I had my 32 week check-up today with my midwife, here's the stats:
Fundal Height: Today I measured at 33 weeks, a week ahead as usual
Total Weight Gain: 15 pounds
Blood Pressure: 126/68
Fetal Heart Tones: 130's-150's, excellent
Complaints/Ailments from me: pubic bone pain(what's new, lol), decreased appetite, insomnia
Baby Boy's Position: Head down, head in my right hip area, bottom under my ribs on left side.
Next Appointment: Monday, September 14th at 6:30pm, I will be 34 weeks pregnant!
My appointment went very well today...we followed up on my little trip to the hospital, rewind to yesterday: I ended up going to Labor and Delivery at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma due to contractions and lack of movement from little baby boy....he instantly started moving and kicking and hiccuping as soon as they put the monitor on, I was relieved, but I was contracting regularly for some unknown reason so they ended up giving me 2 shots of terbutaline(a drug used to stop contractions), checked my cervix (I'm dilated to 1/2cm, no big deal), monitored me for a bit longer and decided I was fine to go home.
Anyway, back to my appointment......I am always FULL of questions, so we talked for quite awhile today, we discussed me writing up a birth plan and the different options I have, we talked about some game plans as far as getting me to go into labor on my own when that time comes and quite a few other things. I got some new vitamins and supplements from her today also. Things are going just fine other than the little detour we took last night but I am confident that I will have the birth experience that I am wanting and a very healthy little baby in my arms within the next 8-10 weeks!
Keep checking back, this is when it starts to get interesting!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
30 weeks pregnant! 10 weeks left!....Or maybe 12? Or maybe 7?
Wow, I can't believe I made it this far! I am about 75% of the way through my pregnancy! Here's what's up this week:
Fundal height: I measured at 32 1/2 weeks this week so still measuring a bit ahead but I have measured a bit ahead this whole pregnancy.
Total weight gain 10-13 pounds, it has been fluctuating between the two weights, depends on the time of day.
Blood Pressure: 120's over 60's or 70's, I can't quite remember, but it's good.
Fetal Heart Tones: 140's and 150's, he was wiggling around in there getting his exercise!
Complaints/Ailments from me: Loose joints, pelvic pain/pressure, mild indigestion, frequent, very intense Braxton Hicks contractions, back ache....all the "normal" stuff I guess!
Baby Boy's Positition: At the appointment he was head down, but he has been flipping around alot.
Next Appointment: August 31st @ 6:30pm! I am getting very excited about being so close!
Still no "definite" name...I think we will just keep it a secret till he is born, if we figure it out before then, lol, maybe, we aren't sure yet....
I keep wondering when this little guy will make his appearance, if he will be an early bird(not likely) or a late-bloomer(more likely)? I had several first trimester ultrasounds which are supposedly accurate to about 7 days so my "due" date is give or take 7 days I guess, I just wonder though, since this pregnancy has been such a wild card, what kind of a loop this little boy is going to throw us for, I'm sure he has a few more tricks up his sleeve for us!
Fundal height: I measured at 32 1/2 weeks this week so still measuring a bit ahead but I have measured a bit ahead this whole pregnancy.
Total weight gain 10-13 pounds, it has been fluctuating between the two weights, depends on the time of day.
Blood Pressure: 120's over 60's or 70's, I can't quite remember, but it's good.
Fetal Heart Tones: 140's and 150's, he was wiggling around in there getting his exercise!
Complaints/Ailments from me: Loose joints, pelvic pain/pressure, mild indigestion, frequent, very intense Braxton Hicks contractions, back ache....all the "normal" stuff I guess!
Baby Boy's Positition: At the appointment he was head down, but he has been flipping around alot.
Next Appointment: August 31st @ 6:30pm! I am getting very excited about being so close!
Still no "definite" name...I think we will just keep it a secret till he is born, if we figure it out before then, lol, maybe, we aren't sure yet....
I keep wondering when this little guy will make his appearance, if he will be an early bird(not likely) or a late-bloomer(more likely)? I had several first trimester ultrasounds which are supposedly accurate to about 7 days so my "due" date is give or take 7 days I guess, I just wonder though, since this pregnancy has been such a wild card, what kind of a loop this little boy is going to throw us for, I'm sure he has a few more tricks up his sleeve for us!
Saturday, August 8, 2009
29 week appointment
I had an appointment with my midwife this morning. She had me fast for 12 hours and did a fasting draw and then I drank the glucola and she drew my blood at the one hour mark. She will have the results in a couple days so I will post that when I know more. We went over some paperwork and history and had a normal check-up.
~BP was great, 102(I think)/63
~No protein or glucose in urine
~Measuring at 30 weeks, only a week ahead but that's what I've been measuring at so it's good that it's consistant.
