T -3 Weeks Dr Visit
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abracanabraI'm on the weekly doctor visits at this point, and look to be for the next, oh, 3-5 weeks. Even five weeks seems very soon now! I've sort of adjusted to being pregnant as the new normal--the idea of having energy, not being gargantuan, and not having the little guy kicking around inside me seems very strange, like a half-remembered dream.
Takeaway from today's appointment:
* The baby-to-be is perfectly average-sized.
* Heartbeat and activity level and all that are good.
* He's in the appropriate head-down position, but...
* ...he's riding very high, and doesn't look like he's planning on coming out anytime soon. Probably he'll be full-term+.
* Also, I tested positive for Strep B (25% of healthy women do), so it's "go in as soon as you start real labor and we'll be shooting you up with antibiotics to keep from passing it on."
We have a pediatrician selected. I have a physical therapy appointment next week that will hopefully help with the hip/pelvis pain. We've taken the childbirth class. We will be taking the "taking care of a baby" class this weekend. Every time I cook something I know is edible, I've been double-batching it and freezing half, to sustain us later. Thank you, in-laws who gave us a deep freezer for our 10th anniversary!
There's lots more still to do.
Takeaway from today's appointment:
* The baby-to-be is perfectly average-sized.
* Heartbeat and activity level and all that are good.
* He's in the appropriate head-down position, but...
* ...he's riding very high, and doesn't look like he's planning on coming out anytime soon. Probably he'll be full-term+.
* Also, I tested positive for Strep B (25% of healthy women do), so it's "go in as soon as you start real labor and we'll be shooting you up with antibiotics to keep from passing it on."
We have a pediatrician selected. I have a physical therapy appointment next week that will hopefully help with the hip/pelvis pain. We've taken the childbirth class. We will be taking the "taking care of a baby" class this weekend. Every time I cook something I know is edible, I've been double-batching it and freezing half, to sustain us later. Thank you, in-laws who gave us a deep freezer for our 10th anniversary!
There's lots more still to do.
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Date: 2011-07-08 07:26 pm (UTC)Will someone else please post? Thanks!
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