A Good Checkup

Baby - 24 weeks
Originally uploaded by brownorama.

Today we went for a check-up ultrasound. A little unusual for most pregnancies since we had already done one at 20 weeks and I am now at the end of my 24th week. The reason - I have a rather large fibroid - 5 and a half centimeters. As a result, it is more difficult to tell how the baby is developing and it is also important to keep an eye on the fibroid. For example, when I was going through all of the pain that my fibroid caused about 10 days ago, I went to see my OB and she measured my belly. It measured 25 and a half centimeters, which should roughly correspond to how far along in my pregnancy I am. However, at the time, I was at the end of my 23rd week. So today was the day to do the check up.

The good news was that baby is looking good. He was "chattering" in the womb - moving his lips around - and jumping. So thrilling to see! The other good news is that my fibroid has decreased in size slightly from 5 and a half centimeters to 5.2 cm. Not a big change, but hey, when your belly is getting stretched, it matters. :-) Plus, it has moved up a bit from my lower left side. This all means that a C-Section is not necessarily a foregone conclusion. We will just have to wait and see what happens. So all and all a good day baby-wise. It was something that I think both Dan and I needed. With all of the pain that I was in from the fibroid, the pregnancy was seeming like it was going to take a very long time. Fortunately, that pain has receded for the most part and today's news about the babe and me is good. Yay! :-)