Definitely not a fat baby bump, Minty. It's low down and all front. I'm sure the baby is curled up like a hedgehog. It certainly doesn't like to uncross its legs for a scan, the little imp.
My daughter is the same shape but wise. She has a slight curved spine and a mild case of spina bifida. Not that you would notice. She only found out about 5 years ago. She was told she could never have an epidural.
Would she have opted for an epidural, Patsy? I'm not sure how much pain I will experience, but I'm not one of those new age mothers who will suffer needlessly when there are so many forms of pain relief available :-)
I had planned to have no pain relief - goodness knows why - but in the end I had almost everything: gas and air, pethedine, TENS machine. I was scared of an epidural though, so didn't have that. For some reason thought it paralysed your whole lower half, not just the bit in the middle.
NoM, they're hoping my daughter will give birth naturally. Could possibly end up having a cesarian as her back might give her a lot of pain. So I guess she'd have to be knocked out by general anesthetic?
I don't think they give you a general anaesthetic for C-sections??
However I wonder if that will be my fate and how my fibroids will affect matters later on down the line. I've already told the Doc that I want the full removal surgery post-birth.