32 week appointment update

THIS was the time I put on 5 pounds in 2 weeks!;) Oh well. Everything went just fine & baby is doing great. For the time being, she appears to be head down (please stay that way!), with her rump on the right & her feet on the left. That explains why the left side of my belly is always sticking out so far when she stretches! Blood pressure was a little higher than normal for me, at 128 over 70, but not terrible. Oh, I also got my finger pricked for the hemoglobin test. I had what used to be my usual nurse, whom I really like. She's more thorough than the rest; there was no way I could talk her out of it, especially when she saw that the only time it had been checked was at my very first appointment! Of course the test really wasn't necessary--my hemoglobin was at 13.1. A reading of 12 is normal for a non-pregnant woman; I always have plenty of iron in my system whether I'm pregnant or not. Next appointment: November 13th.

After my OB appointment, I came home & picked up the kids so we could go get our flu shots. That was an experience in itself. I was glad my mom came along to help; I needed the extra set of hands! We were called back to the room & the nurse asked who wanted to go first. Nathan quickly volunteered Josh--after all, he had no idea what was going to happen, nor could he protest even if he wanted to! I volunteered to go first. After that Nathan went. He started crying before the nurse even picked up the shot. Then it was Josh's turn. He didn't cry til the nurse pulled the needle out of his leg. The nurse was very good & fast at giving the shots, so I don't think Megan really knew what was going on. All she knew was that when the nurse touched her brothers, they'd cry, so she sure as heck didn't want the woman touching her!! I had to hold onto Megan pretty tightly so she could get her shot & we were finally able to get out of there. (I'm pleased to report we all survived this appointment...though Josh has to go back in 4 weeks for his 2nd dose. Right about the time his 15 month shots are due. Poor guy!)

Appointment Update--30 weeks

Had a good appointment this morning. Pretty uneventful. Somehow I only gained 1 pound, as opposed to the 5 I figured I'd gained. So that was exciting for me! The only "negative" of the appt was that they found protein in my urine. But that was because I'd had half a glass of grapefruit juice to drink for the entire morning--guess I was dehydrated. The nurse told me that if you have a hard time giving a urine sample when you're pregnant, you're definitely dehydrated. She makes a good point!;) I'll try harder next time, but it IS hard to think about yourself when you're busy taking care of 3 little ones at home prior to leaving for your appointment! And now that I live further away from my OB office, I have to leave sooner than I used to. I'm just doing my best to get out the door on time & not concentrating on what I've been drinking or not been drinking. Managed to avoid the finger-prick hemoglobin test yet AGAIN! Had the same crappy nurse as last time & asked if they checked it the last time I was in since I had all that blood drawn. She said no & they should've. So she decided we'll check it next time. Yeah, I don't think so. I'm not dropping over in sheer exhaustion by any stretch of the imagination; I'm NOT anemic & I've never had that problem before. Next appt: 2 weeks from today.