{"id":393,"date":"2011-01-09T00:20:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-09T06:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/?p=393"},"modified":"2011-01-09T00:20:33","modified_gmt":"2011-01-09T06:20:33","slug":"oh-i-had-a-dr-appointment-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/index.php\/2011\/01\/09\/oh-i-had-a-dr-appointment-on-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh, I had a Dr appointment on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

That was 3 (almost 4!) days ago.\u00a0 I’ve been too lazy to update.\u00a0 It was a pretty quick one.\u00a0 Went in, peed, went back out to wait.\u00a0 Got called back, weighed.\u00a0 Gained 19 lbs overall, 1 lb since my previous appointment 2 weeks ago.\u00a0 Gail said, “Only one pound!\u00a0 That includes the holidays and everything!”\u00a0 Yeah?\u00a0 I’m thinking, that’s okay, right?\u00a0 God knows I ate plenty through the holidays and even when it’s not a holiday.\u00a0 I had started wondering if I’m snacking too much<\/em>.\u00a0 Guess I’m still alright.\u00a0 I just kind of shrugged.\u00a0 They didn’t seem worried.\u00a0 It was just the first time they really commented on it.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Blood pressure was fine.\u00a0 It was the first time the nurse told me what it was.\u00a0\u00a0 And now…I can’t remember.\u00a0 120\/72?\u00a0 110\/72?\u00a0 Darn, I usually remember these things.\u00a0 (Pre-preg it was usually about 110\/68, so I’m annoyed that I’m blanking now.)\u00a0 It was also the first time the Dr didn’t tell me my fundus height.\u00a0 Baby’s heart rate was 152.\u00a0 Same as last time.\u00a0 I wiped the jelly off my belly, and that was that.<\/p>\n

Oh, the doctor also gave me a little sheet with information to call and schedule the epidural interview.\u00a0 The conversation was something like this:<\/p>\n

Dr: What are you planning to use for pain?<\/p>\n

Me: I’m going to try to go without… [[yess, bad choice of words, it can still be pain management even if it’s not medicine]]\u00a0 …But I’m still planning to do the interview.<\/p>\n

Dr: Okay good.\u00a0 9 out of 10 (of women who say that?) end up getting the epidural.<\/p>\n

Me: Yeah I know….<\/p>\n

While having an epidural isn’t my “Plan A,” I have intended all along to do the interview.\u00a0 The epidural interview is a time to meet with an anesthesiologist before the “big day.”\u00a0 In the event that I cave, or in the event it is actually necessary to have the epidural, they will already have my history, and I’ll have already signed the paperwork so I don’t have to fret with it during labor.\u00a0 Fine with me.\u00a0 I can also ask any questions I have, and I’m sure I’ll have several.\u00a0 I feel like asking an anesthesiologist questions about an epidural is kind of like asking the Vistakon rep if Acuvue contact lenses are any good (ok, sorry, I’m an optometrist…it’s the first\u00a0 analogy that came to mind).\u00a0\u00a0 I’m afraid the Dr. might be kind of biased?\u00a0 Though it’s not like he (she?) has any reason not to be straight with me.\u00a0 I’ll respect his input.\u00a0 He’s definitely the most knowledgeable on the subject (okay, so maybe the Vistakon rep example wasn’t the best one…ooh burn).\u00a0 So anyway.\u00a0 It’s not like there’s any commitment, and there’s no point in making it harder on myself later if I do have it.\u00a0 Fewer complications or speed bumps on birth day = better.<\/p>\n

My OB also mentioned other things, like the pudendal block and Stadol.\u00a0 Definitely not digging the Stadol idea.\u00a0 I think that’s the one my doula said makes you feel sorta drunk and high at the same time.\u00a0 I’ve heard similar things from various people\/sources.\u00a0 I have never been drunk or high, but it doesn’t sound like what I’d want to be at the birth of my child.\u00a0 I don’t want to be loopy.\u00a0 From what I can gather, IF I’m gonna use meds for pain, the epidural is still the way to go, both for momma and baby.<\/p>\n

Dr also let me know that she has experienced childbirth…and it hurts.\u00a0 I replied with a smile and a facetious “OH really????”\u00a0 Just being silly.\u00a0 Later I asked Pete if it sounded bad because I didn’t mean it in a bad way.\u00a0 He told me it didn’t come across wrong.\u00a0 Apparently the Dr gets several patients who are actually surprised by how much it hurts.\u00a0 I don’t think I have unrealistic ideas about it, but I won’t know until it’s happening.<\/p>\n

