It's been a rough third trimester, friends. D whisked me off to the Emergency Room 2 weeks ago after a horrible weekend of severe vertigo, breathlessness, and 24 hours with no sleep. After an EKG, ultrasounds on my legs, blood tests and fetal monitoring, the staff was able to rule out any heart issues, blood clots, or baby issues. Basically our little girl is pressing up against my diaphragm and lungs, which means I am struggling for breath. It was horrible - I've never felt so anxious and manic in my whole life. By that point I was at 36 hours without rest (if I did sleep, it was only for a few minutes and then I'd wake up gasping for breath). I probably would have had a breakdown if D hadn't driven me around for HOURS, helping me to fall asleep in his truck. As it is, I sleep upright on the couch, fully propped up by pillows, for about 4-5 hours a night. Not ideal but better than nothing!
I had a short appointment last Thursday with my OB. From here on out my appointments are scheduled for every two weeks, and then every week after I reach 9 months (36 weeks). My next appointment with the specialist is next Friday, where he'll do an ultrasound to check on growth progress.
116/62 blood pressure for me
I had a short appointment last Thursday with my OB. From here on out my appointments are scheduled for every two weeks, and then every week after I reach 9 months (36 weeks). My next appointment with the specialist is next Friday, where he'll do an ultrasound to check on growth progress.
116/62 blood pressure for me
25 lb weight gain so far, which is on track with my first pregnancy
154 bpm fetal heartbeat
30 cm belly measurement
Received Tdap whooping cough vaccination and my flu shot, so I'm up to date!
I forgot to mention this in my last post, but during my most recent ultrasound all three of the people who saw the images (ultrasound tech, nurse and doctor) all went out of their way to tell me how beautiful our girl was. I wonder if they say that to everyone?! It was just funny to me because I'm like, yeah, she looks like a wrinkly little baby. :-)
D was gone a few weeks ago for 10 days on a fly-out Dall sheep hunt with a friend. No shots fired but they had a good time and came back in one piece, so that's always good news. I was pretty exhausted while he was gone - Boyd is a very active preschooler and wanted me to chase him all of the time. I'm sure it was pretty comical to see my lumbering pregnancy shuffle as I ran after my 3.5 year old! Boyd also caught a cold twice (thanks preschool!) so we had a few yucky nights with very little sleep for both of us.
I forgot to mention this in my last post, but during my most recent ultrasound all three of the people who saw the images (ultrasound tech, nurse and doctor) all went out of their way to tell me how beautiful our girl was. I wonder if they say that to everyone?! It was just funny to me because I'm like, yeah, she looks like a wrinkly little baby. :-)
D was gone a few weeks ago for 10 days on a fly-out Dall sheep hunt with a friend. No shots fired but they had a good time and came back in one piece, so that's always good news. I was pretty exhausted while he was gone - Boyd is a very active preschooler and wanted me to chase him all of the time. I'm sure it was pretty comical to see my lumbering pregnancy shuffle as I ran after my 3.5 year old! Boyd also caught a cold twice (thanks preschool!) so we had a few yucky nights with very little sleep for both of us.
I can't thank my mom enough for totally stepping in and helping out with Boyd while I've been down for the count with this breathing issue. She has been taking the kiddo to preschool in the morning for me and then keeping him on Mondays so I can rest. It's such a luxury to have family around to help - it really does take a village to raise kids!
