After many many hours on the bed (ehem! ;) I'm not complaining really)
After many many positions ( ehem! ehem! again, not complaining)
After many many hours waiting and counting and charting..
We are happy to announce that we are 16 weeks pregnant!
Hurraaaaay!
We are so very happy and we can't wait for the arrival of out little one :)
16 Weeks Pregnant
At this point of your pregnancy, your baby is approximately 4.3 to 4.6 inches long and weighs 2.8 ounces. Not only is your baby growing, your uterus and placenta continue to grow to accomodate the growing baby inside of you! Just six weeks ago, your uterus weighed about 5 ounces. This week it now weighs 8.75 ounces!
The amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby is increasing and there is about 7.5 ounces of fluid. You will easily be able to feel your uterus approximately three inches below your navel. This is an important week for testing and you will most likely ahve an AFP test done.
This is a harmless blood test that is done to detect abnormalities such as Down's syndrome or spina bifida. This is a non-invasive test and it carries no risk to your developing baby. Most doctors will offer the test, but in most cases it is completely optional.
Your milk glands start production at this time and this causes some tenderness and swelling in early pregnancy. Your veins will become more visible because there is an increaed amount of blood flowing to the breasts.
Since this is our first pregnancy, we are thrilled and scared at the same time. So every little twitch or pain we'll be calling the doctor just to make sure that everything's fine.
We also found out that we were actually pregnant and had a miscarriage the first month we got married! But since we were not aware of the pregnancy, that was why I didn't know I had a miscarriage though I did wonder why my period flow was very heavy and clumpy.
Anyway, we are just glad that we've passed the first trimester and now we are wee into our second trimester. Had to say I was very worried when I had some bleeding in my 5th week all the way to my 6th week but it seems that the baby is strong.
I have a little pouch that is quite noticeable so I guess people can tell that I'm pregnant :) Been getting some baby stuffs (I know it's way too early but we just couldn't resist!)
I'm so happy :)
