Another prenatal appointment today and I don’t think I’ve ever gone to a doctor this regularly in my life. So far, another 1.5 pounds gained for a total of 3.5 pounds over 20 weeks; blood pressure excellent; and iron levels slightly low but not low enough for the doctor to say anything. We saw a different OB this week as our regular OB is off having her baby. I’ve seen this doctor before and he’s okay but we both like other regular OB. My uterus is at my belly button where it should be at this stage. My only stress today was when the nurse came in with the doppler and seemed to have a hard time finding the heartbeat. Not sure what was going on but she thinks the baby was moving around a bit but we heard it ever so briefly. We don’t have another appointment for 4 weeks but we do have another ultrasound in 3 weeks.
As far as the weekend and the pregnancy, we bought a few more baby clothes and I also got some maternity tops. I also put on maternity clothes to go out for the first time yesterday. The hubby said I definitely look pregnant now. I think my tummy will begin to grow a bit more now that I’m in the second half of my pregnancy. I hope I can keep the weight gain to a minimun and so far I’ve been doing really well without compromising the growth and health of the baby. Oh believe me, I am not dieting or doing anything of the sort so I wouldn’t be hurting the baby but I’m also not eating tons of food and I’m certainly not eating for two though there are days that I do. Keeping my weight under control is more for the baby than for me and I hope will aid in a smooth delivery.
The baby stuff looked really cute. I see you guys are not into gingham, frills, ribbions, etc..neither am I. I like the neutral stuff. Take good care of yourself and keep us posted.
Comment by gia — January 31, 2006 @ 11:08 am