Wednesday, October 14, 2009

34 week check-up

Just got back from my 34-week doctor's appointment. Everything looks good. Her heartrate was 142. She has been in the 140's the entire pregnancy. I didn't have sugar in my system this time because I gave up my Cocoa Pebbles this morning. Weight gain was much better than I thought it was going to be. I was able to ask my doctor a lot of questions.
Q1: When will we know where her head is and what position she is lying in? A1: they will check at 37 weeks (so my next appointment will be 36 weeks and then I am guessing I start going every week instead of every 2 weeks).
Q2: Is there a way to tell how big she is going to be before labor? A2: Anything would be just a guess.
Q3: Will I get induced if she gets too big? A3: She would have to be abnormally big for that to happen.
Q4: H1N1 vaccine? Safety? A4: Definitely recommends the vaccine because pregnant women are more susceptible to H1N1, if I contract it, I can get pneumonia because of my weakened immune system and because she is compressing my diaphragm. My doctor laughs at all the theories and conspiracy theories surrounding the safety of the H1N1 vaccine.
Q5: I have heard other hospitals limiting # of visitors allowed and the age of visitors due to the flu problem. Does Baylor have any restrictions at this time? A5: There are restrictions for NICU, but as of now there are no restrictions pertaining to #/age of visitors due to flu.

I also was able to finish pre-registering for the hospital today, so now we just have to wait for Avery to decide it's time. I started having Braxton Hicks (warm-up) contractions last night and believe it or not, I am happy about that. Up until last night, I had not had any nor felt anything out of the ordinary.

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