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19-5-2009 - 1st Baby Appointment!

My mood while writing this blog: mostly happy but a little disappointed

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So yesterday was my first baby appointment for this pregnancy! (other than the intake obviously!) I got there a little late due to construction, but they kept my appointment which is great! I was worried because when I checked in they couldn't find my chart in the reception area, but it apparently showed up so it turned out alright. I had to drink the glucose drink (I chose the orange... not quite as good as I remembered it, but honestly not too bad). I got weighed in and was 3 lbs lighter than my last appointment, which I was excited about! then I had to go pee in a dixie cup so they could dip their little stick in it. I didn't get much in the cup cuz I was peeing in squirts and every time I'd get the cup under the pee it'd stop and start in another direction! lol! I found it kind of amusing (annoying but amusing) but I got enough in there for them to dip the stick. my blood pressure was fine, and I asked how the dip went and the nurse said looked good. She told me to get dressed in the gown and drape the blanket over my lap and the doc will be in shortly. When my doctor came in she game in with a big smile on her face and said "Welcome back!" She went on to say how she is expecting that this labor should be shorter (she said second babies are usually half the length!) and that she didn't expect that we should have the fever or the bleeding issues we had last time around with Bekah. We talked for a little while, she asked about my symptoms so far and I told her I'd been more sick this time around and she said that's not necessarily indicative of it being a boy this time, I told her I knew that, she asked if we were finding out this time around and we said yes, I said I didn't know if I could not know the whole time this time and she said it was fun to have a surprise and I said it was but we have a small nursery that both babies will be in so we want to be able to decorate it accordingly and she said she understood. We talked about the possiblity of gestational diabetes and she aksed if I'd need to go back to Sweet Moms (the program we have locally at the hospital for women with gestational diabetes) and I told her I had no problem with the diet and I definitely was fine with checking my blood sugars and so far and that so far my blood sugars have been fine when I'd been checking them. She pulled out the doppler and put some gel on it and put it on my tummy (ok, a little below my tummy, but you get the idea) and about 2-3 seconds later we heard the heartbeat, didn't even have to move it around at all! She seemed a little surprised! We told her we had heard the heartbeat about a week ago and she was DEFINITELY suprised about that, she asked me what brand I got and I told her and told her that I only paid a little over $100 for it but it has definitely paid for itself now since we used it for Bekah, my best friend was able to use it to hear her babies heartbeats (both with her son and her last daughter) and my sister was able to use it on her pregnancy and now we're using it again! She said she's spending way too much and apparently buying the wrong brand! lol!! Next she did my pap (my favorite part of the appointment), and then was done. She gave me the order for my 20 week ultrasound (already! I was shocked, it's just a bit early!) and then gave me a hug and was on her way! Yeah, my OB gave me a hug! :) I love her! I adore my doc, she is SUCH a sweetie! She's also really easy to talk to and ask questions to and she always makes me feel welcome and like my questions are valid (even if some of them are stupid! :)). On my way out her nurse stopped me, said there was some protien in my urine so they were sending me to the lab to get a clean catch sample while I was over there getting my blood drawn for the glucose test.
I'm still waiting for the call from them, but I took my own blood sugars right before I went back and they took my blood, I got 219, that's a massive fail, when I got home I took it again and it was still 171 (still a massive fail) and that was 20 minutes later. So it looks like I'm diabetic again already! I'm really disappointed that it has hit this early, it's not like I expected to avoid it... I couldn't beat the 7% odds of getting it in the first place, I could beat the 1% chance of getting PUPPPs last time, so there's no way I figured I'd beat the 75% chance that I'd get it in all of my future pregnancies, but I didn't expect to have it at 10 1/2 weeks, I was hoping to not have it till later in the pregnancy, like around week 20! Now I'm fighting ms still AND still need to eat frequently and watch what I eat... and no more sipping on Sprite to calm my tummy, it's WAY too many carbs! It's frustrating, but I'll take care of it because it's for the baby and I don't want to do anything to hurt my baby!
Today was my sister's 3d/4d ultrasound and I got to go! I got to see her little boy! He is going to be SOOOOO cute! the ultrasound tech says he already has some hair so he's not likely to be a bald baby at birth! He was kind of a pill though, he wouldn't look at us, we only saw profile pics and all of those had a hand in them, or a foot... or two feet! lol! little stinker! But he definitely looks adorable! and I can't wait to meet him and hold him! Congrats on the cutie pie sister! I love you! and love the little man growing inside of you too! :)
I think that's all there is for now! I'll update ya'll when I have something more to update!

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1 Comments on 1st Baby Appointment!


mindyisliamsmama! - Wednesday, 20 May
I can't wait to find out what you're having! It seems like it should be closer with the ultra sound already scheduled! :-)
Thanks, I think my son is adorable too! :-) But I may be just a LITTLE biased! :-) I can't WAIT for him to get here! It sounds weird, but it just seems like it should be so much closer now that we're done with ultra sounds! :-) lol! Well, it really isn't that far away! We're already in the 3rd trimester (Yikes, when did THAT happen? :-))! And the weather is warming up and becoming more summer-like! I am SOO excited to get his room done!! :-) Hopefully soon!! :-)
I'm glad that I get to meet your doctor! She sounds great! :-) I'll get to meet her in just under a month now :-)
Have you heard back from the doctor's office yet? About the glucose test or the protein? Let me know what happens, I've been thinking about you! :-)
Love you!! xoxo (and give kisses to Boo! :-))