Two more weeks til my next appointment: Jan 18 @ 2:45 pm (back to Tuesdays).<\/p>\n

Some other randomness:<\/p>\n

Random #1: I can’t remember when I had this dream.\u00a0 Maybe a night or two after the dream I blogged about last time.\u00a0 For some reason, I had a temporary surrogate?\u00a0 So this surrogate (a friend) was toting the baby around for a while, and then she was going to be put back inside me.\u00a0 But the surrogate ended up delivering at 32 weeks.\u00a0 So she was showing me the baby, and I was fussing over how pretty and perfect she was (in the dream, she looked maybe 3-4 mos old, definitely not a newborn, haha).\u00a0 But then I was like…okay, 8 weeks early….\u00a0 Aw man, she’s here NOW, and I can see her and hold her…and now I have to put her back inside me?\u00a0 And my friend was like, “no, you won’t have to!”\u00a0 So I was sorta happy but concerned that she was early.\u00a0 Then I woke up.\u00a0 Pregnancy dreams are so weird.\u00a0 But at least I sort of get where they come from.\u00a0 Normally, my dreams are so random, I have no idea what inspired them.<\/p>\n

Random #2: I can tell my hips are getting wider.\u00a0 Good news, since it means my body is preparing itself for labor and delivery.\u00a0 I can sort of tell by the way I walk.\u00a0 But the way I can really<\/em> tell…what really made me notice?\u00a0 My thighs no longer rub together when I walk, lol.\u00a0 I’m quite certain my thighs are not getting thinner.\u00a0 Every woman who has ever been pregnant or hopes to EVER become pregnant would kill me if that were the case.\u00a0 Let me assure you–my thighs are NOT getting thinner.\u00a0 So I only take this as further evidence that my hips are, in fact, wider.<\/p>\n

Random #3: It’s getting harder to walk, too.\u00a0 I figured, I didn’t weigh that much before, I should be able to handle another 20 lbs just fine, right?\u00a0 I mean, I’ve done a pretty okay job of gaining the weight steadily and not all at once, so no big deal, right?\u00a0 No way.\u00a0 Walking is most definitely a strenuous activity now.\u00a0 At least the way I walk.\u00a0 I have always been a FAST walker.\u00a0 I like to walk fast, and I get annoyed when the people around me don’t walk as fast as I do.\u00a0 Which basically means, when I work at the mall (and I’m brave enough to venture out of my safe little office), I am annoyed a lot.\u00a0 Lately, the walk from my office to the food court and back just about wipes me out.\u00a0 I’ll start out walking my usual pace, realize it’s a little exhausting, so I’ll slow down.\u00a0 Ah, better.\u00a0 But then, I immediately get annoyed with MYSELF for walking too slow, so I start to pick up the pace a little.\u00a0 I don’t really knock myself out, but I’m definitely ready to sit my butt down by the time I get back to my office with my lunch.\u00a0 I think I’ll embrace the slow pace more over the next 8 weeks….<\/p>\n

Random #4: We bought the crib, changing table, and crib mattress.\u00a0 Pete and my dad already picked up the mattress and changing table.\u00a0 The crib is now ready for pick-up at the store, but we haven’t gotten it yet.\u00a0 Sadly, the baby’s room is still not ready for furniture.\u00a0 Getting closer though.\u00a0 Can’t wait to get it all set up in there.<\/p>\n

Baby shower is tomorrow!\u00a0 I’m excited, but a little scared of what Laura has in store for games.\u00a0 I hate shower games.\u00a0 Almost all of them.\u00a0 Especially ones that set out to embarrass people, especially me.\u00a0 But it’ll be alright.\u00a0 Details tomorrow or soon thereafter….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That was 3 (almost 4!) days ago.\u00a0 I’ve been too lazy to update.\u00a0 It was a pretty quick one.\u00a0 Went in, peed, went back out to wait.\u00a0 Got called back, weighed.\u00a0 Gained 19 lbs overall, 1 lb since my previous appointment 2 weeks ago.\u00a0 Gail said, “Only one pound!\u00a0 That includes the holidays and everything!”\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/babyg.brainstormwarning.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}