This morning was my appointment, and like most appointment mornings, I woke up and threw up. Not sure if it's because I purposely schedule my appointments for first thing in the morning right after I drop E off at prek (therefore making it where I only have 1 child to chase around). This means that I have to jump out of bed and immediately start getting ready, which just makes me sick. It's either that or just nerves. Because I still get nervous before appointments.
I usually just have a light snack before going in and then eat afterward but this morning I was starving! I tried munching on some crackers and some of my fizzy orange drink I've been drinking lately, but that wasn't cutting it. So me and C stopped off at Steak N Shake right before my appointment so that I could eat something real quick. I might have also bought a chocolate milkshake before 10am as well...... ;)
Weight gain....4lbs this month. I'm very pleased with that since I'm supposed to be gaining 4lbs a month right now. This means I have gained 9lbs altogether so far. My doctor kept saying things like "you weigh next to nothing" and "I saw you in the waiting room and thought "she's still so tiny". He just kept on and on, to the point where I was thinking "ok, does he want me to gain more? Just tell me!" and then he goes "your health and weight are perfect!" so I guess all of his comments were just compliments??
Heartbeat was 150 and it sounded so loud and beautiful. Dr. S didn't measure my uterus this time around but I'm anal and have been doing it at home. It measures right around 21cm, so right on target. Declan must have decided to turn in a different position, because all of his kicking has been right at, or above, my belly button. Not sure if he's transverse, so I'm getting both hands and feet, or he's head down and kicking up. Speaking of Declan, my doctor loved his name and said he's never delivered a baby with that name yet. :)
Next appointment is March 29th and that is the dreaded glucose screening. I got to go ahead and take the drink home with me, that way I can drink it on the way to my app. C has already noticed it in the fridge, so I'm going to have an angry 2yr old on my hands for a month who doesn't understand why he can't drink that koolaid looking stuff. Trsut me son, it doesn't taste good. I'll have 1 more appointment 4 weeks after my next one and then I start going every 2 weeks! That is insane! I really can't believe how fast time is going right now. Em told me last night "Mama, I really wish it was summer so that you would have the baby. I want to see him PLUS I don't like your fat belly"....haha! Love the filter of a 5yr old. She later came and told me that "I love you anyway, even if you do have to wear different clothes right now". Such a sweetheart.
Of course, I forgot to even mention the discharge with my doc. Since it's not all the time and no signs of any sort of infection, I'll probably just wait until my next appointment. Since I've had it since the very beginning of this pregnancy, have had no cultures/bacteria in any urine sample, had a normal pap, plus had a normal culture that he did because of the discharge, I'm assuming it's just what's going to be "normal" for me this time around.
And with that TMI paragraph, I'll end this. :P
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