Today was the follow up ultra-sound from last week. He looked around, took measurements, and told us that everything looks good. I asked if she was normal sized, and he replied "and then some". She's not growing too quick too fast like we had previously worried about, but she is already a large baby. Today she weighed in at 4 lbs 11 ounces!! Holy cow!! She's still got 8 weeks to go!!
I will have to have another ultra sound in a month because she's ... transverse ... or something like that. I forget the word he used, but what it means is that her head is on my left side, her bottom is on my right side, and her legs are down towards my cervix. So he needs to make sure she flips within the next month because I can't deliver her in her current position. He said no worries for now though, unless I have more than 4 contractions in an hour, leak fluid, or start bleeding.
He hooked me up to the monitor for 20-30 minutes and said her heart rate and my contractions (I had none) looked good. He thinks that I'm feeling less movement because of her position. He also said my excess thirst, headaches, and nausea could all just be 3rd trimester woes, but he ordered more blood work just to make sure. He wouldn't be worried about them at all if her movement wasn't down.
I asked if I should avoid fruit / sugars / carbs, and he said no, that wasn't an issue for me or something I needed to worry about (gestational diabetes). I asked him how long it took for my blood sugar to return back to normal on the 3 hour test, and he said I was normal...actually low...at the first reading, which was a good sign. So, I must've not have fasted long enough for the first test.
Because of her slowing movements though, he did want to see me back next week instead of every two weeks. At 36 weeks I start going every week anyways, so I might get to skip week 34, but after that, it's a weekly thing.
All in all today's check up was really good. I was nervous / scared about it, but most of my worries are gone now! 'Cept the whole 'she needs to flip' thing. But...I've still got a month to try to coax her around. I asked if any of the old wives tales work with getting her to flip and he said no :-), but I could talk to her and try to convince her if I wanted to!!
Exactly 8 weeks until my due date...it's rapidly approaching!!
Try using the flashlight trick...you never know??? Glad to hear the baby is good and your blood sugar reading was normal within the first hour of the glucose test. That is a good sign. Don't remember drinking that much water though, but you never know...everyone's body acts differently. So, maybe she'll be a gymnast ;-) Here's to hoping she's not that big (or should I pray)!!!! Definitely praying for a healthy baby with a healthy delivery and recovery for her momma...love you sis! Really glad to hear everything is good.
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