new baby

CAUTION: THE WORD "PLACENTA" MAY OR MAY NOT BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING BLOG ENTRY.  READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.Despite my reservations, the 20 week anatomy ultrasound seemed to go fine and I have yet to be called back for any "second looks" on anything - wahoo!  Everything seems to be about the same when I compare to the other three pregnancies...but I have been having a lot more lower back pain.  Initially I attributed this to the possibility of more kidney stones, which are obviously common for me in pregnancy.  The ultrasound tech got me re-thinking my hypothesis, though, because she mentioned that this time I have an anterior placenta (aka one that is located on the front). Anterior placentas are common, but not as common as posterior placentas (those located on the back ... [Read More]