Mummascribbles – 20 weeks pregnant – blue or pink??! – Mummascribbles

Today I am 20 weeks pregnant. I can’t quite believe it. One minute it’s going really slowly and the next, I am half way through! How did that happen?

I don’t write weekly pregnancy updates because in all honesty, from week to week, nothing much changes other than my tummy gets a big bigger and I can feel lots more (sometimes rather uncomfortable) movements! This week, though – this week is a biggy!

First up, on Wednesday evening we had our vbac appointment. You may or may not know that Zach was breech and so I ended up having an elective c-section. This appointment was because of that and if you don’t know what vbac stands for, it’s vaginal birth after c-section.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect at the appointment. I knew that it was a kind of class but that also we would have some one to one time with the midwife. That’s pretty much exactly what it was. We got a couple of handouts – one that covered the terminology and risks, pro’s and cons of both vbac and section and the other having lots of ways to get the body ready for a natural labour if that’s what we were choosing.

To be honest, I was completely in the middle. My c-section was quite a pleasant experience and so with that in my head, I was thinking that I’d probably head for another elective. When we got to the end of the class my decision was made and that decision is that I’m going to try for a natural birth. If it’s taken out of my hands like it was with Zach then so be it but for me, the risk in vbac is far less that the risk in c-section and that’s what swayed my decision. So from now on (as I have been up until now), I will be completely midwife led and I’ll be left until my due date at which point if baby hasn’t made any sign of appearing, I’ll be booked in for a sweep and then offered an induction if it still hasn’t appeared. That said, I can change my mind at any time and I don’t have to have the induction – I can opt for a c-section at that point. Because my body hasn’t naturally gone into labour before, it is classed as if being a first pregnancy. If I do go into labour and there is any sign that I am not progressing or baby is in distress, they will whip me in for a section. I feel so happy about my decision now so we just have to keep our fingers crossed that nothing gets in the way of me trying to deliver naturally.

And now the biggie. I know it’s the reason you’ve all come over!

Today we had our 20 week scan where we were hoping to find out the gender. The scan was absolutely amazing and baby was very well behaved. We could see every little bit of it (unlike its big brother when we had to go back for a second scan because he was being stubborn!).

The sonographer went through everything in such detail and the image clarity was just phenomenal. We could see its little feet and hands and the strong beating heart. Everything is looking perfect, all measurements are looking healthy and I am measuring bang on my dates.

BUT WHAT IS IT? I hear you scream!!

Well, I’ll leave it for Zach to let you know!