Let me tell you about my placenta

I've always wanted to say that.

We went to the OB this morning for our monthly visit. For the most part it was uneventful. The ultrasound we had on May 9 showed everything with the baby is just fine. She is growing normally and looks good. There does seem to be an issue with my placenta though. At the moment it is slightly low. It's a condition called 'placenta previa' and according to google it can occur in 1 in 200 pregnancies so it's not that uncommon. The OB says because it is still early in the pregnancy (22 weeks) there is still time for the placenta to rise up to where it is supposed to be. I have to get another ultrasound done at 28 weeks to see if it has moved up. If it does not move up, I will have to have a c-section. Right now this is not a big problem, but according to my friend google, if it stays where it is into the 3rd trimester it could become serious.

I'm not going to worry about it too much right now. I'm not really concerned about having a
c-section. There are a lot of up-sides to it from what I can see. Let me list them for you:
1. It's fast. No 24 hours of labour for me!
2. It's pre-planned - date and time. I'm a planner so this sounds ideal.
3. (this should probably be #1 but whatever) I believe they usually do c-sections at 37 weeks - I'll be pregnant for less time!!! Since we all know how much I've been enjoying this pregnancy to date, I'd say that's the biggest selling feature.
4. You get good drugs during and after.
5. I'd much rather have a scar than a ripped vag-jay-jay. There I said it.

So that's today's story. The next ultrasound has not been scheduled yet but it sounds like it should be around the first week of July.