~Baby's HR was 130's-140's, she had to search around for it for like 15 minutes though, he was being so stubborn, he was kicking around all the while she was trying to find his HB! I think his back was facing my back, so it made it hard to find it.
~Baby is head down, which is good.
~Get ready for this....I lost 3 pounds! How is that possible? But whatever, my midwife wasn't worried, she actually told me "You're doing great on your weight gain" so now I am back to 10lbs gained for this pregnancy, I'm happy about that!
So it was a great appointment I go back in on the 17th, yay for appointments every 2 weeks! I'm getting closer!!!
~BP was great, 102(I think)/63
~No protein or glucose in urine
~Measuring at 30 weeks, only a week ahead but that's what I've been measuring at so it's good that it's consistant.
~Baby's HR was 130's-140's, she had to search around for it for like 15 minutes though, he was being so stubborn, he was kicking around all the while she was trying to find his HB! I think his back was facing my back, so it made it hard to find it.
~Baby is head down, which is good.
~Get ready for this....I lost 3 pounds! How is that possible? But whatever, my midwife wasn't worried, she actually told me "You're doing great on your weight gain" so now I am back to 10lbs gained for this pregnancy, I'm happy about that!
So it was a great appointment I go back in on the 17th, yay for appointments every 2 weeks! I'm getting closer!!!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
28 weeks pregnant!
Ok, so I guess I need to start blogging now that we are settled in our house! Alot of things have been going on, I don't know where to start! First off, I decided that I wanted to give birth in a birth center and not in the hospital, actually I have kind of felt like this my entire pregnancy but Joe wasn't comfortable with the idea until just recently. So, it's taken a little bit but I have switched ONE more time to a midwife/naturopathic doctor who I absolutely love! We are totally on the same page, she gets me and that's an awesome feeling! The office that I switched from was just not for me, it wasnt what I thought it was. Come to find out, there was only one midwife from the practice that actually delivered and she was only on call one day a week, so I could see that that was just not going to work for me.
The kids are doing great! Just getting bigger and smarter everyday! They are getting very excited for the arrival of their new baby brother, they talk and sing to my belly all the time not to mention slather it with hugs and kisses! It's so cute, it just warms my heart!
We went up to Seattle this weekend and saw the aquarium, it was a blast! The kids loved all the exhibits, especially the touch pool, that was great, Joe and I liked it too, hehe! We saw all kinds of fish and ocean creatures, we saw seals and otters as well. It was a great experience to share as a family. Then we walked along the piers, went on a carousel ride, got lunch at Red Robin, yum, then went up to Pike's Place market. It was very neat to be able to watch the kids looking around and everything, there is so much to see. We stopped and watched a man on the street do a juggling show and then got some ice cream. We decided to start walking back to our truck and a mime stopped and did a little "show" for Alyssa, she didn't know what to think but it was great!
Ok, so for week 28, pregnancy is going well. Symptoms for this week:
Fundal Height: Measuring pretty right on, only about a week ahead. At 27 weeks, I measured 28, so that's good.
Total Weight gain:13 lbs
Blood Pressure: 120's/70's I think, at this last weeks appt, a little higher than normal but not bad.
Fetal Heart Tones: 140's
Complaints/Ailments From Me: Very loose hip joints, some pubic bone pain, occasional indigestion
Next appointment: Sat. Aug. 8th at 9am, i am going every 2 weeks now, yay!
Baby boy's position: Head down
The kids are doing great! Just getting bigger and smarter everyday! They are getting very excited for the arrival of their new baby brother, they talk and sing to my belly all the time not to mention slather it with hugs and kisses! It's so cute, it just warms my heart!
We went up to Seattle this weekend and saw the aquarium, it was a blast! The kids loved all the exhibits, especially the touch pool, that was great, Joe and I liked it too, hehe! We saw all kinds of fish and ocean creatures, we saw seals and otters as well. It was a great experience to share as a family. Then we walked along the piers, went on a carousel ride, got lunch at Red Robin, yum, then went up to Pike's Place market. It was very neat to be able to watch the kids looking around and everything, there is so much to see. We stopped and watched a man on the street do a juggling show and then got some ice cream. We decided to start walking back to our truck and a mime stopped and did a little "show" for Alyssa, she didn't know what to think but it was great!
Ok, so for week 28, pregnancy is going well. Symptoms for this week:
Fundal Height: Measuring pretty right on, only about a week ahead. At 27 weeks, I measured 28, so that's good.
Total Weight gain:13 lbs
Blood Pressure: 120's/70's I think, at this last weeks appt, a little higher than normal but not bad.
Fetal Heart Tones: 140's
Complaints/Ailments From Me: Very loose hip joints, some pubic bone pain, occasional indigestion
Next appointment: Sat. Aug. 8th at 9am, i am going every 2 weeks now, yay!
Baby boy's position: Head down
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