my scan tomorrow

[samanthajayne]

good evening all

hope everyone is ok. i'm feeling so hungry yet i was a pig at tea time and ate a whole plate of chips and 2 crispy pancakes and 2 pieces of bread then some cake and my stomach is still growling at me can't believe how much food i can fit in my belly these days. don't know where it all goes ....

anyway i have my scan in the morning at 10:40 which as with my other 2 scans i feel very nervous. i couldn't sleep early hours of this morning so i had a look through all my maternity notes and noticed a form that had been filled in when i went on monday to the hospital so they could monitor babys heartrate. from what i can tell baby isn't breech as the silly midwife suspected but i suppose they still want to do a scan just to check. but from whats on the form he seems in the right place ..

he's lay longitudinal
presentation is ceph
position is LOA
and he is 3/5 engaged

so unless his bum can be 3/5 engaged then it all seems ok

also says on the form i was referred due to reduced fetal movemnets. i never said that. he moves around fine and is quite active so i don't know where that came from as it didn't come from me

that'll teach me for saying to the midwife before i was checked over that this pregnancy has been relatively easy other than the numb hands and swollen feet. guess she thought right i'll scare you then make your perfect pregnancy not so perfect oh come back soon my normal midwife i miss you your so much nicer.

but now it worries me that they will find something wrong. i'm not too bothered about him being breech if he is as long as he's happy and comfy i can face a c-section if needed honest but if its what i need then so be it. just worried i'll go in there to have his position checked out and come out of there with different worries such as not enough fluid or something hasn't developed properly. also i mean what is a 36 week old baby going to look like in a scan? is he going to show up huge? am i going to see every part of him up close and personal. he is obvioulsy so much bigger and more developed than at my 21 week scan. think this is what scares me more than anything that it will become more of a reality i have a baby inside me and he has to come out soon. also if his head is 3/5 engaged will i beable to see his head still or will he look like an upside down headless baby all these thoughts are running through my head now. i really don't know what to expect. just hope he is ok in there. happy healthy and fully developed

i'm so looking forward to meeting him that i don't think i could face it if there was something wrong with him now

my special man is ok

 

[Mildly]

Good luck at your scan. I'm sure your LO will be fine

 

[sarah113]

Good luck for your scan tomorrow

 

[MagicMarkers]

Good luck for tomorrow

 

[samanthajayne]

thanks all

i'll update later. been awake since half 4 with nerves hunger and heartburn

 

[1sttimemum]

Everything will be fine!!! Im sure they're not going to try and find something wrong.

 

[ASD123456]

Good luck today, I'm sure everything will be fine

Ceph means baby is head down so I don't know what the crazeeee midwife is on about

Alex xxx

 

[lisa282]

I had exactly te same fears on wednesday when I went for a growth scan, thinkibg loads of bad thoughts and expecting them to find something they werent even looking for, but it all turned out good. Baby is a hell of a lot bigger than at 20 weeks and only one part of her was on the screen at a time, so just the head or just her tummy etc. But its still very much a baby and lovely to see, immediately puts your mind at rest. Im sure you will be fine hun, sounds to me like they have mixed you up with someone else if all the notes are wrong. Good luck and enjoy seeing your baby again

 

[abcd1234]

Hope you're scan went well, you're notes sound exactly like mine tbh, head down, in right position, 3/5ths engaged.

I always think as we grt further along they look the same as in the 20 week scans just loads bigger!

 

[samanthajayne]

hi all thanks for your replies

i've had my scan. it was very quick but it was so good to see him again. baby is head down and looks very happy. we watched him chewing on his fingers can't believe how big he is now and yes only one part of his body on the screen at a time now he was measured and everything and he is just a little above average for the dates but nothing to worry about. just a matter of waiting for him to be ready to meet us now oh and he is still a boy definantly a boy

that midwife was crazy. i won't be seeing her again. i'll wait for my midwife to come back. the only good thing was that i got to see my baby again but it would have been a lot nicer without the worry and stress.

I always think as we grt further along they look the same as in the 20 week scans just loads bigger!

i agree he did look the same just loads bigger even his little face looked the same as it did at my 21 week scan