22-4-2008 - 36 Weeks!!

My mood while writing this blog: Ok

Yesterday’s check up wasn’t really exciting, just discussed the circumstances in which to page my midwife and the regular questions of how I have been feeling. My BP was 106/54 which has been on the consistent side for the past few visits. My glucose was normal, but I had 1+ for protein. Weight gain hasn’t moved so I’m still sittin at 165 which it has been that way for almost 4 weeks…so hey I have no complaints. Baby boy heart beat was regular. He is still head down, back to the front and on the left side and his legs on the right. His head is low but he has not started to engageL. My midwife told me as soon as I walked in, that I look tired (gee, thanks)! and she said that my face isn’t swollen, but it looks a bit fuller and different to her (whatever, she meant swollen!) which I’ve noticed, however I just let her know that I had no makeup on yesterday..lol..it was a lazy day and I was oh natural…so I did look a bit more tired, plus I have been going to bed super late these days.

So yesterday was my first day to start walking on my lunch time, eat and walk, I’ll try to do it a few times a week, weather permitting, makes me feel a bit better with digesting my food and what not. I finish work next week Friday, and I’ll enjoy that, I’ll try to get back into my Yoga dvd and practice my breathing and all that. I’m getting excited and anxious for the baby, but I’m also starting to build up a mind frame as to how I want my labour and delivery to go. I am going in with the mind frame that I rather keep it natural and non-medicated. However, I am not naïve as to know that when you are in the situation it is totally different, however I’m asking all those around me to support me in my decision. I already know how Johnny is, he is so scared that I’ll get epidural and become paralyzed (he’s so cute) so he’s against it, my mom has the attitude like “Hm, you say that now but when you feel the pain”, and those are as far as the only people I listen to, everyone else is irrelevant (sorry not being rude, but it’s true, can’t listen to everyone). So yup…Week 36 and I never thought I would see this day…I’m just so happy that week 37 is next week and so forth and so forth. I hope lil man pics up the pace…because after next week he is free to come out anytime he feels…and I will not be mad at him! Hope all is well with you ladies!

a lil later....

so my midwife just called me and told me that my Strep B test came back negative (YAY), however she said she was discussing with some other midwives about my growth of 4cms in less than 3 weeks. She said she isn't majorly concerned, but that an ultrasound may be good just for the extra information. The ultrasound is just to see his measurements and compare them to my last ultrasound and all my measurement leading up until. She said that i could be mesearuing bigger because now the baby's back is to my front where as before he was always belly up. Well I booked a u/s for this coming friday afternoon, so i'll get to see my pumpkin again....i really rather just see him in person!! I dunno what it will mean if he is measuring big...cuz right now i'm at 39cm!...and i'm only 36 weeks and i was measuring this last week at my 35 week appointment...if it means he can come out earlier...hey i'm all for it...i just hope it's positive and not negative...although, my midwife sounded nowhere near concerned. She would just rather have another form of measurements...i'll fill you guys in on friday.