Today has been a rollercoaster. I went to see the high risk doctor today due to my cervix being 2cm last Friday.
On the upside of the day, we found out we are having a GIRL!! We have been wanting a girl for so long, but we doubted it would happen bc both of our families are Male dominant. But there she was!!
On the downside, my cervix was shortened to 1.7. Less than a minute into the scan the doctor said, "Well that's not good..." apparently my cervix is doing what they call "Hourglass syndrome." The gist I got was it is opened in a thin line down the middle of the cervix, but not completely opened, so that's good. I was also leaking some fluid that he got really concerned about. I have to go to my regular doctor in the morning to make sure it's not a slow amniotic fluid leak, which is pretty much what happened with my son, but further into the pregnancy. He's not overly concerned with it tonight bc I have a lot of fluid in the sack, but the nurse told me to take it easy tonight and if I get any gushes to to go Labor and Delivery asap. I go back to the specialist on the 19th for another cervix check and will more than likely end up getting the cerclage.
So like I said, rollercoaster. I need Miss Evelyn Noelle to stay inside much, much longer and cook a whole lot more!!
(although I read that they are able to keep 23 week babies alive too these days. Earliest baby kept alive was 21 weeks and some odd days I can't remember) 3 weeks until 3rd trimester according to this site. Crazy!
I longed for a girl, and realize I’m lucky to have her - but I find myself still wishing for a boy too sometimes and I’ve been buying more of the tomboyish baby things, like dinosaurs and outer space themes, blue swings and stuff like that. You’ll find your perfect balance with him! Happy to hear he’s healthy, what a cute tiny peanut!
