I had my glucose test today. Long story short, I failed. I am totally crushed. I've been balling my eyes out. I have to take the 3 hour test next week.
I know this sounds SO dramatic, but you have no idea how much I wanted to pass. A vegetarian forced to eat a low carb diet is almost impossible. I ate low carb the last two days in prep for the test (could this have messed it up?) and lost 2 pounds! It will be impossible to keep weight on me if I have to eat like that.
Before the blood draw my appointment went great and I really thought I was having my first ever good OB appointment. Total weight gain since last appointment was 2 pounds, my blood pressure was totally NORMAL, measuring perfect and perfect heart rate. UGH!
Anybody fail the first test and pass the second? Anyone feel like having a pity part with me?
Miss X
***EDITED TO ADD***
Forgot to mention - I am evidently very anemic. At 6 weeks my hemoglobin was really high and now it is very low. Guess this is pretty common towards the end of the 2nd tri, start of the 3rd tri. Iron supplements for me. Perhaps this will help with my constant fatigue.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Milestones and Hormones
First up - milestone! I'm 24 weeks today. This is exciting because it signifies the first possible week of viability if Baby Girl was born now. Clearly she has been told to stay put for several more months, but it does make me feel a bit better. So YAY for milestones!
Now for hormones. I cry SO. EASY. It is just pathetic. I am super happy. But I am so emotional. When I'm happy, I cry. When I'm frustrated, I cry. Angry, cry. Sad, cry. Touched by a lame commercial, cry. Are you seeing a pattern here? I am normally not a crier at all so this has been interesting. Luckily my hubby just says it makes me cute. Thank God he is a mush-ball. :)
I'm still feeling pretty good. My only complaint is sleep. Or I should say, the lack of sleep. I'm up all night. I have scoliosis and this pregnancy has definitely aggravated my low back pain. I wake up in pain every night so I usually end up on the coach in the middle of the night. I'm so grateful that I don't work. I would be a zombie if I had to function at work all day without any sleep. This is all such a small price to pay and I'm glad to pay it. It is good practice for having a newborn. :) Many times when I wake up I get too excited thinking about having my little girl here with me. :) Since she likes to party all night giving me Alien tummy, she keeps me good company.
Oh! So after my last belly pic I was feeling pretty good. I was confident that I finally look pregnant and not just fat. Yesterday that was shot to crap. I went to a good friends party. There were lots of people there I had never met. A group of women heard my friend and I talking about my pregnancy and they all said "We NEVER would have guessed you were pregnant!". UGH! I was wearing a very fitted shirt too. That means that strangers think I have a beer gut and am wearing tight shirts to emphasize it. YUCK!
My posts are always all over the place. I'm blaming it on pg brain. ;)
Miss X
Now for hormones. I cry SO. EASY. It is just pathetic. I am super happy. But I am so emotional. When I'm happy, I cry. When I'm frustrated, I cry. Angry, cry. Sad, cry. Touched by a lame commercial, cry. Are you seeing a pattern here? I am normally not a crier at all so this has been interesting. Luckily my hubby just says it makes me cute. Thank God he is a mush-ball. :)
I'm still feeling pretty good. My only complaint is sleep. Or I should say, the lack of sleep. I'm up all night. I have scoliosis and this pregnancy has definitely aggravated my low back pain. I wake up in pain every night so I usually end up on the coach in the middle of the night. I'm so grateful that I don't work. I would be a zombie if I had to function at work all day without any sleep. This is all such a small price to pay and I'm glad to pay it. It is good practice for having a newborn. :) Many times when I wake up I get too excited thinking about having my little girl here with me. :) Since she likes to party all night giving me Alien tummy, she keeps me good company.
Oh! So after my last belly pic I was feeling pretty good. I was confident that I finally look pregnant and not just fat. Yesterday that was shot to crap. I went to a good friends party. There were lots of people there I had never met. A group of women heard my friend and I talking about my pregnancy and they all said "We NEVER would have guessed you were pregnant!". UGH! I was wearing a very fitted shirt too. That means that strangers think I have a beer gut and am wearing tight shirts to emphasize it. YUCK!
My posts are always all over the place. I'm blaming it on pg brain. ;)
Miss X
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Belly Pic!
