Well, today was the big day!! My next check-up as well as the yucky glucose test. Well, I passed "with flying colors" as the nurse said. They make you do the 3 hr test if your sugar is 145 after one hour of finishing the yucky orange drink. I now remember that I passed with either 143( I think) or possibly 144 with Madison. However, with this little guy- I was only 130!!! YEAH! No 3 hr test for me thank goodness! As for the weight gain- the doc says I am doing great with that! I gained 3 lbs this past month!!! They said for a grand total of a whopping 10 lbs over what I started. I swear- I think their numbers are messed up somewhere- or mine are. B/c I thought 3 lbs made it like 11 or 12 lbs. But oh well. I am 27 weeks and 3 days, so only 12 weeks and 4 days until my big due date! So, if I continue to gain only a pound or less per week, then I will make my less than 25 lbs goal! I sure hope I can continue to do it!!
As for everything else- looking good. His heart rate was in the upper 140s to lower 150s. And VERY loud this time!! She said he must be sitting RIGHT THERE where she was listening with the doppler. Ha. The presssure/numbness I have been feeling is apparently normal esp in 2nd pregnancies. For some reason the second pregnancies seem to carry lower. Oh well. Looks like everything is fine. He is still measuring big, but only by 1 1/2 week now. So- looks like no change in the due date and no ultrasound for me. Oh well. I don't care as long as everything is great with him!
Seems as if my iron is low... which explains the feeling of lack of oxygen I have been experiencing. I am now having to start an iron supplement.
I asked when I start my every 2 week visits, and they say normally they start at 28 weeks, but since I went today and I am only 4 days away from being 28 weeks, then they said my next appt will be in 3 weeks (the 21st of Nov) and then after that, I will start every 2 weeks. WOW!!! I am getting closer! yeah. I love it when you make it to the every 2 week appts. It makes you realize you are in the home stretch! Ha.
I also talked to her about "fixing" me. She expressed her concern "was I sure I wanted to do it b/c it was permanent??" I told her I was absolutely positive that I do not want any more children after this one. And that I never wanted to go thru pregnancy again!! Ha. So, it looks like as long as I have the baby during the week, I will have my remaining tube tied the day following the delivery of Mr. Kaiden. However, if I do deliver on the weekend, it will depend on whether or not they have enough surgical staff on board. If not, then I will have to be scheduled as an outpatient procedure.
Well, that's all for now. I go back at 8:45 a.m on the 21st of Nov!!!