On Tuesday, I had my 20 week appointment and anatomy ultrasound. Because my ultrasound at 16 weeks was extremely thorough, I went into the ultrasound without worries that a defect would show up. I was more anxious to see what was going on with my subchorionic hemorrhage.
The appointment was in early afternoon so we headed out soon after lunch. On the drive this time around, we timed how long it took to arrive at the doctor's office after getting off the highway. I was surprised to see it took 13 minutes (with only 10 to the hospital). I still do not love that the drive to the hospital is an hour, but we are still confident with our hospital choice and doctor's office choice.
We were in the waiting room for the least amount of time for this appointment. After just a few minutes, we were called by the ultrasound tech. We made our way back and I got settled on the examination table. As this table rises up, it makes a noise like an air-raid siren.
The ultrasound began and I was in heaven. I love watching my little wiggling baby. We had a third confirmation that it is a girl. There were a few times when the tech had to wait for her to shift positions because she was all over the place. We watched her close and open her mouth, rotate around, and grab her foot with her hand. As I watched the tech take measurements of everything, I noticed that the average length matched up with a baby closer to 22 weeks.
Everything was checked. She is perfect. The hemorrhage is gone. My daughter had to use the bathroom twice while we were doing the scan.
After thirty minutes of bliss of seeing my darling girl, I received an envelope of pictures and sent to an examination room to await the OB.
The OB was proud of my weight and said I didn't have to consume 3000 calories a day anymore. (Thankfully.) I am up to eight pounds of weight gain. My fundal height was measured and I matched the measurement for 22 weeks. My first child was a pretty average weight and height at birth, but if this girl keeps up her growth, she could be a bit bigger.
This was the best visit we have had with our OB in terms of the flow of conversation and the interaction. A problem arose when after chatting about Christmas, she stood up and left without addressing our couple of questions or asking if we had anything to ask her. My husband was a little frustrated.
As we made our 24 week appointment, we asked to see the midwife. I would love to have the OB deliver our baby, but the type of delivery experience we want to have would be better supported by a midwife. We are really hoping we will like the midwife.
