29 Weeks Pregnant - is my baby too big to be born vaginally?
My Pregnancy 2025 Alison Marshall My Pregnancy 2025 Alison Marshall

29 Weeks Pregnant - is my baby too big to be born vaginally?

When I had my morphology ultrasound around 21 weeks, the sonographer commented that baby was measuring in the 96th percentile, and that my provider would probably want to schedule growth scans during third trimester to make sure baby wasn't getting too big. I just smiled and thanked her, but I knew that we would not be planning any growth scans based purely on this comment...

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27 Weeks Pregnant - heading into the third trimester!
My Pregnancy 2025 Alison Marshall My Pregnancy 2025 Alison Marshall

27 Weeks Pregnant - heading into the third trimester!

Well, that went quickly! Here we are heading into third trimester! I am so so grateful for how well I’ve been feeling this pregnancy. My energy levels have been so good, it’s really been amazing!

I’m also really glad I was able to get into a routine at 20 weeks with daily birth prep exercises, both mental and physical. Now in third trimester I have some changes to my birth prep routine.

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21 Weeks Pregnant - my birth preparation protocol
My Pregnancy 2025 Alison Marshall My Pregnancy 2025 Alison Marshall

21 Weeks Pregnant - my birth preparation protocol

You may have heard the saying, “if you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail”. I feel this applies to birth as much as anything else. Now clearly, I don’t mean we can “fail” at giving birth! That baby is going to come out! However, if we have a particular plan for how we would like the birth to occur, we need to prepare for it. This applies whether you are planning a vaginal birth or a Caesarean birth.

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