Week 37 App

This afternoon Doug and I went to our week 37 app. We had to wait for the doctor to leave and come back from going to the hospital. After killing some time just sitting and talking in the car Doug and I went back up to sit and wait in the office.

I was weighed in like always and had lost the weight I had gained since my last appointment again. So I went from being 218lb..up to 223...down to 218lb again. Funny how things can go so back and forth. We asked if we are doing an internal exam since we are so close to being in our 38th week on Sat. So I went in thinking that I needed to undress from the waist down.

After the doctor came in..he kinda chuckled and let us know that no in fact he is waiting to do the internal next week. He checked to see if the baby is still head down..which it is. He checked my blood pressure..measured my tummy and said everything looks good. Basically we will see you next week kinda appointment. I had asked him about my plug..which has decided its on its way out..also bringing lovely back and sciatic pain..period type cramps...with some braxton hicks. Not something they tell you about..what is normal and not..or what actually happens. He said all of that is normal..and perfectly fine. Some ppl can lose that for quite awhile before they actually go into labour. I am kinda curious if I am dilated at all yet or not.

Ironically last weekend had passed and that was the day that Doug thought the baby would be born on. Now we are hoping to just make it through Christmas. I am hoping it waits until January....but you never really have a say in this kinda thing really. We also found out that our dear doctor has planned on taking holidays this upcoming week and is not the one on call at the hospital either. Before we were told he was not going to be at all. Now we are going for our next weekly appointment next Sat..the 31st of December...so if our internal is then and that is when we start our 39th week. It would not surprise me if we have a New Years baby..or shortly come into labour after that.

Hoping we make it through Christmas and the next week...We will be sure to keep you all posted!!

Week 36 app

    Today we went to see the doctor for our week 36 app. We had to wait a bit for the doctor..he always seems to be late even before the day starts..due to hospital rounds and c-sections..deliveries ect. I would want him there if it was me in labour..so I do not mind the wait so much..others complain.

We were the first to get there. After waiting and finally getting called in..we were weighed like usual. This time I had gained around 3 1/2 pounds since last weds. Funny how near the end of pregnancy you seem to gain more and more often..or just retain more water..which is probably my case if you have seen my ankles lately you would know why. Mondays seem to be the case of the swollen ankles for me. I do not know what I am doing differently. I am not saying they are not sort of swollen now a days..but Mondays for some reason seem to be a lot worse. Mondays are Kankle days!!!

 All the doctor did today was measure my blood pressure and listened the heartbeat of the baby. All is well. I also had to ask him what I am allowed to take right now for colds. He told me to just try to not get sick. I was asking cause I have already gotten sick again. He told me I could take anything over the counter. So today when I was downtown I picked up some more cough drops..and Tylenol Nighttime. I already have some Tylenol Cold plus mucous relief at home..just in case I need it. I am hoping since I am off right now that I can just drink lots of fluids..use my Netti Pot and rest. Getting sick kind of puts a damper on my plans of trying to get things organized the babies room..I do not really want to touch everything and put my cold germs on the already clean clothes and baby items.

I also found out that I am in the 25% of people that are positive for the Group B Streptococcus. So I now have to get a antibiotic as soon as I am in labour and at the hospital. This antibiotic is given to me so that the baby does not get passed the strep and get any infections. Go figure eh!!

After I had left the doctors office I had Doug drop me off downtown to go to Glow Maternity to use my wag jags and have a bra fitting done for some nursing bras. I have to go back tomorrow however for the lady who is one of the owners had to go home and have her husband fill in. Her little bambino has caught a cold alike to the one I have and she was looking after him for the day. So tomorrow I will go back in and hopefully will be able to get them or at least order in the sizes I need to have in before I have my new little one here in my arms.

We go back again to the doctor next Thursday. After this upcoming Saturday December 17th I will be in my 37th week..which will mean I am full term according to doctors even though your actual pregnancy is 40 weeks. The baby would be mature enough and healthy enough to not be considered premature anyway. Doug keeps joking around about next weekend and having the baby come way earlier than the due date..think someone may be getting a little anxious to meet our bundle of joy. I would be okay with the baby waiting for its escape until after Christmas however. At least then it would only be 2 weeks before the due date.

I will write again next week after we go on the 22nd of December.

Locked and Loaded Week 35

" I can see you are still pregnant".

Those are the words the doctor had said to me as he came in the room today. I replied " That's a good thing isn't it?". He told me that is a GREAT thing.


Alot has happened lately. I have become a Aunt again to two amazing cute but tiny twin boys named Zachary and Cameron. My brother and his fiance Jen had an emergency C-section on November 25..hard to believe that they were 8 weeks early and now are almost 2 weeks old. They are all doing amazingly well considering the situation..and we all send much love and prayers their way each day.

Today at my appointment I have only gained 1pound this past two weeks..which is good. I had to do the strep B swab..horrible uncomfortable..I believe your Guchy screams at you in disgust and closes up completely before you even get the swab in the correct place. All in all..it is done...lol.

The doctor used his hands to measure the baby to see where it was at and did an ultrasound scan to make sure Baby B was head down like he had thought. We all want to be extra sure. I was hoping he would let us know an estimate of how big Baby B is..but no such luck. He is just happy with how everything is going so far..it all looks good. My blood pressure is still great..which is good considering that on monday when I was off..doing laundry and baking..my feet..ankles and calves were all one massive blob. I did not have ankles..I had CANKLES. That went away...thank goodness.

Now I have 3 more days of work until I am done for the year. Common mat leave. I just baby B does not get any ideas and come early. I would really prefer that it stays there until Jan or at least waits until after Christmas is over..not that we ever have a say in when God has planned for the precious little ones to enter this world.

Other exciting news.. I had a foot under my rib cage the other day..and B keeps sticking its but out randomly...which is a lot of fun and interesting pressure. Tonight Doug and I are going to attempt to take some Maternity shots of our own..just in case someone decides to make an earlier appearance that what we have hoped. The nursery is coming along..I will be sure to post pics soon..I would just like to be a bit more organized in there before I post what I feel is pretty much done.

Locked down and loaded..for now that is! B's feet are to the side of me still...so who knows what he/she has planned.