I went to the doc today because my hands and feet are swelling and didn't get any better after sleeping all night. I also wasn't supposed to be seen for another week and a half and I really wanted to know what they considered a blood pressure issue. Otherwise, knowing me, I would have worked my pressure up just thinking about it all week. Soooooo they put my mind at ease on THAT subject but she measured me and remarked again that I was measuring big. Since it was my favorite nurse I told her my "theory" that the due date was off by two weeks and she double checked the dates and early ultrasound and verified that 1.24.10 was correct BUT she said she wanted me to go for another ultrasound. I asked her why they felt I was measuring big and she explained that 7 weeks ago I measured 1 week larger that my weeks pregnant and 3 weeks ago I measured 2 weeks larger, which is normal-ish, usually just means bigger baby. On this appointment, however, I measured 5 weeks larger. I am 30 weeks pregnant but measuring 35 weeks pregnant. And with the due date being accurate that would have the baby growing for 10 more weeks before coming out......OUCH! So we will know more on Monday when they do the ultrasound and there's a small chance they would induce a week early depending on the findings. It's gonna be a looooooong weekend but I am a little excited at the opportunity to see baby dalbo one more time PLUS maybe we'll get a definite gender this time. :-)
I still have swollen ankles and now they are dimpling when I press on them but I'm not uncomfortable and know what to look for if preeclampsia should enter the picture.
The baby continues to move a lot and I am enjoying it as much as possible since this will all become a faint memory before too long. We plan to celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend and with decorating and Santa visits to start off the holiday season, I know for sure that the next 6 weeks will become a quick blur and then shortly after that.......we will become six.....dalb6 for short. :-)
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
W30D2.Tuesday.November 17th
Weight 158
I saw a weblog where the woman measured her waist each week so I wanna start doing that too. But I am going to have to go buy a new tape measure first, because my sewing one, I've had for years, is missing.
I had bronchitis and a sinus infection last week (tried to blame it on the H1N1 shot from the week before but they said nope that only lasts a week and this came on right after that time frame). I was prescribed augmentin (sp?) which did wonders for me as far as feeling back to normal. It gave me a HORRIBLE yinfection, which started almost simultaneously. It really sucks to itch what you can barely reach. It sux to itch what you CAN reach - not sure if i have mentioned it yet but for atleast a month, my "nursing parts" have been unbelievably itchy with dry skin too. I have even treated them with my favorite meosporin to no avail - since I can get a couple drop out each day for the past couple weeks - no embarrassing leaking or anything fun...yet. Today I am tired and I have a tooth ache (3rd day actually). Trying to wait it out because sometimes with sinus irritation comes tooth sensitivity but 3 days?!?!?! I will pray for it to go away with the promise of - I'll fix it after the baby comes. Hopefully that'll work.
I had cramping from 3p-430p on Sunday. I thought it was the big one and even though I couldn't talk through a lot of the cramping (I'm a wuss and have never had cramps with my monthly cycle - thank God - they HURT) I think I was mentally prepared for it - if it was real. Of course they were way too close together and had no regularity. I have to wait for the ones that don't stop and get stronger and rythmically closer together and as ready as I think I am now I know deep down that my patience will be tested and this pregnancy will last a while longer. I do want a natural birth-meaning on God's timing-not mine-so I hopefully and anxiously wait and think every little nuance that occurs is finally it. Hahhahaha that's how my heart is guiding me anyways. My brain has different ideas but it's being overun by hormones so it ain't working for the most part. My brain knows I am environmentally unprepared at this point but I am in a daze most hours of the day so I never really get anything done productively towards baby dalbo's arrival. I can't even focus on dinner preparations or driving somewhere. I have given up on using a purse because I can't ever find anything I need in it and have trouble keeping track of it anyways.
I read yesterday that babies sleep 90-95% of the day at this point in the pregnancy - not so for us - baby dalbo was active almost every waking hour yesterday and so far this morning as well
I saw a weblog where the woman measured her waist each week so I wanna start doing that too. But I am going to have to go buy a new tape measure first, because my sewing one, I've had for years, is missing.
