I had my monthly baby doc appointment this morning at GBMC. It was pretty uneventful - not that I'd want it to be any other way. Dr. H. gave me a clean bill of health, per the usual. My blood pressure is awesome, my weight gain is on track, and my blood work from the last visit came back negative for diabetes, anemia and syphilis (there's a shocker...jk!). My fundal height measured 32 cm, which puts baby V on target, albeit a little bit large, in the size department. I learned today that a woman's fundal height should match up with the week of her pregnancy (30 cm at 30 weeks, 31 cm at 31 weeks, and so on...) It's not an exact science, but if it was, that would make baby V about a week older than we originally thought. Dr. H. said baby V is about 4 lbs and two weeks from now, he'll be 5 lbs. Big boy! When the nurse was trying to find his heartbeat this morning with the doppler, he kept wiggling around and she would lose the heartbeat. She laughed at how active he was, and when she finally clocked his heartbeat for a solid 5 seconds, it was right where it usually is in the 150s.
I now tip the scales at 150 lbs. That means I've gained 4 lbs since my last visit, 22 lbs since my doctor has been tracking me at 8 weeks, and 30 lbs total since I found out I was pregnant at 5 weeks. For the past three months, I've pretty much gained a pound a week on average, although my doctor expects it to slow in the last month of pregnancy. I'm within the normal weight gain range, but it's still a bit shocking to be in the 150s when I've been in the 120s since 8th grade. Oh well. 'Tis the life of a preggo woman!
Some other random pregnancy-related things I learned today:
- My doctor doesn't like her patients to go more than 7 days after their due date, so she would recommend inducing me if I was that late.
- Dr. H. performs circumcisions on baby boys the day after delivery, which she said is her least favorite part of her job. I laughed.
- Zantac is totally safe for pregnant ladies, thank God, and my doc recommends taking 75 mgs twice a day to relieve my ridiculous heartburn. If that doesn't work, I can up the dosage to 150 mgs.
- Fetal hiccups are super common and completely normal, even when they occur more than 10 times a day as in my own experience.
- It's a possibility that the umbilical hernia I was born with and had repaired as a child may rupture as my belly expands, but there's nothing I can do about it while pregnant so we'll deal with that if it happens.
- I should start feeling Braxton Hicks contractions more often now that I'm a couple months away from delivery. I've already had about 4 or 5 contractions in the last couple of weeks, which is to be expected. It isn't painful yet, just uncomfortable. My entire uterus tightens into a hard ball for about 15-20 seconds, then stops. My doctor said if I feel more than 5 or 6 within an hour, to lie down, drink some water, and call her. But, anything else is completely normal.
- I scheduled my next appointment for three weeks from now, then my doctor wants to see me two weeks after that, and then once a week until my due date.This shit is starting to get real, y'all!
Vicente is currently at the house negotiating with a painting company, who hopefully can start painting the nursery tomorrow. Why aren't we painting it ourselves, you might be asking? Because we're lazy and would rather pay professionals to make it look pretty. Once that happens, we can hang artwork, shelves, and put the final touches on the baby's room. I'll post pics once that happens, but here's a little preview of one-half of the "nursery suite."
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| Proud Daddy in the "playroom." Note that we're using the ironing board to keep Madison off the baby floor until we get a more practical baby gate. |
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| My adorable niece, Ava, who is going through a Minnie Mouse phase. Perfection, no? |
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