19 weeks 3 days
23 weeks 3 days
Okay, I didn't think there had been much of change. Now seeing them next to each other there definitely is! Cool stuff!
Updates to come. (This post was for you Kate!) :)
Miss X
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
21 Weeks Appointment Update
I had my monthly appointment this morning. This was the first time meeting my new Doctor. Good news first - the ultrasound report shows Baby Girl is totally healthy and normal. YAY! That is a big relief. My weight is up 3lbs from my last appointment 5 weeks ago, putting me 1lb below starting weight. I'm sure I will be above it by next time. Since I started out a little over weight and since the baby is measuring just fine they are fine with my weight. Actually they are kind of thrilled. She said most people gain way too much in pregnancy. Hopefully I can keep the slow weight gain going. Ironically (or not) my uterus is measuring higher then average. Dr. said she totally expected that with someone "shorter-waisted" like me! I almost laughed. That is an understatement! I'm only 5'2" and I wear 32 length pants! I am ALL legs!
I was a good patient and brought in my daily blood pressure readings from home. I asked about going on blood pressure medication and I was denied. The Dr. said my blood pressure isn't high enough for medication. It is in the pre-hypertension category. The bad news is this puts me in the "High Risk" category. I'm pissed about this. I got the pre-eclampsia speech. I have to have an ultrasound at a high risk doctor at 32 weeks to check the baby's growth. High blood pressure can sometimes cause a baby to be small. So far this is NOT the case, but it can be in later pregnancy.
The Dr. also gave me the "high chance of inducing you at 38 or 39 weeks talk". I was not happy about that and told her that. She said she was willing to work with me and if my blood pressure doesn't increase much in later pregnancy she will do blood work/ultrasounds at the end. If the baby is doing fine, she won't induce right away. I told her I really want a natural, hypnobirth and do not want to be induced. She seemed to understand and seems to want to work with me on this, so that gives me some hope. Don't misunderstand me - if it becomes MEDICALLY NECESSARY, then fine. I just don't want to be pushed into early induction without good, non-fear based reason. We are planning on having our hypnobirthing instructor (she's a midwife) be our doula and I sent her off an e-mail about the blood pressure issue for advice.
This all makes me even more glad that I switched doctors though. Even though I really think I would have been happiest with a Midwife, I know I am worlds better with the new doctor then the old one! Speaking of the old clinic, wonders never cease! I just got a refund check in the mail! I'm thrilled.
That's about it on the appointment front. Oh! They gave me my glucose sugar drink to take home. I'm supposed to drink it right before my next appointment. Fun stuff.
Can you believe I only have 19 (or possibly 17/18) weeks left?! I cannot wait! I am so in love with this little girl!
Miss X
I was a good patient and brought in my daily blood pressure readings from home. I asked about going on blood pressure medication and I was denied. The Dr. said my blood pressure isn't high enough for medication. It is in the pre-hypertension category. The bad news is this puts me in the "High Risk" category. I'm pissed about this. I got the pre-eclampsia speech. I have to have an ultrasound at a high risk doctor at 32 weeks to check the baby's growth. High blood pressure can sometimes cause a baby to be small. So far this is NOT the case, but it can be in later pregnancy.
The Dr. also gave me the "high chance of inducing you at 38 or 39 weeks talk". I was not happy about that and told her that. She said she was willing to work with me and if my blood pressure doesn't increase much in later pregnancy she will do blood work/ultrasounds at the end. If the baby is doing fine, she won't induce right away. I told her I really want a natural, hypnobirth and do not want to be induced. She seemed to understand and seems to want to work with me on this, so that gives me some hope. Don't misunderstand me - if it becomes MEDICALLY NECESSARY, then fine. I just don't want to be pushed into early induction without good, non-fear based reason. We are planning on having our hypnobirthing instructor (she's a midwife) be our doula and I sent her off an e-mail about the blood pressure issue for advice.
This all makes me even more glad that I switched doctors though. Even though I really think I would have been happiest with a Midwife, I know I am worlds better with the new doctor then the old one! Speaking of the old clinic, wonders never cease! I just got a refund check in the mail! I'm thrilled.
