Week of June 15
Monday, June 15-So tonight is the first night of our childbirth class. We brought pillows and a blanket and had no idea what to expect. Turns out the instructor is an RN/Lactation Consultant at DePaul and lives on Seminary in Brighton! We introduced ourselves and our coach and shared our due date and what we are having...there are 10 couples and all but one is having a BOY! The other couple isn't sure, they are waiting til delivery. I am sure I am the oldest mom in the group. Several of the ladies are due in July, so I will be interested to see if they make it to the remaining 3 classes. We learned about the stages of labor and watched a video about signs of pre-term labor. Next we got on the floor with our blanket and pillows and practiced relaxing and breathing. Next week we will tour the Labor and Delivery floor...which at DePaul is all newly renovated!
Tuesday, June 16-Had my 1 hour glucose screening today and it wasn't too bad. Also had a regular checkup and got to hear Sawyer's heartbeat loud and strong! Doc said he was very pleased with what he heard. My BP was lower than what it usually is, so we were pleased with that as well. I had gained a few pounds, so it looks like totally pregnancy weight gain so far is 3 lbs...not too shabby! We went ahead and scheduled my next several appts. since I am in my 3rd trimester now and Doc wants to see me every 2 weeks. These next appts. will include ultrasounds, non stress tests, and the beta strep test...I will keep you all posted! Upcoming appt. dates: 7/2, 7/14, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11) and that will put me at 36 weeks....YIKES! (and back to work)
Thursday, June 18-Got a call from the Docs office today and I failed the glucose screening and have to go in tomorrow for the 3 hour test. So I cannot eat after midnight and can only have some water before my 9:00 appt.
Friday, June 19-Okay, that was the pits...the drink was twice as sugary and I got to feeling queasy and sweaty midway through...not to mention having your blood drawn 4 times! We were not allowed to drink or eat anything for those 3 hours. I should hear next week if I passed or not so please keep your fingers crossed. I would hate to add gestational diabetes to my already list of advanced maternal age and hypertension...
On a side note for the week...Sawyer was so active this week. I guess he is just getting bigger and I can feel him more, but he seems to be moving around all the time! Just a week or so ago I might go a day or even 2 without feeling too much, but now it seems I feel him almost every hour or so!
