Mini Movements

Finally, finally, finally! Over the last two weeks, Little One has been giving me some very tense moments. I had such a great idea to take the month of July off from doctors and testing, but who was I kidding? There is no time off when you're in the middle of a high risk pregnancy. Oh well, I tried!

The biggest problem is that I am at a stage where I am going 5 weeks between ultrasounds yet I'm not feeling much movement yet. At first I thought this was a good thing. I started feeling movement with Kaycie at 13 weeks. By 15 weeks I was feeling strong movement and by 18 weeks it was almost a constant. Most people thought I was insane - that I couldn't possibly be feeling movement that early. Turns out they were wrong. Carrying a baby with Holoprosencephaly is why I was feeling the movement so early. She was having seizures - alot of them.

This time around I thought it was a blessing that I wasn't feeling movements earlier. And it is - in a way. It's just that now, in between appointments, I really wanted that reassurance that movement would bring. The last five days have been very bad. Hardly any movement or flutters at all! The likely culprit is that if my placenta is between the baby and me, it will act as a barrier - or a punching bag for my little fighter. Anyway, finally today I am feeling quite a few movements. They're not very strong, but they are definitely there. Yay!

Luckily I booked a prenatal appointment for the 19th before I go away on vacation. At least I'll be able to hear the heartbeat on the Doppler and get some peace of mind. I'm also excited for this appointment because my sister will be accompanying me and it will be her first time hearing a baby's heartbeat! So exciting! Anyway, back to fun-July type postings tomorrow, just had to vent!