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Babys Practicing Breathing

chelseajeanenechelseajeanene member
in September 2015 Moms
I forgot to add this in my previous post so I just made another so sorry ladies lol anyways I had my NST today and my doctor was kind of acting like he was hiding something from me. He doesn't like to worry me and has always said leave the worrying to me and you don't think about it. well after me NST he gave me an ultrasound and would not let me see the screen, he always does and points everything out and let's me watch. So that was weird. He then says "okay the baby is doing practice breaths and that's reassuring." Now he knows I believe I am father along then the ultrasounds say I do. I understand that the early ones are pretty accurate but I know my body and my gut feelings. Anyways when I left I researched when do babies start to do practice breathing and everything I saw was about 36-37 weeks. The doctor says in only 33. But on my count I'll be 36 in 2 days. I really felt he was keeping something from me during my appointment and I'm thinking that maybe he's starting to realize I am farther then he thinks. He's been reassuring me since 32 weeks along that if I were to go into labor he would not try and stop it and the baby will be okay. Now why would a doctor say that so early on? If you were me what would you be thinking
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  • LaurenNewphLaurenNewph member
    I had an ultrasound at 33 weeks and they said he was doing the same thing! So it's possible you are a far as the doctor says! But hey, who am I to question a mama's instinct! I've been paranoid my whole pregnancy that he'd come early and sure enough I'll be having him the end of this week!
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  • chelseajeanenechelseajeanene member
    @LaurenNewph my gut feeling is just so strong. Throughout the whole pregnancy everything just happened quicker then I expected by the doctors counts. I popped out at 12 weeks, I felt him super early, he measured 2 weeks larger at my anatomy scan and so on. I just truly feel there is no way I'll even make it to September 18th!
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  • tpete12tpete12 member
    Our baby was practicing it's breathing skills at our 30 week ultrasound.
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  • sarahnikaisarahnikai member
    I say that if you think you're further along then maybe you are. I was told that they will always go by the supposed date of conception or last period regardless of anything else. I don't know about the breathing thing though because I have to have weekly bioscans to make sure baby is practicing breathing, and other things and I started that at about 32 weeks.
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  • chelseajeanenechelseajeanene member
    @sarahnikai my LMP was Nov 27th so he made my original due date 9/3. When I got my first ultrasound he changes the due date to 9/18 but he actually said "this doesn't make any sense" and thought I was lying about my LMP. I've just been expecting that the baby will come when he wants to, but now that it's getting so close I don't want to be caught off guard you know?
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  • theglitteredpterodactyltheglitteredpterodactyl member
    Seconding what pp say--my baby books & research have all told me baby has been practicing breathing for a few weeks now (I'm 35w3d) but that doesn't mean you're not as far along as you feel you are.
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  • jizzypuffjizzypuff member
    At my thirty week ultrasound my doctor pointed out my little one was taking practice breaths. So I think there is a big chance your doctor is right.
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  • May14th2011May14th2011 member
    My baby was practice breathing at my 29 week ultrasound so it's possible that your Dr is right
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  • troopersmomtroopersmom member
    I'm 33 weeks and baby just started practice breaths
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  • irenejeanirenejean member
    I'm 34 weeks and baby was taking practice breaths at my ultrasound. I always hear the baby will come when the baby comes, so maybe your EDD isn't so important?
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  • chelseajeanenechelseajeanene member
    irenejean said:

    I'm 34 weeks and baby was taking practice breaths at my ultrasound. I always hear the baby will come when the baby comes, so maybe your EDD isn't so important?

    That's what I've been expecting but now that it's getting so close it scares more lol
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  • pregat40pregat40 member
    chelseajeanene said:

    @sarahnikai my LMP was Nov 27th so he made my original due date 9/3. When I got my first ultrasound he changes the due date to 9/18 but he actually said "this doesn't make any sense" and thought I was lying about my LMP. I've just been expecting that the baby will come when he wants to, but now that it's getting so close I don't want to be caught off guard you know?

