24
Weeks
Wow,
it’s amazing how difficult it is to keep a website when you don’t have a home. Anyway, as most of you already know, we
peeked in out package and it’s most definitely a BOY! Chris and I are so tickled to have one of each
flavor! The ultrasound showed a few
things. One, the baby is big, just like
Sophie was and therefore puts our due date at May 8th. But, that’s not enough of a discrepancy from
May 19th to officially change the date. And two, I have a condition called synechea.
This
is when sheets of tissue form across the uterus in the space where the baby
normally would have space to move freely.
I have 3 said sheets. Two are in
my lower lateral right side and the third is in the upper left. The
third sheet’s growth appears to have been stunted by the growth of the uterus
and isn’t of any concern. This condition
is very rare and as long as the tissues don’t rupture, there haven’t been any
documented cases of any birth defects associated with it. It’s thought that this condition is caused by
scar tissue on the uterus from previous D&Cs.
This
condition does carry some concern for labor and delivery complications,
however. One, the chances for a preterm
labor and delivery go way up so I am now considered a high-risk pregnancy. Two, this condition has a high association
with placenta previa which would necessitate a
c-section--which this placenta is considered low-lying but not previa. Three, the
previous D&C I had after Sophie coupled with this condition pretty much
ensures I’ll need another D&C after the birth of this baby (if I deliver
vaginally). And four, this condition can
worsen over time and eventually cause Asherman’s
Syndrome which could leave me sterile. This
is no big deal if this is the last baby, but if we want to have more, I’ll need
a procedure called a laproscopy done to clean up my
uterus and the scar tissue associated with the D&Cs.
So,
really, while we bombard heaven with prayers, we feel confident that God will
deliver us a healthy boy. There’re just
a lot more doctor’s visits and ultrasounds than usual with this pregnancy.
Our baby's growing steadily, gaining
about a quarter of a pound since last week, when he was just over a pound.
Since he's almost a foot long, that makes a pretty lean figure, but his body is
filling out proportionally and he'll soon put on more baby fat. Our baby's skin
is thin, translucent, and wrinkled, his brain is growing rapidly, and his taste
buds are developing. His lungs are developing "branches" of the
respiratory "tree" and cells that produce surfactant, a substance
that helps the air sacs inflate easily.
Info
taken from BabyCenter.com
Chris
and I are starting to kick around some names. We have our definite favorites but we want to
hear from you, too. So email us with your suggestions.
Andrew
Benjamin
Boris
Brian
Derrick
Dexter
Finnegan
Henry
Jacob
Lucas/Luke
Samuel
Sean
Note that, for the purposes of this chart, babies are
measured from the crown (or top) of the head to the rump (or bottom) until
about 20 weeks. After that, they're measured from head to toe.
|
Gestational
age |
Length
(US) |
Weight
(US) |
Length
(cm) |
Mass (g) |
|
20
weeks |
10.08
inches |
10.58
ounces |
25.6 cm |
300 grams |
|
21
weeks |
10.51
inches |
12.70
ounces |
26.7 cm |
360 grams |
|
22
weeks |
10.94
inches |
15.17
ounces |
27.8 cm |
430 grams |
|
23
weeks |
11.38
inches |
1.10
pound |
28.9 cm |
501 grams |
|
24 weeks |
11.81 inches |
1.32 pound |
30 cm |
600 grams |
|
25
weeks |
13.62
inches |
1.46
pound |
34.6 cm |
660 grams |
|
26
weeks |
14.02
inches |
1.68
pound |
35.6 cm |
760 grams |
|
27
weeks |
14.41
inches |
1.93
pound |
36.6 cm |
875 grams |
|
28
weeks |
14.80
inches |
2.22
pounds |
37.6 cm |
1005
grams |
|
29
weeks |
15.2
inches |
2.54
pounds |
38.6 cm |
1153
grams |
|
30
weeks |
15.71
inches |
2.91
pounds |
39.9 cm |
1319
grams |
|
31
weeks |
16.18
inches |
3.31
pounds |
41.1 cm |
1502
grams |
|
32
weeks |
16.69
inches |
3.75
pounds |
42.4 cm |
1702
grams |
|
33
weeks |
17.20
inches |
4.23
pounds |
43.7 cm |
1918
grams |
|
34
weeks |
17.72
inches |
4.73
pounds |
45 cm |
2146
grams |
|
35
weeks |
18.19
inches |
5.25
pounds |
46.2 cm |
2383
grams |
|
36
weeks |
18.66
inches |
5.78
pounds |
47.4 cm |
2622
grams |
|
37
weeks |
19.13
inches |
6.30
pounds |
48.6 cm |
2859
grams |
|
38
weeks |
19.61
inches |
6.80
pounds |
49.8 cm |
3083
grams |
|
39
weeks |
19.96
inches |
7.25
pounds |
50.7 cm |
3288
grams |
|
40
weeks |
20.16
inches |
7.63
pounds |
51.2 cm |
3462
grams |
|
41
weeks |
20.35
inches |
7.93
pounds |
51.7 cm |
3597
grams |
|
42
weeks |
20.28
inches |
8.12
pounds |
51.5 cm |
3685
grams |
|
43
weeks |
20.20
inches |
8.19
pounds |
51.3 cm |
3717
grams |
