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I had an appointment with my mw today and she was really surprised at how large I am, even for a second pregnancy. She asked me directly if I was sure of my dates, which I am. I showed her my TTC chart, which was in my mother's pass (a kind of pregnancy book for mother's all relevant data with each pregnancy in it), to show that I ovulated on the ninth day of my cycle and could not possibly have gotten pregnant before that. She thought maybe it could have been the month before, but that's not possible either - the temps are all wrong for the first nine days then. Also, there was no baby visible on the u/s at 4 weeks yet. Then we got to talking about twins and although she didn't rule it out, she didn't palpate my abdomen for more telltale baby parts either so I'm thinking she doesn't seriously consider it - especially since there were no twins to be seen in my previous u/s. It's just not possible to miss a twin at 20 weeks, is it??? I asked about too much amniotic fluid, and she said it doesn't feel like that. She feels just a LOT of baby. Her only other explanation for my rapid weight gain in the first trimester and continuing abnormal weight gain now is GD. I have an appointment next week with my new OB/Gyn for my last u/s, and I'm supposed to ask her if GD is a possibilty or if baby's size and my weight gain are par for the course. My mw is not too keen on testing for GD, but she'd like to hear what the doc says. Granted I DID quit smoking when I got my positive test, and I rather assumed after my former OB/Gyn ruled out twins that that was the reason for the weight gain. My mw said it might be that. Now I'm wondering . . . GD??? Why else would I measure so large already? My mw is btw very, VERY experienced - 25 years in the field with well over 1,000 births. If she hadn't looked at my mother's pass and seen the weight I've gained, it never would have occurred to her that I might be a GD candidate. She just automatically assumed my dates were off, until we checked my TTC chart.<br>
Has anyone had anything like this at all? I don't wanna have GD!!!! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/bawling.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="bawl">
Has anyone had anything like this at all? I don't wanna have GD!!!! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/bawling.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="bawl">