20 posts tagged “ob”

My 6 week OB appointment was today. Nothing unusual happened, he just checked my c-section scar, made sure i wasn't depressed (i'm still not), talked about my blood pressure, which was normal today (going to stay on the medication for a couple more months) and then discussed birth control. He was very surprised when i said we might want to go for baby #2 right away. i have a prescription for b.c pills if i want to take them or we can just see how things go... he was certainly happy with my weight loss since giving birth. i'm down quite a bit from before getting pregnant (um almost 30lbs.) and he was encouraging me to keep going with that. That's not exactly easy while i'm nursing; i could eat all day long, and not healthy stuff either.

Allison and i have been listening to French music this evening. =)

alizee

Speaking of Alli, i stopped by the ped's office before we left (they're across the hall from my OB) and asked if i could weigh her. Luckily they obliged me and now i know my 6, almost 7 week, old daughter is up to 8 pounds 12 and a half ounces! Yay! i knew she was gaining and growing but it's nice to have the numbers. She'll still only be in the 10th percentile on her 2 month appointment, if she's lucky, but who cares. She's gorgeous.

Oh the coolest news is that she smiled for her Mommy last night. Three times! i almost ran to get the camera but she got fussy before i could. Next time! It was so wonderful.

Here's Daddy, eating her up...

Life just keeps on zooming by... and i still feel like a zombie with so little sleep.

This last weekend was spent with family pretty much. Yesterday we tried to sleep in, relax, then went to Mom's for dinner (was good, of course). Saturday we went down to Roseburg for Andrew's Grandma's funeral which wasn't a funeral at all but a big family get together (later, Andrew said that's what he wanted when he dies, just a party with family, not a service/burial/funeral or anything). The 3+ hour drive is okay since Alli sleeps in the car but we're STILL working on the breastfeeding (needing to pump in the dark at rest stops is annoying). i think she's only nursed long enough to get satisfied once or twice in all this time. She mainly falls asleep after 10 min. or so, no matter what i try, so all we can do is keep working at it. The nipple pain isn't an issue anymore and her latch, i know, is perfect... but i do feel like a bit of a failure as a mommy (ya know, "what's wrong with me...") She'll be 6 weeks old on Thursday and yesterday she weighed at least 8lbs. which is great.

i have my 6 week OB check up next Tuesday. i'll need to discuss my daily headaches and see if my blood pressure is still an issue. My c-section scar looks good, i guess, though it still itches. The big surprise is that my period showed up last week (NOT FUN!) even though i've been pumping non-stop since she was born (i was hoping the breastfeeding/pumping would delay the whole menstrual thing for a while), so now i need to discuss with my doctor getting pregnant again. Andrew wants me to, he even figured out when i'd be due if it happened next month... but it would mean that i couldn't really work, which would mean no new car, no new place, no extra money etc. i guess we'll see what happens.

Mom's homemade pumpkin pie makes a great breakfast. =)

i had my 2 week OB check-up. He looked at my c-section scar, said it's healing beautifully, asked about breastfeeding (mentioning the real #1 reason that most moms give up: frustration... no kidding!) and made sure i wasn't suffering from postpartum depression (i'm not). My blood pressure is still high, 128/98 i think, but he said stay on the Labatelol until my next check-up in a month, sometimes it just takes a while to get normal again. i'm down over 20 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight, which makes me excited. Of course he said our daughter was gorgeous. Now we're (mainly Andrew heh) putting together Allison's dresser/changing table that our friends delivered to us from IKEA. We had a little mishap with it last night and had to take a trip to the IKEA store by the airport (what an unusual place), but it's looking great at this point.

On the breastfeeding front, we've been very successful so far today. She nursed on both sides during several sessions, something she hasn't been able to do yet. i was so proud of us. Now i'm suffering from a little nipple pain but that's okay (i'm trying out these Soothies that a friend gave me). She's already 2 weeks old!

Allison13daysold

He wants me to go in tomorrow night at midnight to start the cervidil and then pitocin on Thursday. We'll try for a vaginal birth first. i'm in absolute shock. i really believed he would call with good news and i know he wanted to too. My blood work showed a problem with my liver, something linked with preeclampsia, so between that, the sudden high blood pressure (even though i'm on Labetalol) and the protein in my urine, he sees "trouble brewing".

i'm being induced tomorrow night!

For some reason he still wants me on bed rest and pelvic rest *boo* so tomorrow i'm not supposed to be doing anything. Can you imagine being suddenly told you're going to the hospital, even though you are NOT prepared and then doing nothing to get ready!?!!? Grrrrrrr. We had PLANS this weekend! We were going to go get a huge list of stuff at Babies r Us, we were going to IKEA to get her changing table/dresser, i was going to do laundry!

i also just realized i was told the news on 9/11 (hard to forget that day) and that she could be born on September 14th, the anniversary of Dad's death. Wouldn't that be something.

i can only pray that Allison is healthy when she comes out. Oh Lordy...

