36 weeks 5 days
Today Jamie and I went back to the clinic for a repeat growth ultrasound. We had a new ultrasound tech again this time and she did the usual scan. She measured the baby's thigh bone, skull, and abdomen. She also looked at his heart, cord blood flow, amniotic fluid, and the placenta. Everything looked great, except for the fact the abdomen is still measuring so large.
They estimated that the baby weighs 7 lbs 11 oz now, but that his head and legs are no longer so large. So even though he has continued to gain just over a half pound a week, he has also stopped growing? This really makes me realize how inaccurate these growth scans can be...
The tech also checked my cervix again and it went from 2.2 to 1.7 cm in 4 weeks so that's pretty good. The cervix is shortening and doing what it's supposed to so!
The doctor was not concerned at all and said that she has seen shoulder dsytotia in smaller babies more often than in larger babies. The doctor said that what matters is the size of the mother's pelvis and if there is room for the baby to pass through. She has easily delivered twelve pound babies and has had difficulties delivering babies half that size-so it really depends on the mother's body.
Unless I go to full term, I won't need another ultrasound.
On the positive side, the baby had turned slightly so we were able to see the profile of his sweet little face!!!!!
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