Well I'm 13 weeks and the morning sickness has finally started to go away. I'm feeling much better and can even eat meat again. My pants are all getting tight and I'm definitely on borrowed time.
We had the NT Scan last week and while the numbers look good, baby is measuring right on schedule with my due date and the heart beat was 158 bpm we got some scary news. There is a cyst on the placenta right near the umbilical cord insertion. Normally cysts do not cause a problem but this one is in a dangerous spot. If it continues to grow it can cause the cord to compress causing asphyxiation of the baby or growth retardation. Needless to say I am a mess right now. I have to go back in four weeks for a recheck ultrasound. Best case scenario is the cyst is reabsorbed into the placenta or it stops growing. Apparently they only become a problem if they grow more then 5cm. Right now it is just over 1cm. The doctor is also hoping that as the placenta grows it puts some distance between the cyst and the cord. I don't know if anything can be done as I didn't get any answers out of the doctor. I was kind of in shock and it wasn't really sinking in until we got in the car and I burst into tears. I put a call into my regular doctor but she didn't call back. I am pretty pissed as it's the weekend now and I have to wait until Monday now to get some answers.
BUT for the exciting news, both the tech and the doctor believe it's a GIRL! It's not 100% but they both seemed pretty certain. I am so excited but now there's a part of me that doesn't want to get too excited. I don't know how I'm going to wait until July 8th for the follow up ultrasound.
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