37 week appointment and non-stress test
So I saw my OB today and she had said earlier that she wanted me to get a non-stress test this week, so when I was done seeing her I went and did that. Actually, during the appointment she said she knew it'd be fine because while she was taking Myra's heartrate she started moving around and her heartrate when up dramatically (which is what they want). She also gave me yet another lecture on how high blood sugar is bad in the last month. Even though I know this already, I can't seem to help having one bad one every week. Actually this week was 3 and one was the highest I'd ever had (169) -- hence the lecture. She made me cry, but said she wasn't yelling at me. whatever. it still felt like she was trying to make me feel bad. A little later she said she was proud of me for doing as well as I have been, so that was good.
So the NST (non-stress test) was easy. I just layed back with this thing strapped on me for 20 minutes that measured the baby's heartrate and movements. The nurse that manned the machine didn't really say anything to me when she was done she just took the little readout to have it "approved". I assume that means she took it to my doctor because when she came back she said that "she" said I could go and that I needed to see her again next week and to make an appointment for another NST next week also.
I don't really get why I have to have another one though if this one was good. Dr G said a couple weeks ago that that would probably be the only one i needed. Maybe it's because I'll be 38 weeks next week. I don't know. Anyway, they don't do NSTs every day, and Dr G's schedule was completely booked for next week so they had to schedule me for the NST on Tues morning and the OB appt on Wed morning when Dr G is "on call". So who knows how long she'll make me wait if one of her other patients goes into labor.
I'm supposed to get my cervix checked next week for the first time. I'm looking forward to that, maybe she'll say Myra is coming soon! I'm getting impatient.
So the reason I'm getting NSTs at all is just to make sure that my GD isn't affecting Myra negatively. I don't think it's routine at this clinic to make healthy patients sit through one.
That's about it for me. I've had a cold all week and just found out I could take cough medicine (i wasn't sure because they all have sugar in them). I took some today with lunch (which I intentionally made lower in carbs than usual) and it didn't affect me, so yay for that! My cough has started to go away already but it's not gone, of course, and my nose isn't running nearly as much as it was. I really hope i'm over it before I go into labor. That would suck trying to take care of a newborn and a cold at the same time, and I really hope Keith doesn't get it after me!
Oh one last thing, the doctor a Group B Strep test done on me last week (everyone gets one) it came back negative, which is good. A positive test means they have to give me antibiotics during delivery. So that's one less thing to worry about.
3 weeks or less to go!
So the NST (non-stress test) was easy. I just layed back with this thing strapped on me for 20 minutes that measured the baby's heartrate and movements. The nurse that manned the machine didn't really say anything to me when she was done she just took the little readout to have it "approved". I assume that means she took it to my doctor because when she came back she said that "she" said I could go and that I needed to see her again next week and to make an appointment for another NST next week also.
I don't really get why I have to have another one though if this one was good. Dr G said a couple weeks ago that that would probably be the only one i needed. Maybe it's because I'll be 38 weeks next week. I don't know. Anyway, they don't do NSTs every day, and Dr G's schedule was completely booked for next week so they had to schedule me for the NST on Tues morning and the OB appt on Wed morning when Dr G is "on call". So who knows how long she'll make me wait if one of her other patients goes into labor.
I'm supposed to get my cervix checked next week for the first time. I'm looking forward to that, maybe she'll say Myra is coming soon! I'm getting impatient.
So the reason I'm getting NSTs at all is just to make sure that my GD isn't affecting Myra negatively. I don't think it's routine at this clinic to make healthy patients sit through one.
That's about it for me. I've had a cold all week and just found out I could take cough medicine (i wasn't sure because they all have sugar in them). I took some today with lunch (which I intentionally made lower in carbs than usual) and it didn't affect me, so yay for that! My cough has started to go away already but it's not gone, of course, and my nose isn't running nearly as much as it was. I really hope i'm over it before I go into labor. That would suck trying to take care of a newborn and a cold at the same time, and I really hope Keith doesn't get it after me!
Oh one last thing, the doctor a Group B Strep test done on me last week (everyone gets one) it came back negative, which is good. A positive test means they have to give me antibiotics during delivery. So that's one less thing to worry about.
3 weeks or less to go!