Yesterday was our 2nd appointment with the High Risk Clinic at UT Med. There are no major updates at this time. We were at the clinic from 9:40 am- 2:00 pm. Next time I am taking a book and some snacks!
Here is a breakdown of our appt:
*Carl and I talked with the doctor (I found it is ok to take Chlortabs for allergies and I can dye my hair).
*We heard the baby's heartbeat (it was 140, yay)
*I had an exam...the REALLY not fun kind. She said she thinks my pelvis is small and is worried I might have a big baby. I don't know if this means I have to have a C-section or not.
*We talked with a tech about diabetic testing and foods. I was given a pregnancy blood sugar log and I am supposed to test my sugar b/t 4 and 5 times a day and record it to take back to the dr with me.
*I had 5 vials of blood drawn. They are doing an A1C for me and testing for neural tube defects. She said I have a higher risk since I am diabetic.
We did NOT have a second ultrasound and still have not been told the sex of the baby. We are supposed to go back to the doctor in 2 weeks. Hopefully we will get an ultrasound then and find out if we are having a baby boy Lindley or a baby girl Lindley.
Last time the doctor and ultrasound lady gave us due dates that were 2 weeks apart, so I asked the doctor about it this time, and she adjusted our due date. So now we are supposedly 19 weeks and 2 days along....
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Drastic Changes
My life has changed so much in the past 3 months, it makes my head spin. I went from being a girlfriend to being a wife. I went from living with my parents to moving into a house with my husband. I went from very few bills to very many bills. The biggest change, perhaps, was learning that my husband and I will be parents in November. It is still something we haven't fully grasped...every few days it just hits us. "We are going to have a baby", he will email me.
We had our first prenatal visit with our new doctor last week. The hubby insists on going to every appointment with me, and I am very thankful for that! It is reassuring to have him there and I am glad he wants to be a part of everything for our child. He gets so excited about things, I love it. Anyways, at our first visit, I had blood work done, we filled out TONS of forms and answered questions about family medical history, blah blah blah. And, we got our first ultrasound. We don't know what we are having yet. Oh, Carl saw the foot kick on the screen during the ultrasound and he loved that. I had a hard time telling what anything was on the screen...and a few minutes after the ultrasound lady pointed something out, I saw it. It took 5 minutes staring at the printout we got for me to see anything. Carl had to point out the outline of the head and I finally saw it. They eyes, the nose, the mouth. Our baby.
We go back to the doctor in 2 weeks. My fingers are crossed that we find out what we are having then!! Updates to come then!
We had our first prenatal visit with our new doctor last week. The hubby insists on going to every appointment with me, and I am very thankful for that! It is reassuring to have him there and I am glad he wants to be a part of everything for our child. He gets so excited about things, I love it. Anyways, at our first visit, I had blood work done, we filled out TONS of forms and answered questions about family medical history, blah blah blah. And, we got our first ultrasound. We don't know what we are having yet. Oh, Carl saw the foot kick on the screen during the ultrasound and he loved that. I had a hard time telling what anything was on the screen...and a few minutes after the ultrasound lady pointed something out, I saw it. It took 5 minutes staring at the printout we got for me to see anything. Carl had to point out the outline of the head and I finally saw it. They eyes, the nose, the mouth. Our baby.
We go back to the doctor in 2 weeks. My fingers are crossed that we find out what we are having then!! Updates to come then!
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