It was very very cool thinking that my baby was right on the other side of my skin/uterus. Also very distracting.

That is cool. I have a certain envy for those of you who don't have the placenta in between baby and belly, because a lot of the squirming and moving (especially early on) gets muted by the padding. I feel like I've missed out on that part of the experience.

I am having to scroll around my cat's ass.

My cat's current favorite place is right on my mouse.

It's either a kinky inter-species cybersex thing...or she misses me.

I didn't realize Plei's due date was so damn soon. God, time goes fast.

Cindy, didn't Burrell say in Beep Me when she announced #2 was on the way? IIRC, her due date is close to mine. And I thought Raquel was due in late March.

I have a certain envy for those of you who don't have the placenta in between baby and belly

Wait, I don't get it. Isn't the baby inside the placenta? How would it not be between?

Plei, thanks. I just checked. She said late April, no date, though.

Do you think your pregnancy went quickly? To me, your pregnancy has seemed long. I suspect it will 'til the Ticky Box is here.

Isn't the baby inside the placenta? How would it not be between?

I think she means tha part where it's attached is in the front, not the back of the uterus. I think the plaenta is most commonly in the back with the baby sort of curled around it. (super-generalization, that was.)

Plei, does that mean you feel more movement deeper inside?

Emily, it doesn't look like I'm gonna get chili made. Just so you know...

Wait, I don't get it. Isn't the baby inside the placenta? How would it not be between?

The baby is inside the amniotic sac thinger. The placenta is the disposable organ that provides the nourishment and stuff, and it attaches to to the wall of the womb (and to the baby via the umbilical cord). IIRC, it attaches most frequently up towards the top. It can also attach in the rear (posterior) or the front (anterior). In my case, it attached in the front, and was initially down a bit low (thus the ER trip and the bedrest). Now it's just a normal anterior placenta, but it does tend to muffle things a bit.

Do you think your pregnancy went quickly? To me, your pregnancy has seemed long. I suspect it will 'til the Ticky Box is here.

It's been quick and also not quick. Time is flying and crawling.

Gotcha. I think I never really differentiated between the placenta and the amniotic sac. And, thankfully, it's not been an issue for me.

I always thought they were the same thing, too.

My new fact for the day!

(Besides learning how to say "I know what you just said" in Spanish.)