Sunday, October 28, 2012

My First 20 Weeks....


I was pregnant with my second child. After the initial shock, I was happy.  The first 20 weeks of my pregnancy were going as planned. I wasn’t really able to feel my daughter move like I did with my first child during the first 18 weeks but all the things I had read said within the first 22 weeks so I thought I was okay. The doctor sent me for an ultrasound with a perinatalogist since I was diagnosed at the age of 22 with spina bifida occulta. This was just a precautionary measure.
Going to a “specialist” in the area meant waiting a while to get into the appointment. I wasn’t too concerned but had my doubts that everything was okay. I reassured myself (and so did my husband) that my first child was “normal” (or as normal as can be) ;-P so the nervous fears during this pregnancy were just that...fears.
I finally had my appointment scheduled while I was in my 24th week, so I waited……


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