This morning's appointment went well, and put me in a fairly good mood! The doctor reviewed the results from last week's big ultrasound, and told me that everything looked great. The kid measures just the right size for my due date to (hopefully) be accurate within a day or two. My placenta is in a good place to not be causing any problems, and the facial features they check for as potential Down Syndrome markers all appear normal. Organs look fine, too. Doc's also happy with my weight gain so far, as I'm right on track. He suggests a weight gain between 8-12 pounds by 22 weeks, and I'm right at 10 pounds today. The heartbeat sounded good, and I left the office without feeling under-informed as I usually do. Yay!
Yesterday Ken surprised me with a body pillow, which is so very nice. I've been having a harder time sleeping through the night lately, mainly because I can't get comfortable. I have to sleep exclusively on my side now, as the added weight of the kid can cause pressure on my intestines, aorta and vena cava. So annoying to be tied to my side, and not having a back sleeping option. The body pillow was mega comfy last night, though I fear between the new pillow and my growing belly, Ken will soon be sleeping on a small two inch square of bed.
Another crazy thing that's been messing with my sleep at night is that I keep waking up with my hands all numb! I had no idea this was a pregnancy thing, but the doc said it's pretty common, and will only get worse. Great.
Next appointment is in one month, then I go every two weeks after that. Things are gettin' real, y'all.
Oh Leigh, you look GREAT! I never looked pregnant, just really fat. You look pregnant :) You have a perfectly round baby bump and everything. And I love your hair long! I know you've had it long before but I don't remember it getting *that* long. It looks awesome! If my hair would look that great I'd grow it out too. That's exactly how I'd want it, with all those pretty curls.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, by 6 months in I was starting to look like a disaster. You look RADIANT. Even with your numb hands and lack of sleep and everything. Some people wear pregnancy well, you're one of them :)
Speaking of, I dont remember having numb hands. I'm glad the doctor said it was normal and that you finally had a good pre-natal apt experience. Did he say there was anything you could do? That would drive me crazy. I have that with my leg/foot sometimes. I hate that feeling. I guess it has something to do with him pushing on certain nerves?
The only thing Lydia liked applying pressure to was my bladder. That was her pillow throughout the entire pregnancy. By the end of my pregnancy it was everything I could do not to pee everywhere, lol. In fact, the day I gave birth I remember getting up to run into the bathroom and making it within INCHES of the toilet, and then peeing and throwing up everywhere, simultaneously. Good times. The nurse loved that :P
This is so exciting. I really can't wait to meet him and hold him and kiss his little baby head. Ah....I get to smell baby scalp again. Best smell in the world <3
Thanks for the compliments Maddi, you're so sweet! But you totally looked pregnant when you were pregnant, I remember!
ReplyDeleteThe hand thing- it's because of the edema. If I could sleep with my hands in the air, it wouldn't happen. But sadly, I can't figure out how to do that :) He said some women who get it bad need to wear splints when they sleep. I hope I don't need those, because I don't think I would ever get any sleep that way.