Uncommon fact of my pregnancy

We had a doctor's appointment yesterday and everything seemed great! Surprisingly I've only gained 3 lbs, and I say surprisingly because my belly is already showing...the baby was measuring a little higher/bigger than the 19 weeks but that was okay. J and I got a little worried when the assistant took a while to find the baby's heartbeat, but she did and it was normal...149. According to our nurse practitioner though, it might've taken longer to find the baby's heartbeat because I have what is called an "anterior placenta". At first I worried a little but the nurse explained it to me.

As you can see on the picture, it all depends on the location of the placenta in the uterus. Most of the time, a fertilized egg will situate itself in the posterior uterus (the part closest to your spine), sometimes, the egg implants on the opposite side, closest to the abdomen. When the placenta develops, it grows on the front (or anterior) side of the uterus, with the baby behind it. This also explains why I still haven't felt our baby's movements...the placenta is cushioning our baby's movements. It made me a little disappointed knowing it'll take longer to feel our baby but I am still grateful that our baby is still doing great!

Well that's all I have today; I am getting ready for our one year anniversary and Christmas shopping for family! We cannot wait to find out our baby's gender in just TWO days!!! I will definitely share it with everyone on here so if you want,  comment below, email me at wife.nextdoor@yahoo.com or tweet me!

xoxo,

                           wife-nextdoor <3