Baby at 20 Weeks

From my ultrasound last week it appears that our baby is a girl.  The ultrasound technician was 85% sure it was a girl and upped it to 90% by the end of the visit.  This is the first ultrasound where the person was not 100% sure so I'm still holding out hope that it could still be a boy.  I must not have drank enough water because she was having me turn on my side then back and she was struggling with the elastic band holding up my pants.  That coinciding with 3 young kids and a husband watching her-she seemed a little stressed.  The ultrasound took an hour an a half which seemed like an eternity.  I'm not sure if it was because she couldn't see well, the baby moved a lot or what.  So who knows.


A few years ago someone did a pendulum test on me and it said I would have 4 children.  It would be a boy, girl, girl, and then boy.  I've always believed in this as true and have convinced myself that the last baby would be a boy so I was surprised when she said it was a girl.  I'm trying to digest the fact of having 3 girls in our home.  Kaiden by far is the easy going one.  He didn't scream, need his hair done, whine constantly, and he wasn't as needy as my girls.  He was strong, independent and always on the move.  McKenna was very quiet the first few months we had her.  She was 4 weeks premature and she hardly did anything but sleep.  Once she "woke up" from this she cried and screamed all the time and was very needy.  Seer has always been very happy and easily to console but she is very demanding and needy like her sister.  She, like Kaiden, is very strong and big for her age, and very much a daddy's girl.


I will have to have another ultrasound probably at 32 weeks or so to check my placenta.  Apparently I have placenta previa which means my placenta is covering my cervix.  If it doesn't move by the time its time for delivery I will have to have a c-section to prevent me from hemorrhaging.  I have to be on pelvic rest and take it easy until it moves to prevent any bleeding that could occur in the mean time or preterm labor.  In 90% of patients the placenta does move so I'm assuming I will be in the clear-if not I am terrified of the hospital bills.  It could be $20,000 or more for a c-section.  Also to keep costs down I'm switching to a midwife and will try to deliver in the birthing center.  This means no pain medication.  This will also be a first for me who gets the epidermal shot as soon as I can.


Just like every child is different so is every pregnancy.  My fourth and planning to be my final pregnancy has been the hardest emotionally, physically, and may also be recovery wise.  I hope that doesn't reflect on the child's personality:)

Baby Number 4 at 19 Weeks

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