36 week appointment update
So I went to my 36 week appointment today (technically, yesterday since it's 12:15am now). Anyway, everything went very much better than last time...well, almost everything. I was sort of annoyed that I ended up having to wait for about an hour in the waiting room for the OB (my usual OB is still out until sometime later this week). So, here's the skinny on the appointment:
Urine sample - By the time I was done waiting in the waiting room, I had to pee terribly and swear I filled the WHOLE cup and STILL had to keep peeing, lol. Anyway, when I got to see the doctor later, she mentioned I had a "trace" of protein in my urine again but that it was only a "trace" and was, therefore, normal.
Weight - Last week I was given a sort of lecture that I kinda ranted about because I had gained 7ish pounds in the 2 weeks duration between appointments. I thought about it afterwards and figured at least some of it was due to swelling, some of it maybe from the fact that my appointment was later in the afternoon and I had JUST eaten a big lunch. Well, today I was weighed and had actually lost a pound since last week - bringing my total weight gain thus far to 25lbs. The doc later mentioned the fact that I had lost a pound and asked what happened. I told her "I dunno" because nothing much has changed. She said the sudden gain had probably been mostly swelling-related.
Blood pressure - I got an a-okay on this as usual. I didn't ask what it was, but the nurse seemed enthusiastic about it being good and the doctor looked at my chart and mentioned "okay, so blood pressure's good" so I'm trusting it was normal as usual.
Fundal height - Last week, I was measuring 35cm at 35 weeks. This time, I was measuring 38cm at 36 weeks. I'm guessing it might have been his position, but she seemed convinced he's probably about 7lbs at this point and I'll probably be having a fairly large baby (more than 8 lbs from what she implied). I'm completely fine with that. Funny part was that she'd just gotten done asking me if he was active and then she went to measure me and he tossed around in there making my whole belly shift. She found it pretty amusing, lol. His daddy was proud of him being a little show-off, lol.
Cervix - Last week I had my GBS exam and my cervix was checked while she was "at it" lol. Anyway, I was put on bed rest for a week because my cervix was thinning at that point and she said she wanted to postpone any progress until at least 36 weeks. I thought it was a bit silly (as some of you LJ girls did also) but anyways...this week, she said I'm still "closed" and not dilating any but I've thinned out more and am about 65% effaced. She said she encourages me to walk and return to all normal activities (sex...YAY!) and any progress from here on out is good. So yay! I sorta wish I was dilated even a little bit at this point, but I'm not worried about it. She did mention me MAYBE going past my due date which I hope doesn't happen...but at least that would give us time to move into our new place before he shows up! lol
Moving - Well, that's about it. As I've mentioned before, we're moving to Florida. We should be leaving Friday evening for the long trip. No, I didn't tell my doctor I was moving because my usual OB went on leave for a while right around the time we found out we'd be moving and I wasn't sure when I'd be leaving. It's probably not cool to not tell my doctor, but I'm sure I'll be fine. I'm just concerned with getting my insurance in line when I get back to Florida and getting everything in order. I wish we could move into the new place sooner than the beginning of August (the timeline I'm sure our little one will be racing with as far as when he shows up, lol). However, staying with my dad and his girlfriend for a few weeks will be pretty cool.
36w1d
Urine sample - By the time I was done waiting in the waiting room, I had to pee terribly and swear I filled the WHOLE cup and STILL had to keep peeing, lol. Anyway, when I got to see the doctor later, she mentioned I had a "trace" of protein in my urine again but that it was only a "trace" and was, therefore, normal.
Weight - Last week I was given a sort of lecture that I kinda ranted about because I had gained 7ish pounds in the 2 weeks duration between appointments. I thought about it afterwards and figured at least some of it was due to swelling, some of it maybe from the fact that my appointment was later in the afternoon and I had JUST eaten a big lunch. Well, today I was weighed and had actually lost a pound since last week - bringing my total weight gain thus far to 25lbs. The doc later mentioned the fact that I had lost a pound and asked what happened. I told her "I dunno" because nothing much has changed. She said the sudden gain had probably been mostly swelling-related.
Blood pressure - I got an a-okay on this as usual. I didn't ask what it was, but the nurse seemed enthusiastic about it being good and the doctor looked at my chart and mentioned "okay, so blood pressure's good" so I'm trusting it was normal as usual.
Fundal height - Last week, I was measuring 35cm at 35 weeks. This time, I was measuring 38cm at 36 weeks. I'm guessing it might have been his position, but she seemed convinced he's probably about 7lbs at this point and I'll probably be having a fairly large baby (more than 8 lbs from what she implied). I'm completely fine with that. Funny part was that she'd just gotten done asking me if he was active and then she went to measure me and he tossed around in there making my whole belly shift. She found it pretty amusing, lol. His daddy was proud of him being a little show-off, lol.
Cervix - Last week I had my GBS exam and my cervix was checked while she was "at it" lol. Anyway, I was put on bed rest for a week because my cervix was thinning at that point and she said she wanted to postpone any progress until at least 36 weeks. I thought it was a bit silly (as some of you LJ girls did also) but anyways...this week, she said I'm still "closed" and not dilating any but I've thinned out more and am about 65% effaced. She said she encourages me to walk and return to all normal activities (sex...YAY!) and any progress from here on out is good. So yay! I sorta wish I was dilated even a little bit at this point, but I'm not worried about it. She did mention me MAYBE going past my due date which I hope doesn't happen...but at least that would give us time to move into our new place before he shows up! lol
Moving - Well, that's about it. As I've mentioned before, we're moving to Florida. We should be leaving Friday evening for the long trip. No, I didn't tell my doctor I was moving because my usual OB went on leave for a while right around the time we found out we'd be moving and I wasn't sure when I'd be leaving. It's probably not cool to not tell my doctor, but I'm sure I'll be fine. I'm just concerned with getting my insurance in line when I get back to Florida and getting everything in order. I wish we could move into the new place sooner than the beginning of August (the timeline I'm sure our little one will be racing with as far as when he shows up, lol). However, staying with my dad and his girlfriend for a few weeks will be pretty cool.
36w1d