Monday, April 20, 2009

I smooshed my baby...


So I was sitting on the sofa last night, watching a show and bending over to get something out of my very full handbag. I was fiddling, I guess you could say.
Out of nowhere, I felt a pulse racing down toward my hip and then I felt it. BAM
The baby moved. And it wasn't a cute little kick, or a little flutter or anything sweet and adorable. This was scary! I felt it wriggling and squirming out of an area that was low and somewhat near my left hip.
Now, I was bent up in a very odd angle, and truthfully, it was pretty unnatural how I was hunched. I shot up and my eyes popped open wide. My heart started racing for a minute and I yelled at Mr. W from the other room.
"Honey...I just felt the baby move".
Tears started welling up because all I could think about is when we sort of sit or lean on(accidentally, of course) our little yorkie and he wiggles around to get away because he is feeling the weight of a thousand anvils shooting through him.
My poor baby. I squished it!
My Dr. said when I know I felt the baby move, it would be called quickening. Well, I know that is what this was. My organs don't wiggle away from me and to be honest, I felt for a minute like an alien was trying to crawl out of my belly. On the other hand, had I not been so lazy as to winch myself up to reach something, as opposed to standing, I would never have felt this.
Forced quickening due to maternal laziness. I don't think this counts. I just hope I didn't smash the poor little thing! From what I hear the uterus has strong similarities to bubble wrap at this point, so I will assure myself all is well.
I'm looking forward, however, to feeling my little alien invader move without mommy smashing it first!
Aside from feeling a little guilty, it was very, very cool.
If baby looks like a pancake at the next ultrasound, I will be deleting all evidence of abuse.

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