20 Week Doctors Visit

There is really nothing to report back on this appointment. Nothing really new and exciting. Just a check up.

We arrived they did the normal, weight, blood pressure, and so on. We then get taken back to the room and await what we thought was the nurse practitioner. Nope, we were nicely greeted by the doctor himself. With such a surprise (we thought our next time that we were going to see him was at deliver) I took the opportunity to ask what I thought was a short list of questions which ended up being quite a few.

My list of questions included:
Is my belly pain normal?
What percent of his patients have a c-section?
When is the earliest that he will give an epidural?
How often does he give an episiotomy?
Does he use forceps?
Does he recommend a pediatrician in my area?
Does lactation consulting cost money? If so, what insurance companies usually pay, and how much?

The doctor sat down to discuss everything with us. Such a nice guy! BTW, he's got 8 kids....holy canoly! That man is busy considering his practice is so successful! He's doing something right.

He then took predictions on what the baby was before we jumped over to the ultrasound room to get out exam and find out the sex of the baby. He thought it was a girl, but then quickly stated he's got a 50/50 chance. :)

Just a few short minutes later, we were called in for our ultrasound. Jack was facing the floor and in a position making it hard to get great measurements on him. So they once again made me do a few turns and rolls to get him to flip over. It worked! He spine was not facing the floor. The tech took measurements of his:
Head circumference
Femur and arm bones (yup you could see those on the ultrasound)
Size of the brain ventricles
Took at look at the belly of the baby to see that things were developing correctly
Length of my cervix
And last but not least....the sex of the baby. Yup he's a boy!

So all in all, things went well and no news is good news. The tech said this would be our last ultrasound unless things became "eventful" which she has hopes that they don't. Sean and I both agreed, but also would like to see the baby once more before delivery. We might be scheduling an appointment for a 4d at the local ultrasound school for much less money than what these "posh" places charge.

Time for the head to hit the pillow. Turkey day is tomorrow and I'm very thankful for a very awesome husband, family, and healthy baby boy on the way. Life is good!