I had an appointment this week with Dr. J., and it was pretty neat; she had a student doctor come in to see me first, and she handed the Doppler to Montana and let her find the heartbeat! She found it right away, it was really amazing. The heart rate was 145 bpm. Dr. J. came in and measured the fundal height, which was 33-34 cm, so I'm still measuring 2-3 weeks ahead. I haven't gained any weight in the past two weeks, which is pretty crazy to me! I have definitely grown, both fundally (is that a word?) and waist-wise, but I just haven't packed on any pounds lately. The total for 30 weeks is 12 pounds--wow!
I also had an appointment at the diabetes clinic, and it went better than I expected. It was 2.5 hours long, and I took Montana with me, so she learned a lot! I met with a nurse/dietician first to give her all my information, get weighed on their scale, let me know what the class would be about. Then was the class. We learned what gestational diabetes is, how it effects us, what will happen after birth (hopefully the diabetes disappears.) I was given a diabetes "pack," it has the meter, testing strips, and needles. We did a practice poke, which didn't hurt the way I thought it would! I have to test four times a day, and I also have to test my urine in the morning to make sure my bedtime snack was enough to feed baby. We were given a booklet with meal ideas, good/bad foods, and guidelines on how many carbohydrates to eat per meal. At the end of each week I need to average out my sugar levels, so I will include that in each blog. This week the average will only be from Thursday to Sunday, and next weekend I will redo it to include the weekdays.
Montana and I had to skip swimming this week because I did some cleaning and had steady Braxton Hicks for a few hours, so I didn't want to take the chance that they would increase. I'm hoping to go swimming this week.
SD2 came over, and I told him I am just a few weeks away from giving birth now (I don't think I'll be 'in the mood' much at the end) and was hoping to meet twice a week, so we'll see.
Tonight we had my birthday dinner, which worried me when it came to checking my sugars, but even with the (diabetes-friendly) cake, everything was perfect! That was a relief. The family gave me gifts which included maternity clothes (yay!!!) and a couple baby gowns. They are so cute! I can't wait to have Nemo here to wear them.
This week I have another appointment at the diabetes clinic to look over my menu for the past week, and my sugar levels. I will be weighed also to make sure I didn't lose any weight on the new diet. I'll have these appointments probably every two weeks, so it'll be a busy summer for sure.
Symptoms:
- Acne (back with a vengeance)
- Braxton Hicks
- Contractions/cramps
- Backache
- Easily tired
- Baby movement is starting to hurt!
- Belly button is flat
- Frequent urination (try 24/7)
- Pop
- Coffee
- Before breakfast (Target <5.3) : 4.35
- Before lunch (Target < 5.3) : 4.1
- Before dinner (Target < 5.3) : 3.73
- After dinner (Target < 7.8) : 7.1
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