20 Weeks

20 weeks already – time is flying along – I am over the half the way marks already and only have 18 weeks to go!   I am feeling really good – still tiered but not as much – I am still limited on what I can eat but I have to say not such a bad thing as it is keeping my weight down.  I have noticed some swelling in ankles and feet mainly when I have been sitting at my desk working for too long without a break – I need to keep a check on the fluid retention.

Baby is moving lots now can feel some definite kicking going on – quite active though at this stage not as active as my son (he never stopped moving).  I purchased a Foetal heart monitor from Asia – really cool though takes me ages to find the heart beat.  I have changed my mind on the sex I am now thinking it is boy – the heart rate was between 90 – 130 which indicates a boy and I did the ring test again and it is definitely swinging – I was sure it was going in circles last time – anyway time will tell – as long as she\he is alive and well I really don’t care.

I had the big scan last week and we passed with flying colours – everything was doing was it should be doing and everything was in the right place.  I managed to finally after 3 pregnancies get some really good ultrasound picture – they are so clear - I am so impressed – you really image what the baby is going to look like when they are born.  I did not find out the sex – I was in two minds on the day though I did say the whole time that I was not going to find out – as soon as she asked I instantly said NO.  I did not look way when she went to measure the legs I figures if we seen then all good otherwise we wait – we did not see a thing – too much shadowing so we probably would not have found out anyway.

Feel great and everything is going along very well.

Rubbing her eye - so cute!

Head

Leg

Foot

18 weeks

18 weeks today – everything seems to be ticking along quite nicely.  I finally told everyone at work that I am pregnant and will be taking 6 months off came the 1^st July.  They were all shocked as they had no idea that I was pregnant and I was this far along.  I find it interesting how people react when a single person announces they are pregnant compared to married person (or a person in a relationship) – I don’t get a lot of congratulation like the other girl in office does who was recently married and is 5 weeks further along them me.  I get really well that a shock or was that planned or my favourite did you use the same donor – I mean really people do I ask if you used the same husband\partner – I do get a congratulation but it is really and after through – ohhh well congratulations then.  I find it really hard to tell people as I really can’t be bother with the reaction – then people wonder why I don’t say anything....  Anyway I am feeling a bit sensitive today.

This is what is happening at 18weeks:

http://www.babycenter.com.au/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment/18weeks/

This week, you officially begin your fifth month of pregnancy. Your baby may have reached 15 cm from crown to rump by now, and he can both feel and hear. Admittedly at the moment, all he can hear is your heartbeat and the flow of your digestive system but soon he'll be able to detect noise outside the womb and identify your voice

A mid-pregnancy ultrasound scan is often done sometime in the second trimester (usually between 18 and 20 weeks) to assess fetal growth and development, screen for certain birth defects and check the placenta and umbilical cord. During this scan, you might see your baby kick, flex, reach, roll, or even suck her thumb.

If you're having a girl, the vagina, uterus, and fallopian tubes are in place.
If it's a boy, the genitals are distinct and recognisable.