22 Weeks Pregnant - ultrasounds in pregnancy: good or bad?
So! We had our anatomy/morphology ultrasound, and if you were following my Instagram stories you’ll know that our baby is... a boy!! I am so thrilled that my girls will have a brother, and for sure excited that he has such amazing big sisters 🥰
This feels like a good opportunity to chat a bit about ultrasounds in pregnancy. We’re so used to them, they’re completely the norm, but have you ever actually thought about the pros and cons?
20 Weeks Pregnant - halfway there? A discussion on due dates
A common comment to hear at 20 weeks pregnant is, “Oh, so you're halfway there!” This is probably roughly true, but let’s talk about due dates! Firstly, have you ever wondered who decided that a pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, and how they came to that conclusion? And most of all, how on earth is it that 40 weeks has come to be seen as a deadline, as if the mother or baby are all of a sudden at high risk from one day to the next?