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Had my last OB appointment today... and last official NST. My stats: Weight: +19 lbs Blood Pressure: 128/82 The appointment went well. Baby boy looks good, not stressed at all. But he also doesn't seem to have dropped! I'm still having a hard time breathing and I'm getting kicked in the ribs. Not to mention the acid reflux. I talked to the OB about what's going to happen with induction. I guess it can take 2-4 days just for the induction to work! Yikes, I wasn't prepared for that long in the hospital. She said it's because you're trying to make your body do something in a few days that it would normally do in 2 weeks. We won't really know how things will go down until they start the process and see how my body reacts. They'll do cervical ripening first & then pitocin after my cervix starts to move along. They won't suggest a C-Section unless the baby (or me) is in distress. Which is nice, but sounds like it can take awhile. I have my son cove...

I had my very last appointment with my MFM... it's so weird to think that I won't be going back into her office any time soon! My MFM has been such a big part of my pregnancy, almost all my monitoring was done over there and I saw her more than I saw my OB. I wish she delivered babies, because it would've been nice to have her deliver my baby boy. My stats: Weight: +19 lbs  Blood Pressure: 110/80 The nurse was a little worried about my blood pressure, since they were so close together. I have to admit, I don't really understand blood pressure readings. I just always ask, "is that ok?" My MFM wasn't concerned at all though.  Only one change in meds, increasing night time Humulin N to 70iu.  I hugged my MFM and thanked her for all her help throughout my pregnancy. I'm not sure I would've made it through without all of her support and monitoring diligence. There were a lot of scary things going on in my pregnancy and although I was scared as hell a ma...

How far along : 37 weeks and 1 week to go for induction at 38 weeks. That means  7 days left !!!! How big is baby : Romaine Lettuce. Ovia app:  Weight Gain :  +16 lbs  Stretch Marks : Nothing new to report.  Symptoms : Being sick is horrible - just horrible. Between a sore throat, insomnia, and mucus -- I am getting zero rest.  Sleeping : No restful sleep.  Food cravings : Anything sweet will do!  Food aversions : None.  Maternity Clothes : Nothing new.  Movement : He doesn't move as much as he used to. I'm guessing it's because he's running out of room in there. When he does move, it can hurt or feel highly uncomfortable.  What I did / Got for Baby : I had maternity pictures taken this week :)  What I miss : being able to breathe... just taking a good deep breath sounds like heaven right now.  Workouts : --- Ugh.  What I'm looking forward to : My last week of pregnancy.  Best moment of the week : Taking some mat...

My 36 Week appointment recaps. 36w+3d: MFM and BPP My Stats: Weight: + 16 lbs  Blood Pressure: 104/60  The appointment went well. They were a little concerned that my amniotic fluid was low. But it wasn't "low-low" to be concerned about, it was just low for where mine usually is. No changes to meds this week.  My A1C for third trimester was really good at 5.4% -- which is excellent!  36w+6d: OB and NST  My States: Weight: +16 lbs Blood Pressure: 102/72 The NST went well, baby boy looked good. I did share that I had a sore throat and had a lot of mucus, couldn't sleep. I tested negative on the rapid strep test... but my OB put me on antibiotics, just in case -- to try to clear me up.  They also made me use one of those masks since I wasn't feeling well. Those things are so hard to breathe in!  My GBS test came back negative. 

It's so weird to think I'm entering my 9th month of pregnancy. Is it still strange that it still doesn't feel " real " to me? I'll be meeting my baby boy in 2 weeks. I've been getting all teary eyed at the idea of seeing him for the first time and hearing him for the first time. But the things that I'm looking forward to the most: 1) The "magic" hour after birth where we get to do skin-to-skin and it'll just be him and me getting to know each other and 2) My boys meeting for the first time. Every time my son sees a small baby, he asks me "Can I pet the baby?" LOL. I haven't thought much about labor and delivery... I guess because I don't want to get my hopes up in one particular direction and have things go the completely other way. I don't have any misconceptions that it's going to be "easy" in any way! But it'd be nice if things progressed smoothly no matter which direction things went. How far al...

