It's not that I forgot to write about last week's visit. It's just that I don't think it was that interesting. But as I had a few people ask me over the weekend how it went, I thought I'd share. Of course...all those people already know how it went, so they can skip this and get back to whatever they were doing...
The appointment went well. I'm right on schedule with weight gain, but I'm far enough along that I'm not writing out how much I've gained. I'm not even telling Ike. No, I'm not, Ike. Suffice it to say that while his jeans are falling off of him, they wouldn't begin to fit over my hips. My blood pressure was a little higher (130/95) than normal again, but the nurse didn't mention it, so I'm assuming that's fine. I also noticed a trend--both this time and last time when my blood pressure was a little higher, I was working on Christmas cards in the waiting room beforehand. Could it be that the pressure of finishing them pre-baby is stressing me out and raising my blood pressure? Of course, in reality, I probably have more time than normal to finish them since I'm not sending them until after the baby comes. So, no excuses, I guess.
It's just about impossible to pee in the cup now. I have to do it by sound and touch. Does it sound like I'm hitting the bowl or the cup? Does it feel like I'm peeing on my hand? All those fun things about the pregnant belly...
Oh, and I have carpel tunnel syndrome apparently. I'm assuming that will go away, but for awhile now I've noticed that my hands "fall asleep" during the night, and I wake up with tingling or painful wrists and hands. The nurse said that's common for pregnant women...yet another common thing I'd never heard of and didn't experience at all with Jake. At least now I know. I thought maybe the baby was just cutting off my circulation every night, the way she's cut off my bladder. :)
Finally, this was the first of the "check to see how you're progressing" appointments. From here on out, they'll be checking to see if I've dilated. I had not as of Thursday's appointment (no surprise). The doctor did the exam, and man, that hurt. When I complained, he said, "You know, my fingers are a lot smaller than the baby's head." (This is the same oh-so-funny doctor who suggested the "10-pounder" that got me all in a tizzy a few weeks ago.)
I politely-ish replied, "Yes, but I expect an epidural with the baby's head."
Maybe he wrote that in my chart and they'll start giving me epidurals with each exam...
Next exam is with my regular doctor (not my favorite, but at least he's not a comedian) on Wednesday. Ike and I also have our first childbirth refresher class tonight at the hospital. The closer we get to the date, the more we both want a class after all...
The appointment went well. I'm right on schedule with weight gain, but I'm far enough along that I'm not writing out how much I've gained. I'm not even telling Ike. No, I'm not, Ike. Suffice it to say that while his jeans are falling off of him, they wouldn't begin to fit over my hips. My blood pressure was a little higher (130/95) than normal again, but the nurse didn't mention it, so I'm assuming that's fine. I also noticed a trend--both this time and last time when my blood pressure was a little higher, I was working on Christmas cards in the waiting room beforehand. Could it be that the pressure of finishing them pre-baby is stressing me out and raising my blood pressure? Of course, in reality, I probably have more time than normal to finish them since I'm not sending them until after the baby comes. So, no excuses, I guess.
It's just about impossible to pee in the cup now. I have to do it by sound and touch. Does it sound like I'm hitting the bowl or the cup? Does it feel like I'm peeing on my hand? All those fun things about the pregnant belly...
Oh, and I have carpel tunnel syndrome apparently. I'm assuming that will go away, but for awhile now I've noticed that my hands "fall asleep" during the night, and I wake up with tingling or painful wrists and hands. The nurse said that's common for pregnant women...yet another common thing I'd never heard of and didn't experience at all with Jake. At least now I know. I thought maybe the baby was just cutting off my circulation every night, the way she's cut off my bladder. :)
Finally, this was the first of the "check to see how you're progressing" appointments. From here on out, they'll be checking to see if I've dilated. I had not as of Thursday's appointment (no surprise). The doctor did the exam, and man, that hurt. When I complained, he said, "You know, my fingers are a lot smaller than the baby's head." (This is the same oh-so-funny doctor who suggested the "10-pounder" that got me all in a tizzy a few weeks ago.)
I politely-ish replied, "Yes, but I expect an epidural with the baby's head."
Maybe he wrote that in my chart and they'll start giving me epidurals with each exam...
Next exam is with my regular doctor (not my favorite, but at least he's not a comedian) on Wednesday. Ike and I also have our first childbirth refresher class tonight at the hospital. The closer we get to the date, the more we both want a class after all...
1 Comments:
OMG, I would've totally slapped the doctor for that comment! Glad your appointment went well though. I am all for the whole epidural thing! I don't believe in natural child birth ;-)
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