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.