Well, i got a little surprise when i went in to my OB today. After i called yesterday about the headaches they said to come in. i was hoping it was NOT preeclampsia (you please to be reading this link now thankyou) but he thinks maybe. After checking my blood pressure which was high (148/102 i believe) and seeing that there was protein in my urine we had a little chat in his office. i hadn't been in there in YEARS. i started to get nervous when he said we might need to delivery tomorrow or the next day. TOMORROW!?!?!?! We don't have the bag packed, we don't have a car seat, Alli's not ready... He also checked my cervix (long, closed, baby's head up high) and said that if he did induce it'd probably end up in a c-section since my body isn't ready to deliver. i'm trying not to freak out because it's still possible he'll call this afternoon and say just stay in bed, i'll see ya next week. Maybe. All i have to do is wait for him to call...

Tick tock tick tock. Time is going by in slow motion.

Here she is!

Allison32wks

My 29 week appointment was today. Andrew was a darling and came with me. First, the numbers... blood pressure was great at 118/82, weight was up 3lbs which makes a 1lb gain total, Alli's heart beat was in the 140's and she is measuring at 31 weeks. We discussed the gestational diabetes and he reassured me that just tweaking a few dietary things should make the rest of my pregnancy extremely normal. i'm SOooo glad he's my doctor... seriously. He also wants me to have another ultrasound in 3 weeks to check her size and the amniotic fluid. This thrills me, of course. Let me see my baby! i'll also be going to a class on gestational diabetes next week, testing my blood sugar at home and having plenty of follow-up appointments. i'm feeling good about things. There is NO WAY i could keep a job at this point with all this going on though. i don't know how women are able to do this and keep working until their due date... "Yeah boss, i just need to take off Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of this week and every week until i give birth. That won't be a problem right?" Heh.

God i'm tired..

Here's da belly today...

And totally unrelated, this outage has been affecting 4 of my favorite websites all afternoon. They "say" everything was back on at 5pm but they're lying. Good grief.

Well i had my 3 hour glucose test yesterday morning. My wonderful husband came along and hung out with me in the waiting room. The lab technician was nice enough, poking me in the same exact spot all 4 times (the same spot that they got blood from on Tuesday...) and she told me, "it's not looking good" by poke 3. She wasn't allowed to give me the exact numbers but said i'm probably going to hear from my OB on Tuesday that i have gestational diabetes. i'm not at all upset about having to be more careful of my diet, that's something Andrew and i should be doing anyway (and he promises that we're in this together, which means a lot to me) but it's frustrating to have this come up without gaining a single solitary pound. i mean, most women have gained 20 pounds or more by now and i thought i was doing well! Plus, i know my OB is going to get after me to exercise but i'm still getting painful contractions when i walk very far.

Today we went to see the latest Harry Potter movie, which was awesome. It's been a while since i've read the books so it was nice to have some surprises and not remember every detail of what was to come (or what they left out/messed up on/added). i think i'll probably need to re-read the next book before i get my hands on the final one. i should put the whole set on my b-day list...

Right now i'm extremely uncomfortable because of Allison's position. She's been pushing up HARD on my stomach lately, causing serious reflux, along with nausea and a metalic taste. Bleh.

80 more days!

Had my 25 week appointment today. Mom came, which actually made me realize that having her at the birth will make me feel better, more calm, so i invited her to be there when Alli is born. Let's see, i'm down 2 pounds total (not a big concern apparently), blood pressure was great (128/71) and the babies' heart beat was 154 i think. She was cute and kicked the doplar while we were listening. God, i just want to hold her! He measured my uterus for the first time, my fundal height, and said she's measuring "appropriately" but won't say "big" or "small" since it wouldn't mean anything right now; a LOT can happen in 15 weeks. So another great visit. The next thing will be my gestational diabetes test in 3 weeks. Yippee.

Guess who's tired of coughing.
Guess who's tired of throwing up.
Guess who's plain tired.
ME!

So this weekend was okay. i didn't sleep well, had many painful headaches and just felt crummy most of the time. Saturday we went to the Saturday Market for berries, which were heavenly, and bbq'd with Mom. The hubby and i managed to argue about something stupid again and waste several hours not speaking to each other. i HATE that. Yesterday i had just finished chopping up a watermelon, felt normal, then headed for the bathroom to emtpy my guts out. Rar! i'm so sick of puking, but afterwards i felt fine and continued to make dinner, my first time doing salmon, which turned out decent. i'm suspecting the antibiotic i started (the second one for this cough) was the culprit but it seems like anything causes it now. i can't believe i'm almost 25 weeks and still getting sick.

This is my last week with baby Aria, then she's off to daycare (lame). i'll be sleeping and packing the apartment next week. Beyond that, i don't know. i just looked at my OB schedule and starting in July i'll be heading to the dr's every other week instead of once a month. Then starting in Sept. it's every week. i can't believe we're getting somewhat close! Alli hasn't been as active the last fews days though. It's so scary when she does this.

Oh, guess who threw up today too... that's right, ME!