Week 21

Baby Grover has been drinking the amniotic fluid for hydration and nutrition, and even urinates in the fluid. Good thing it is replaced completely every three hours! It’s no wonder I am supposed to drink so many fluids. While her eyes have not yet opened, they are very active. Baby Grover has also started to develop some fat, which helps to keep her nice and cozy warm. Ever since Lane felt her moving for the first time last Wednesday, we’ve noticed her become more active (and stronger) every day!

Yesterday we also had our regular prenatal appointment. At the ultrasound appointment, the doctor said the distance between the placenta and cervix should be 2 cm. When they measured mine, it was 1.8 or so. My obstetrician said that is fairly typical at this stage, and that we’ll do another ultrasound later on to monitor the location of the placenta. She said that it will usually move further away. However, if it doesn’t, a C-Section may be necessary because the placenta could detach early in labor causing too much bleeding. The doctor seemed fairly confident that this is normal, and there isn’t much to worry about. We’ll just wait and see how the next ultrasound looks.

Our spinal bifida screening came out fine, and the doctor gave us a list of pediatricians so we could pick one.