    My lmp was 12/19 and I'm due 9/26...no way you are due 9/18....
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  • chelseajeanenechelseajeanene member
    pregat40 said:

    chelseajeanene said:

    @sarahnikai my LMP was Nov 27th so he made my original due date 9/3. When I got my first ultrasound he changes the due date to 9/18 but he actually said "this doesn't make any sense" and thought I was lying about my LMP. I've just been expecting that the baby will come when he wants to, but now that it's getting so close I don't want to be caught off guard you know?

    My lmp was 12/19 and I'm due 9/26...no way you are due 9/18....
    Right!! Thank you! I know for a fact that was the day too because It was my birthday and I was pissed
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  • porchialporchial member
    My baby has been doing practice breathing since 32 weeks according to ultrasound.
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  • momofsweetpsmomofsweetps member
    Do you know when you ovulated? I am due 9/18 and at my 3 ultrasounds the last 2 weeks he's been practicing breathing (since 31.6 weeks). He's also measuring ahead since 20 weeks and at 8 weeks he measured right on. The techs always ask if I'm sure of my dates and I am because he is measuring ahead, but I do know exactly when I ovulated.
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  • momofsweetpsmomofsweetps member
    edited August 2015
    You could have ovulated much later than your lmp, hence why the ultrasounds before 12 weeks are more accurate on due dates.
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  • chelseajeanenechelseajeanene member
    @momofsweetps I tracked my period for 8 months and it was always on time and correct, I didn't do ovulation test but I know with my LMP that I would have ovulated 12/11 and conceived between 12/7-12/15. For my due date to be 9/18 my LMP would have had to be 12/12 but I already knew I was pregnant around that time, that's when my body changed and I started to realize. I don't think my body waited an entire month to ovulate, I know it's possible but I don't believe it did because my period was so regular. When was you LMP to have 9/18 EDD?
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  • momofsweetpsmomofsweetps member
    Gotcha. My lmp was 12/13. When was your first ultrasound? My first was at 8 weeks exactly and he measured exactly 8 weeks. So weird and frustrating they moved it a whole month.
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  • chelseajeanenechelseajeanene member
    @momofsweetps that's so crazy that our cycles were so different and we have the same EDD. I had a bleeding episode when I was 8 weeks but when they did that ultrasound the baby measured 6 weeks so it was so weird, after that one he was always 2 weeks larger so I really just don't understand any of it lol
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  • lisadoninellilisadoninelli member
    chelseajeanene said:

    @sarahnikai my LMP was Nov 27th so he made my original due date 9/3. When I got my first ultrasound he changes the due date to 9/18 but he actually said "this doesn't make any sense" and thought I was lying about my LMP. I've just been expecting that the baby will come when he wants to, but now that it's getting so close I don't want to be caught off guard you know?

    My LMP is just like yours; 11/27 and my due date is 9/3. I know for sure that I conceived very close to 12/8 during my fertile window. 9/18 as a due date seems way off even if you did ovulate a bit late.
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  • chelseajeanenechelseajeanene member
    lisadoninelli said:

    chelseajeanene said:

    @sarahnikai my LMP was Nov 27th so he made my original due date 9/3. When I got my first ultrasound he changes the due date to 9/18 but he actually said "this doesn't make any sense" and thought I was lying about my LMP. I've just been expecting that the baby will come when he wants to, but now that it's getting so close I don't want to be caught off guard you know?

    My LMP is just like yours; 11/27 and my due date is 9/3. I know for sure that I conceived very close to 12/8 during my fertile window. 9/18 as a due date seems way off even if you did ovulate a bit late.
    I know! A lot of women always tell me "your doctors right, you just ovulated late" but either way that's a full month without an ovulation and just seems way off. To be frank it really makes me angry when people say that because I know my body, yes I may have ovulated late but there's no way my true date could be 9/18. I'm glad you can understand that it doesn't make sense lol on Christmas morning I had a dead give away that I was pregnant and had already been feeling I was for 2 weeks, I just know
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