Had my weekly OB visit today. My status: Weight: +16 lbs  Blood Pressure: 122/70  My son is home sick from preschool (double ear infection and strep through --> AGAIN!), so I brought him with me to my appointment. Amazingly enough, this is only the 5th appointment EVER that I've had to bring him with me.  He did relatively OK during the appointment. It helped that they had toys in there. It also helped that I brought his Leap Pad and headphones! He also ended up watching Netflix on my phone for a bit. But it all helped him be distracted enough not to press the buttons on the NST machine...! Because that's the first place he went for when he walked into the room. LOL.  The NST went well. No issues. Baby seems fine. I had my A1C blood drown again today. I also had the Group B Strep (GBS) test done today. I should get both results next week. Luckily the GBS test was just a quick swab of the vagina and anus, so no speculum (thank goodness).  I wanted to talk...

I had my weekly visit with my MFM today and had my LAST growth ultrasound. I have to say that it was the quickest growth ultrasound I've had. Normally they take up to an hour (or more). But today it took 30 minutes! Maybe because there's no room for him to move around and hide? Baby boy looks good: Overall: 44th Percentile  Head: 94th Percentile  Abdominal Circumference: 23.6 percentile  Estimated Weight: 5 lbs, 12 oz  They had a hard time getting the abdominal circumference because of the angle. Last time we were in the 80th percentile. So, who knows how accurate these things are.  But good news: No need for a scheduled C-Section! Woohoo! He's actually looking pretty average in size. They're guessing he'll be about 7-ish lbs for delivery.  I'm very happy to hear that despite all the scares over this pregnancy, the worry over my blood sugar levels, the worry about having to go with a C-Section -- that baby boy is doing just fine and is an average size....

How far along : 35 weeks and THREE WEEKS to go until Induction Day on 5/27! That's 21 days...!! How big is baby : A pineapple. Ovia app:  Weight Gain :  +15-16 lbs  Stretch Marks : Nothing new-ish.  Symptoms : The fatigue is kicking my butt. I'm so tired of saying, "I'm tired." It's also weird because when I think I can't possible feel more exhausted, I have a day where I'm just completely done. It's been really busy at work and busy in my personal life, and I can totally feel how depleted my body is. Especially when you take into consideration my insomnia.  Sleeping :  Acid reflux is not your friend. Neither is insomnia. Neither is having to pee every 1-2 hours. Combine the three and you have one grumpy sleep deprived Mama. I've been sleeping on the couch in an upright position to try and counter the reflux, this in turn gives me a horrible pain in my neck! When the reflux seems to subside, I try to go back into my bed... once I get comfy, I h...

I'm a bit behind on my entries, so will combine my 34 week appointments into one entry! 34w+3d: MFM Diabetes Consult + BPP My stats:  Weight: +16 lbs  Blood pressure: 100/60  The BPP went really well. They were able to get everything they needed relatively quickly. Baby boy practices breathing a lot, which is always fun to watch on the monitor. It's also fun watching him move while feeling him move, especially the big movements. Now I kinda know what he's doing in there. The big movements are mostly him adjusting where he is. He goes from facing my back, to facing my side, or facing up. Not much room in there.  I did have to adjust my insulin levels:  Morning: Humulin N 42 iu, Humulin R 18 iu Evening: Humulin R 20 iu or 22 iu  Evening: Humulin N 68 iu I think my glucose levels have been varying so much because I've been so busy and a bit stressed at work. Not to mention some other anxiety-ridden stuff going on with my son and his daycare. Just a l...

It just hit me. I looked at the calendar and it says MAY 1st and I just got very emotional and started to cry! I can't believe it... baby boy will be here THIS month. He's going to be born, I'm going to get to hear him cry, I'm going to get to see his face -- THIS month. It's still so hard to believe that after all this time... after all the IUI's, after the IVF cycles, after my FET's, after my crazy pregnancy bleedings / worries, after all the high risk pregnancy related complications... my baby will be born THIS month. This is really happening. I know in my mind that he's coming and my body is a constant reminder that I'm actually pregnant... But there's still a part of me that is just awe struck at all of this and I still can't believe that he's going to be here THIS month. I'm going to get to hold him and smell him and snuggle him and give him kisses. My emotions are just crazy right now. I've spent so much of my pregnancy ti...