I just got back from my 19 week prenatal appointment and everything went as usual; blood pressure measured, weight checked, baby's heart beat detected, etc.
All looks great thus far with both myself and Sweet Pea :)
I have gained a total of 8lbs this pregnancy; not much of a shocker. I didn't really gain with Nya either; I was literally all and only baby weight with Nya.
My blood pressure is good and Sweet Pea's heart beat is nice, strong and healthy.
Once the standard check-up was administered, my doctor and I began to discuss how my pregnancy has been going when she mentioned "so, you're 20 weeks now eh!". Thinking she must be mistaken, I said "No, Im 19 weeks as of yesterday; 19 weeks and 1 day today to be exact".
Puzzled, she went through my file and grabbed a pregnancy chart to determine conception until now.
She said "well, according to our calculations and this conception chart, you are 19 weeks; however, your ultrasound results came back stating you are actually 20 weeks. Ultrasounds are more accurate than our chart. The ultrasound technician can determine the age of the baby based on development and size"
My mouth hit the ground! lol What?!? 20 weeks!!!! Allllllll this time I have been a week behind?! lol Every week I read up on the development of our baby, what's changing and growing, etc. Just when I thought I was up to date with my body and our baby, this comes out of left field!!! ha ha ha ha
I said "So I'm exactly at my half way point of my pregnancy then???!!!!".
She chuckled and said "Yup, you are half way there!! You are 20 weeks, 1 day today. You're due date therefore is no longer July 7th but June 30th!".
I called my husband on my way home and told him the news; he was super excited about it! lol I laugh b/c I really didn't think he'd have much of a reaction, but he surprised me. ha ha
I called my mom shortly after and told her the exciting news as well. She said "Oh wow!!!! Well, we are having your shower the beginning of June then; we aren't taking any chances of you having this baby before your shower again!!! Nya came two and a half weeks early and so who's to say when this baby will come! We are going to be ready ahead of time this time!". lol
So, good-bye to what I thought was the end of 18 weeks and HELLO 20 WEEKS!!!!!!!! Super exciting!!!!!!!! :)
Pregnancy is full of surprises! ha ha
This was taken at what I thought was 18 weeks pregnant.
Knowing now, I guess I was really 19 weeks at this time! lol
Big Sister Nya at 19
20 Week Prental Appointment :)
Big Sister Nya Enjoying Her Chocolate Treat
Every time Nya comes to my appointments, the nurse at the front always treats her with a chocolate. Nya LOVES it!!!
That's exciting . I would keep in mind though that they babies grow at different rates after the first trimester. Usually why dating ultrasounds arw done at 12 weeks.So keeping your original date in mind especially if you knew your cycle and the day you got pregnant for sure. You wouldn't want to induce should you go over due when technically you may not really be over due? Hope that makes sense. I had that happen with Miya. I was actually given three due dates based on different ultrasounds. In the end the first one and the one that lined up with my cycle was most accurate to when she was born. Food for thought!
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