32 week appt

[Linnis]

For some reason I didn't get to see my OB today I had to see another and will for my 34 week appt. I don't mind much as he's the head of the OB clinic but still weird.

My urine checks out clear so my bladder infection is gone.

I'm up almost 9 pounds from last month.

He was a little worried about my uterus measuring small. It should be 32 cm(as I'm 32 weeks tomorrow dispite what the tracker says) but I measured 29. He says not to worry unless it was off 5-6 cm in either direction.

They(Head OB plus 2 students got to try squishing me) moved my belly around and the baby is head down with his back to my right. Will he stay that way?

 

[Athene]

He should stay that way - the muscles surrounding your uterus are quite strong and should prevent baby twisting around, its' only in women who are on 2nd pregnancies and so on whose babies can do somersaults right up until the last couple of weeks.

 

[Cright]

If the head is down after 32 weeks, it *usually* stays that way. If his/her head is engaged at all, baby's head will DEFINATLY stay down. How nice to know this far in advance that baby is okay with being head down.

 

[Linnis]

Well that's good then one less thing to worry about. Since his arms and legs are facing my left, maybe that's why it hurts more on that side, it's the one getting on the punches and kicks.

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

Well that's good then one less thing to worry about. Since his arms and legs are facing my left, maybe that's why it hurts more on that side, it's the one getting on the punches and kicks.

My left side hurts more too and that's where I get most of the kicking/punching.

 

[RoseofLima]

He should stay that way--just don't spend too much time upside down

Measuring fundal height is a very personal kind of thing. The way one person measures might be very diferent from the way another measures -- I would blow it off totally if another person usually measures your fundal height.

Also remember --doesn't it sound just a little absurd that all women- no matter what their body type, etc. will measure exactly the same at exactly the same time?? It's all a guideline...as long as your little one is growing --that is what is important!!


ANd yay! on the bladder infection! You've got to be glad to get rid of that!!