 weeks pregnant and what an amazing ride! This blog will share the ups and downs of our pregnancy so far. While it has been the most exhilarating and gratifying time of our lives, it hasn’t been without worry (of course – I can’t do anything the easy way!) My previous blog mentioned briefly that I have a double uterus and experienced some early pregnancy bleeding, which is what I will touch on today. Be prepared to be educated!
I am writing this blog to share our experience of making a little human. Please remember this is OUR journey and in no way can be compared with anyone else, but I hope that it may comfort the heartache of just one person who is struggling through infertility, and help them find some peace...
