Last appointment with high risk doctor

Our last mfm appointment was today, I was actually sad leaving the office since I really trust them over my OB. If you remember my last growth u/s was brought into question by my OB who thought Jack’s femur was too short, his head to big, and that we might be looking at some serious issues. We were reassured by the mfm that all was fine, but of course we didn’t breathe easy for the month.

My little man had a growth spurt! He gained 2 pounds in the last month which is perfect. His femur is back up in the 20 percent range which it had always been up until last month. I know they said not to worry about this, but hell we worry about everything. The whole head circumference issue boggles my mind as the information we were given today showed he has been in the 50th percentile all along, so what my OB was even looking at saying it was 95th percentile we will never know. He is back up on his weight estimation to the track he was on before last month’s appointment and all is “sickeningly well” according to the doc! It’s crazy to think that if I had been a “normal” pregnant woman who didn’t get growth ultrasounds that all of the worry from the last month would have never happened.

37 weeks and the bird sanctuary!

I was actually feeling good enough to go to the bird sanctuary with Chris and the pugs!

OMG Where are we???

35-36 week update!

How far along?36 weeks 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: not sure, I am definitely up though!
Maternity clothes? Most of my clothes are now maternity, although I still fit into most of my pre-pregnancy shirts and some of my “knock around” shorts.
Stretch marks? none
Sleep: Not great lately, if I wake up nauseous I am finding it harder and harder to fall back asleep.
Best moment this week: Going crabbing with Chris last Saturday!
Movement: YES! He is very active early in the morning and again before I go to sleep.
Food cravings: Still no cravings, but I have been able to eat more and more without getting sick:)
Gender: BOY
Labor Signs:none
What I miss: Not having acid reflux.
What I am looking forward to: Having this baby!

Crabbing

This day may have been the most fun I had the entire pregnancy.  Chris and I went crabbing with Adam by our house in Delaware.  I tried my best to be helpful but will have to admit I spent most of my time lounging in the chair or laying on the beach near by.  

We are a little fried!

Yay for my baby shower!

Growth u/s update!

I saw my mfm today and we had a growth u/s. He is measuring 33 weeks 5 days and is weighing in at 4 lbs 7 ounces(a month ago he was 3lbs 5 ounces). This all seems very average but he dropped on his weight curve from 40% to 26%. Ugh, I automatically start blaming myself because of the hyperemsis which isn’t helpful to anyone! She said she is not worried, at this stage there is still huge room for error in the measurements and that they will check it again in a month.

The second issue I brought up with her is a pain that I have been having for over two weeks in my upper abdomen. I asked my doctor about it last week and he said “oh, you are running out of room.” What sort of answer is that? I asked my mfm and she said right away gallbladder once she saw where the pain was. She thought it was weird I was still throwing up and said there is almost always some other explanation this far along. They are going to fax my OB orders on what she wants done and then we are going to go from there to see if it is my gallbladder and if its a stone, sludge, or if it is just irritated. Not that anything can be done this far along but it will still be nice to know what the pain is from exactly. I was told it is pretty common in pregnant women and as tactful as possible she said it was interesting my OB didn’t think to at least run some labs.

My body loves being pregnant...

….or not. I now have pain in my upper right abdominal quadrant. Tender to the touch at times pain. Pain so intense after eating sometimes that I just don’t want to eat anymore. They think its because I am already running out of room and Jack is pushing on my stomach. It has been getting progressively worse for the past week but the OB totally blew me off yesterday. I called again today and they said well maybe its GERD but I am already on Nexium and taking Tums like a champ and its not helping so I am not buying it. I keep reading things about Gallbladder issues and that area but again they said just keep taking the Nexium and we don’t know what else to tell you. So what, am I just supposed to be in pain and not eat for the next 6 and a half weeks? FUCK. Not that I love eating now but at least the puking isn’t painful. This mother hurts, like tears in my eyes at lunch hurts. What did I eat you wonder…not even a half of a grilled chicken sandwich so its not like I pigged out on fatty food and then had the issue. I wake up in the middle of the night in pain. It’s just too much sometimes.

My fucking teeth are bothering me again and are probably going to fall out of my fucking head after I give birth. My esophagus is going to be shot to shit if it isn’t already and now I am in so much pain I don’t want to eat anything. My OB said he will see me again next Tuesday if the high risk doctor can’t give me more suggestions to try next Monday. I am so done! Sorry about all of the “fucks” I couldn’t contain myself.