The Birth of Kate the Great
***Let me start by saying, I don’t write this for accolades or to pat myself on the back. Or to say one type of birth is better than another. The whole point of this blog is to bring attention to…
Appt #31 – “See You In September” ???
It’s Monday. That means another non stress test (NST), fluid level check (AFI) and visit with OB Dr B. I had a feeling going into the visit that my fluid level would be higher. This past week I’ve felt extra…
Appt #29 – OB (throwing away my to-do list)
Finally passed the 34 week mark!! Had a busy weekend working on the baby room and hanging with the fam. It also came with a great deal of Braxton Hicks contractions, some of them quite intense. I’ve had to take…
Basal Rate Fun
The last couple mornings have been really bad. Waking up with blood sugars between 138-150. Then it takes 2-3 hours to bring that number down to an acceptable level so I can eat breakfast. The first morning I thought maybe…
Appt #28 – OB visit (basal rates, low sugar, preterm labor, cervix check)
(33 + 5 weeks) I know its only been two weeks since I switched but I really, really love this new OB. He’s very warm, friendly, personable, funny. And you can tell he really enjoys his job. I get the feeling he…
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 #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 #17 – OB
(almost 29 weeks) So I had a rough week (see this post and this post). I wasn’t exactly excited to see my OB, but I was hoping to feel better after seeing him. I tried to calm myself the whole…