I had bronchitis and a sinus infection last week (tried to blame it on the H1N1 shot from the week before but they said nope that only lasts a week and this came on right after that time frame). I was prescribed augmentin (sp?) which did wonders for me as far as feeling back to normal. It gave me a HORRIBLE yinfection, which started almost simultaneously. It really sucks to itch what you can barely reach. It sux to itch what you CAN reach - not sure if i have mentioned it yet but for atleast a month, my "nursing parts" have been unbelievably itchy with dry skin too. I have even treated them with my favorite meosporin to no avail - since I can get a couple drop out each day for the past couple weeks - no embarrassing leaking or anything fun...yet. Today I am tired and I have a tooth ache (3rd day actually). Trying to wait it out because sometimes with sinus irritation comes tooth sensitivity but 3 days?!?!?! I will pray for it to go away with the promise of - I'll fix it after the baby comes. Hopefully that'll work.
I had cramping from 3p-430p on Sunday. I thought it was the big one and even though I couldn't talk through a lot of the cramping (I'm a wuss and have never had cramps with my monthly cycle - thank God - they HURT) I think I was mentally prepared for it - if it was real. Of course they were way too close together and had no regularity. I have to wait for the ones that don't stop and get stronger and rythmically closer together and as ready as I think I am now I know deep down that my patience will be tested and this pregnancy will last a while longer. I do want a natural birth-meaning on God's timing-not mine-so I hopefully and anxiously wait and think every little nuance that occurs is finally it. Hahhahaha that's how my heart is guiding me anyways. My brain has different ideas but it's being overun by hormones so it ain't working for the most part. My brain knows I am environmentally unprepared at this point but I am in a daze most hours of the day so I never really get anything done productively towards baby dalbo's arrival. I can't even focus on dinner preparations or driving somewhere. I have given up on using a purse because I can't ever find anything I need in it and have trouble keeping track of it anyways.
I read yesterday that babies sleep 90-95% of the day at this point in the pregnancy - not so for us - baby dalbo was active almost every waking hour yesterday and so far this morning as well
Monday, November 2, 2009
W28D1.Monday.November 2nd
Weight 154.5
Got H1N1 vaccine Friday and handled it well. I hadn't eaten breakfast prior so when I felt shaky afterwards I couldn't really blame it on the vaccine. And really since I feel "odd" at different times anyways I didn't really think I would be able to tell if I actually had any reaction at all.
I am excited that I am only 9 weeks from a full term delivery. I'm also scared, apprehensive, nervous, and anxious.
I think I figured out where I may have miscommunicated with the doc last week. When she said contractions I included braxton hicks' and she was only referring to labor contractions. I now recall her saying cramping-like near the base of the uterus, which I coincidentally started having this weekend. Only 2 or 3 per day but it is nice/comforting to know that I really will feel the difference and be able to calculate start and end times too. I will start using a program I got for my phone to record them so that I don't have to depend on my feeble memory.
We got another great craigslist deal on Saturday. A pretty little pink vibrating bouncy seat for FREE. It's in great condition. Hopefully the baby will get some use out of it!
Oh and for a couple weeks now - I hate bending over and will do ANYTHING in my power not to! :-)
Got H1N1 vaccine Friday and handled it well. I hadn't eaten breakfast prior so when I felt shaky afterwards I couldn't really blame it on the vaccine. And really since I feel "odd" at different times anyways I didn't really think I would be able to tell if I actually had any reaction at all.
I am excited that I am only 9 weeks from a full term delivery. I'm also scared, apprehensive, nervous, and anxious.
I think I figured out where I may have miscommunicated with the doc last week. When she said contractions I included braxton hicks' and she was only referring to labor contractions. I now recall her saying cramping-like near the base of the uterus, which I coincidentally started having this weekend. Only 2 or 3 per day but it is nice/comforting to know that I really will feel the difference and be able to calculate start and end times too. I will start using a program I got for my phone to record them so that I don't have to depend on my feeble memory.
We got another great craigslist deal on Saturday. A pretty little pink vibrating bouncy seat for FREE. It's in great condition. Hopefully the baby will get some use out of it!
Oh and for a couple weeks now - I hate bending over and will do ANYTHING in my power not to! :-)
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