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13-9-2009 - 36 week appt and scan

My mood while writing this blog:
eh

Thursday last week I had my 36 week OB visit and an u/s.
My cervix is closed, I lost 2lbs and my fundal measurement was 35cm. Hmmm...
My OB was concerned with the weight loss, I told her that I just can't eat a lot of food - there is no room. She said to start eating 6 small meals a day. Pregnancy is hard work, I am sure you all agree.
At the u/s appt - the tech said my baby was 5lbs 15oz and in the 34th percentile. Her heartrate was so fast at 179bpm. Her head is 8.5 cm. The tech said I am measuring 35 weeks 4 days. She had the doc look things over and said everything was fine, I don't have to get another scan (my OB had me go monthly).
Anyways, so I leave on vacation that night to cape may and get a call from my OB - she said that my amniotic fluid level was low normal and I have to get a scan this week. Normal levels are 10, concerning levels are 5, and mine is 9.5. My OB is so anal. She said to drink 10-12 glasses of water a day. So I did that Friday and I was up to pee SIX times on my vacation. You know what that equates to? ZERO sleep. Oh the misery.
So my DH is freaking out about this fluid level and is making me drink 24/7. You know, its not fun chugging water when you are not thirsty.
To top it all off, the weather was terrible - cold and rainy. I did get a massage but the pleasure and relaxation was short-lived, almost not worth it at all... I am SO uncomfortable lately. I have been experiencing shooting pains down my inner thighs, sciatica pain (I think) down my right butt cheek, weird cramping/muscle pain in my pelvis and major heartburn.
So now I am home in bed with a horrible head cold. I unearthed my saline nasal spray from week 11 when I had the same thing. I am huddled under the blankets with my little dogs - snorting, sneezing, dripping, aching and snotty. Blech.

4 Comments on 36 week appt and scan

orone - Sunday, 13 Sep
I feel your pain, it's getting harder and harder...soon we will be done and welcoming our little girls...but yes, it's a lot of hard work just getting there! I've been measuring small as well, always 2-3 weeks behind, but my last scan proved that the baby is doing just fine and developing normally...

mungbean - Sunday, 13 Sep
hmmm, sounds like a lot of worry over not much to worry about. i had a 2 gushes of amniotic fluid at 31 weeks and when they measured me i was 9, it healed itself went back up to 15 within 4 weeks. at the time they said anything under 10 was fine and judged it on a case by case basis. because i had actual fluid leaking they gave me a scan, but still were not concerned unless it happened again or i went into labour. you are so close to the end that even if they were a little low it wont matter, the body keeps producing fluid daily. they also said that drinking water to increase the levels was a myth and wouldn't help at all. so relax, enjoy the last couple of weeks of being booted around and be thankful that they care about you enough to be concerned. better safe than sorry.also you getting sick will be from your massage. i am a qualified massuer and when you get a massage it realeases all the toxins built up around your body and makes you feel like a train wreck for a few days. you need to drink lots of water to help flush out the toxins, which by grace you have anyway :-) you will feel like a million bucks in a couple of days! rest up.

tlb562 - Sunday, 13 Sep
Sorry you're not feeling well! I measured smaller last week too....my midwife said it was because the baby dropped and she wasn't concerned. They don't check my fluid level though...hmmm, wonder why. Hope you feel better soon.

cbanks - Sunday, 13 Sep
awww I'm sorry to hear you are having such a rough time. Hopefully not much longer for us!!

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