Appt #25 - cardiologist

Appt #25 – cardiologist

As a follow up to my lovely visit to OB triage/ER lin July, I had to visit with a cardiologist who ordered a holter monitor, (which is a 24 hour heart monitor) and echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the heart).  Echo was…

Appt #23 + 24 — OB and growth ultrasound

I had such a wonderful weekend, such peace knowing I had made the right decision in switching OBs. Today was my first official visit with him. We went over my ideal birth again, he looked over my blood sugar logs…

Appt #22 - Consultation/Meet and Greet with new OB

Appt #22 – Consultation/Meet and Greet with new OB

I feel like I’ve been waiting for this appointment for forever!!! I’m so excited to be meeting my potential new OB. He comes HIGHLY recommended by my doula. She said she would even recommend him over some midwives she knows….

Appt #21 – OB and NST

(almost 32 weeks) Today I did my first NST of this pregnancy. If you don’t know what that is, they basically strap two monitors around your bare preggo belly. One picks up any contractions, the other monitors the baby’s heartbeat…

Appt #20 – OB

(almost 31 weeks) So after the last visit with my OB, I really wasn’t expecting too much. But was also very nervous, as always, and just prayed and prayed my blood pressure would cooperate and there would be no threats…

Appt #19 – Endo

Not much to report, as usual. All my labs went thru my OB this time and all came back normal. A1c was 6.4% which is up from 6.3% last month. Endo adjusted my overnight basal once again. He feels I’m…

Appt #18 – cardiologist

(almost 30 weeks) After days of this off and on lightheadedness, shortness of breath, dizziness and palpitations, I got in to see a cardiologist. My stint in OB triage and the ER warranted follow up due to an abnormal EKG….

Sometimes there just aren’t enough rocks

We went up north for the weekend, up to the lovely pines, highs in the 70’s. It was gorgeous. Once we arrived, I noticed it was a little harder to breathe. No surprise though, given the altitude and my preggo…