That's about it on the appointment front. Oh! They gave me my glucose sugar drink to take home. I'm supposed to drink it right before my next appointment. Fun stuff.
Can you believe I only have 19 (or possibly 17/18) weeks left?! I cannot wait! I am so in love with this little girl!
Miss X
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Enough with the torture!
It's a baby..............
GIRL!!!!
I was/am so surprised and so excited. We had every intention of waiting until delivery day to find out the gender. It was just the last couple of weeks that I wondered if I should find out. I've been (still!) having a hard time believing I was really having a baby. I think all my stupid infertility scars were not helping me bond properly with the baby. Not knowing the gender just distanced me that little bit more. Made the baby more abstract. I think it would be so cool to wait, but I think that I needed to find out. It was a great decision! It is so much more real and tangible. I'm not just having this hypothetical baby, but a little girl! WOW! I immediately went out and bought several pink and adorable outfits.
Most of you ladies guessed girl! You did good. :) I was so surprised. Basically every member of my family had been INSISTING that the baby was a boy since the day I got pregnant. They finally convinced me that it was probably a boy too. My hubby did insist in was a girl though. ;)
As far as the ultrasound everything appeared to be perfect and normal. I say "appeared" because our little girl is very naughty! She would not hold still for anything! It took the tech an hour to get any of her measurements. Finally the tech was able to get most of them but said it is possible that the doc will make me do more ultrasounds because I had "the most mischievous baby she has seen in a very long time!". Uh-oh! We are so in for it! :) We also did not get any great face shots. Baby Girl insisted on covering her face with her hands the whole time. She is already trying to hold off the paparazzi! She kept her head so low that she was pushing on my cervix. As my hubby said "She already has an attitude!". LOL We are thrilled. We feel so blessed to be having her.
I'll upload pics when my hubby scans them.
Miss X
P.S.
Oh! She currently weighs 11 ounces! :)
GIRL!!!!
I was/am so surprised and so excited. We had every intention of waiting until delivery day to find out the gender. It was just the last couple of weeks that I wondered if I should find out. I've been (still!) having a hard time believing I was really having a baby. I think all my stupid infertility scars were not helping me bond properly with the baby. Not knowing the gender just distanced me that little bit more. Made the baby more abstract. I think it would be so cool to wait, but I think that I needed to find out. It was a great decision! It is so much more real and tangible. I'm not just having this hypothetical baby, but a little girl! WOW! I immediately went out and bought several pink and adorable outfits.
Most of you ladies guessed girl! You did good. :) I was so surprised. Basically every member of my family had been INSISTING that the baby was a boy since the day I got pregnant. They finally convinced me that it was probably a boy too. My hubby did insist in was a girl though. ;)
As far as the ultrasound everything appeared to be perfect and normal. I say "appeared" because our little girl is very naughty! She would not hold still for anything! It took the tech an hour to get any of her measurements. Finally the tech was able to get most of them but said it is possible that the doc will make me do more ultrasounds because I had "the most mischievous baby she has seen in a very long time!". Uh-oh! We are so in for it! :) We also did not get any great face shots. Baby Girl insisted on covering her face with her hands the whole time. She is already trying to hold off the paparazzi! She kept her head so low that she was pushing on my cervix. As my hubby said "She already has an attitude!". LOL We are thrilled. We feel so blessed to be having her.
I'll upload pics when my hubby scans them.
Miss X
P.S.
Oh! She currently weighs 11 ounces! :)
Monday, April 20, 2009
It's a .......
......
I caved at the 20 week ultrasound this morning and found out the gender!
For the sake of mild torture for my own amusement (hehe), anyone want to venture a guess?
My symptoms have been:
Miss X
I caved at the 20 week ultrasound this morning and found out the gender!
For the sake of mild torture for my own amusement (hehe), anyone want to venture a guess?
My symptoms have been:
- Morning sickness from about week 6 - 12. Only threw up 2 or 3 times though.
- No weight gain
- Quite a bit of heartburn
- Hair and nails growing like weeds!
- Seem to be carrying high
- No blemishes and "glowing" skin
- Baby's heart rate in the high 150's to low 160's.
- Craving sweets and fruit
Miss X
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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