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[Hyperpregnancy] The Ultrasound

Contains: hyperpregnancy, belly expansion, breast expansion Kristina sat down in the OBGYN's office next to a heavily pregnant woman. This was her first ultrasound since she discovered she was pregnant and she was feeling the jitters associated with such a new endeavor. The woman beside her flipped through a magazine. Her belly was so large and round that her striped shirt hardly covered it, a slice of tanned flesh visible between her shirt and her skirt. She looked about ready to pop. Kristina instinctively put her hand on her own burgeoning middle. She looked forward to being that far along and feeling her baby move inside her. The woman must have caught Kristina’s gaze out of her peripheral, because she looked over and smiled knowingly. “19 and a half weeks,” she said predictively. Kristina blushed, caught in the act of gawking, then did a double-take. “19 and a half weeks? But you look—” The woman gently caressed the impressive curve of her belly. “It’s