| Something like a Phenomenon |
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| Tuesday, 23 September 2008 04:09 |
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Strange things are happening to me and my body. Some of them, for my male reader’s sake, I will not go into any great detail. Trust me; you don’t want to know some of the crazy things that happen to a women’s body during pregnancy. This ignorance may get you into trouble though! Yesterday, a few minutes after eating an enormous size piece of cake covered in delicious frosting I started feeling the “kung fu kicking” I have been experiencing. This time the kicks were more rapid and stronger than ever before. I swear the baby was having a sugar seizure! I looked down at my torso and it was actually moving and twitching, on the outside. Being the very coy and shy person that I am, I raced over to my co-workers to show them my new party trick. Interestingly enough, I was met with different reactions by my male and female co-workers. One male co-worker nicely stated that my stomach moving like that looks like some, “Circus Side Freak Show Stuff.” Another male thought it was one of the coolest things he has ever seen, after explaining to him that I was NOT making it move on my own (I wish my abs were that strong). The females, of course had different reactions. Some were recalling stories of their own pregnancies. Others were asking if they could place their hand on my stomach to feel the movement. Although everyone was sharing in my excitement (clearly in their own way) about my new party trick, it was so fascinating how different the males and females reacted from each other. Learning this among the many, many other things I have learned through out this pregnancy is that men will NEVER understand what women go through in pregnancy. On a side note, we saw the high risk Doctor a few weeks back. Everything looks great! Baby Perla is still in the breech position and may or may not be able to turn to the “head down” position due to the “shelf” in the sac. The C-section decision will be made around the 35-36 week mark, depending on if Baby Perla has been able to turn or not. If a C-section is the route we have to go, it will be scheduled about 1 week before my actual due date. We will go back to the high risk Doctor in a few weeks for another Ultrasound and to see what the baby has been up to! |
