Today, the Grover family had their third ultrasound, because Spooky didn't show enough spine to the camera last month. Unfortunately, the spine was about all that Spooky was willing to show today. Despite the efforts the ultrasound technician made in jiggling and banging on my belly, Spooky refused to drop the boxer's stance, and both fists remained directly over his/her face.
We still got enough of a sneak peek that we were able to see Spooky's mouth make sucking motions, and we were able to watch him/her make some good kicks, despite sitting cross-legged (when you think about it, that's quite an acrobatic skill).
So humor me, or skip this post, by taking a look at just how far Spooky has come in 27 weeks:
April 1 (Week 9): Spooky was little more than a dancing gummy bear, with lots of space for performing incredible water aerobics.
June 7 (Week 20): Spooky weighed 11 ounces, and looked an awful lot like Casper the Friendly Ghost.
July 27 (Week 27): Spooky is looking more and more like a little kid in there, crunched up and sitting Indian-style. S/he now weighs 2 pounds and 4 ounces. I can't believe how much belly I have for so little baby!
The technician wanted to get a 3-D picture of Spooky's face, but all we got was this:
To be honest, I was a little relieved. Those 3-D ultrasounds are creepy, and I don't blame Spooky for wanting to keep his/her face a secret until it gets done developing and shaping! David commented in the elevator that Spooky really only has three more months of real alone time...we should let the little guy/gal have some space.
Although, quid pro quo, Spooky,--get off my bladder! The last two ultrasounds have shown that Spooky is breech, which means that my ribs have never been kicked, but my bladder is always getting stepped on. Lady friends, should I be concerned about this? Are there really tricks for getting babies to flip upside-down during the third trimester? It's adorable that Spooky wants to sit up straight like Mom and Dad, but I'd prefer greeting Spooky head-first rather than feet-first in October. Is it too early to sweat about this?
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I'll start by stating that each state treats this sort of thing differently. New Jersey happens to be one of the most thorough for all things baby (two HIV tests during my pregnancy, you know, just in case things weren't going so well with Trevor).
Anyway, my doctors were never worried about breech until a few weeks before my due date.
As far as flipping the baby, the doctors out here will try some techniques first (very manual techniques) and then recommend stuff. The women in our area swear by yoga (our town's a lot like Portlandia) and my sister swears by chiropractics.
I believe my little Strawberry was breech up until I was 38 weeks and then she flipped on her own. I tried flipping her on her own.
http://stefaniejinelle.blogspot.com/2009/09/37-weeks-and-bitter.html
Those are the techniques that I have.
Most babies don't flip until they're ready to be born. My sister was breech up until like an hour before she was born. Crazy sauce.
Too soon to worry about breach. They still do lots and lots of moving about. It's getting so close! Hurray hurray!
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