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34 weeks scan today.....
Hi girls, hope everybody is well and LOs are growing nicely.
I had a 34 weeks scan today as had low lying placenta. Everything is now fine and placenta where it should be and baby really well so I should be happy right??
I feel really de-flated and I don't know why. Think it maybe because I have been counting down the days til today and now its over. Baby wasn't facing us so I didn't get to see its face which was annoying. Plus we havn't found out the sex of baby and today the sonographer told us to look away as she could see what it was clearly...does that mean its a boy because of the dangly bits or what?? It was sooooo hard not to ask what it was. I'm actually only 33 weeks and 3 days and baby weighs 5lb 10oz already. I was completely shocked as I was born 2 weeks late and weighed 5lb 13 oz and really thought I was gonna have a small baby, The sonographer reckons baby has at least 3lb more to gain...I really wanted a smaller baby than that!!!
I'm really sorry girls as I know I should be happy and excited as I have a healthy baby in my belly and everything is on course etc but I just can't shake feeling a lil' down.
Katie and bambino.x x x
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My pregnancy has run smoothly and all my appointments are the same...I only have them every 2 weeks and every time I go, they say the same - "Everythings fine." Dont get me wrong as I am soooo glad my baby is growing well and I am well too & all prepared for a normal birth. It's just sometimes I have a niggly wish that something would happen so I know labour is round the corner!! 34 weeks is so irritating - cos ur heavily pregnant - and yet the birth is still 4-8 weeks away so you can hardly get excited. I defo think 30-36 weeks is the worst bit of pregnancy.
I'm also worried bout having a big baby....My ohs mum had such tiny babies and I worry that she will want me to have a little cute baby too? Even though I'm bigger than her (she's 5"3 and slim, I'm 5"5 and average) and baby is looking to be around 8lbs. I don't know why I'm bothered! Cos I personally couldn't care less! xxx
chelle
28 + 3
Definately agree with you Tiger Lily about 30+ weeks being the most frustrating...you feel soooo close yet stil so far!!!
Chellebell, hope your 4d scan is fab. My bump is quite big and also I'm carrying very high but baby is low and head down in position so it just goes to show sometimes the bump can be deceiving.
Thanks zoey for pink/blue advice, its sooo weird as I really didn't think I minded what I had but after thinking it was a boy today I was sad and we then went to Mothercare and I kept looking at the gorgeous girls stuff and said to Richard that I think I really want a girl!!! Bloody hormones, seriously they need to invent some kinda drug to stop hormones exisiting!!
Katie and big bambino!!!!x x x
Glad the placenta has moved, that's good, shame you waited all this time to see bambino again and didn't see the face though. I wouldn't worry about thinking it being a boy, when we went for our 4d scan she said straight away the second she put the probe on my tummy she knew what it was so we were all convinced it was a boy too, turns out it was a girl, so like Zoey says it could just have been that the ovaries were very obvious, I know how you must have felt though if you didn't want to know that would have felt almost like someone had given the game away. Well not long til bambino will give it away for you, hope you're feeling better today.
Em x
Thanks girls for all your kind words and advice, always know this is the place that will make me feel better.
Katie and bambino.x x x
can i ask u a question??
how r u feeling about the birth, r u scared, excited etc???
Victoria, I'm not sure what I think about labour yet as up until Monday kinda had it in my head I might have had c-sect. I can't wait to be honest and don't wanna be scared. As Richard has been thru it before I think that has calmed my mind a little bit but its all so easy typing this as havn't got the foggiest idea of the pain and will probably be a complete nightmare, screaming banshee springs to mind!!! How are you feeling??
Katie and bambino.x x x
Katie and bambino.x x x
Not sure if you remember me, but I also have PP- am I have my 34 wk scan on monday coming, although I will be 34+3 by then! I am really nervous, I have sort of got my head around a c section- and like the ide aof knowing when this will happen- but then again feel sad I will miss out on giving birth ( I will probably live to regret that!!)
Hope you are feeling a bit better about it all too, we don't know the sex of the baby- although I am sure its a boy!
Are you finishing work soon? I have moved my date to next week as I am so tired!
Cxx
I hope everything works out ok for you Monday, I think I was relieved everything was ok but like you have said I kinda had c-sect in my mind. It is quite a weird feeling after your scan as not sure about yourself but I had everything on hold until it but its fab seeing LO again (or in my case, not so little!!)
I feel absolutely fine now and count my blessings that everything is fine. Really hope you get the outcome you want and your LO is facing you as I really wanted to see babys face. I finished work last friday, was meant to be this friday but they let me have a few days annual leave as I had bleed last week and scan and midwife so I'm on leave now. Its only Wednesday and I'm bored!!! I've washed everything that isn't hanging in the wardrobe, all the nets and rugs etc!!! Am not gonna complain too much tho as I know won't have the time when LO is here.
Let me know how it goes on Monday hun.
Katie and bambino.x x x
Katie and bambino.x x x