Welcome to Week 22!

oliversmom03

22 weeks and feeling great, just need to exercise more. lol I am starting this Monday. lol I have to. I haven't in forever, and I want a smooth birth like last time. 

buildababy

yes, I am DEFINITELY in the same situation. I am convinced that my little bundle will be a Kung Fu Master by the time I give birth. This is also my first!!!

dlBinger61713

You are not alone. I had my ultrasound last week and was told the exact same thing: baby on the smaller side of average (only 12 oz. approximately) and I also have a smaller stomach than I thought I'd have by now. As long as your doctor is not concerned with baby's growth (or yours) then, try not to stress it. I know. Easier said than done. I had just lost 15 lbs before conceiving, yet recently I almost cried with worry when I told my sister I've only gained about 6 lbs. But she just gave me a look of sympathy and said: "Don't worry. The weight will come on." She's my twin, and with both of her pregnancies, she did not have much of a bump until the last month or so, so maybe I'll be like that. Anyway, all this to reiterate: you are not alone.

babyColby

I didn't have a spinal with my son for the same fears of being paralyzed! I was given Stadol sp? which let me rest during contractions : Good luck!

csalathe

This is my first pregnancy as well and my little girl is right on schedule with her size but I too am much tinier than I expected. Baby's r us gave me a gift receipt last week because they thought I wasn't preggers... I'm just now having people really notice but if my shirt is too loose they still don't know. My ob says she's completely fine though and I've been looking at how Kate Middleton carried and she was quite small at this point also and was perfectly healthy

csalathe

Have you read about a partial epideral? I too am terrified of needles but they say because you don't see it it helps... Apparently a partial lets you still feel your legs and move and everything... All the others include needles and ivs also but aren't as effective apparently this is my first and my husband is in the af also we are in Alabama currently