Well I must have hit a milestone in my pregnancy. They're now measuring my belly from top to bottom. I've been measuring it around the mid-section since the beginning and am at 35" this week.
The doctor also gave me a prescription for the ever tasty glucose exam to test for gestational diabetes. Anyone care to comment on how to get through this one?? I've been told you get to drink a beverage that tastes like flat, warm, orange pop and then sit in the office for an hour before they take your blood. If you fail this test, or the results are inconclusive you get to come back and do it all over again, except you're fortunate enough to sit for 3 hours. I'll have to bring the mp3 player & some reading material with me. I have a little bit of time before I need to go in for this test- plenty of time for some pep talks and motivational speeches from other mothers.
James and I have done something that is unorthodox- he knows the sex of the baby and I do not. I'm sorry but he will not be able to tell you until after I know, so don't even try weaseling it out of him. This has not been a difficult thing for James or myself- I did not want to know and he did. To get over this obstacle he changes the gender of the baby on a daily basis. Today for instance we're having a baby girl- she got quite upset with the doctor today after the heart rate monitoring & gave me a good kick in the side. Her heart rate was at 150 today. It has been at that rate for the past month or two, earlier in the pregnancy it was at 160. It was really surprised at my weight gain from the last visit as well. To date I've gained 15 pregnancy pounds. It appears everything is right on track.
We've recently visited a few day care facilities. What a struggle it is to find a place that you will feel good about taking your child to. I've stopped at a place a week or two ago- I wouldn't take my dog to that place! We've been relying on referrals from church friends and have been satisfied thus far with our findings.
Well I'm sure you'd like an updated belly photo so here it is...
I thought the glucose drink was yummy... like a melted orange popsicle :)
ReplyDeleteI thought the drink was yummy too! They serve it cold, so it is easy to drink. Gave me brain freeze once! Oh, and with my last pregnancy, I failed the one hour test by two points, but because there is a large history of diabetes on both sides, my doctor wouldn't let it slide. Soooo...I went through that whole three hour thing. I took a book, my ipod, and starved like crazy since you can't eat anything until you are completely done. I'm sure you won't have a need for the three hour...at least I will pray that you don't.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I don't know how your OB's office works, but make sure you tell them when you get there that you are there for the glucose test. That way they take you in right away and start counting that hour once you drink it. Otherwise, you will be there way more than an hour. This was a problem for me because I was usually very hungry in the morning and it was hard to have to wait to eat until after, you know. Let me know if you have any questions...been there four times you know! ;)
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