2009 Pregnancy/baby thread

[beeniesmom]

Glad to hear you are doing well! I'm doing ok too. I've been messing up with the blood sugar too. I'm just getting a little impatient. I just had to have cherry preserves on toast for breakfast yesterday morning and 2 hours later the blood sugar was up past 200. I haven't had a number like that ever. I got scared but just drank a bunch of water and behaved for the rest of the day.
I had a drs. appointment later that morning (yesterday) and was surprised I didn't get yelled at. The dr. just told me not to do that again. So far the NST's I've done are normal. I'm not spilling any protien in my urine. My blood pressure was normal but I was warned that It could be a problem if it crept back up. I went over various things with the OB like the birth plan.
We talked about a possible birthday and she said it was still too early to tell. She talked of a possible c-section at 37 weeks :O if pre-eclampsia became an issue or an induction a few days before the actual Aug. 8th due date. I really did not consider having a July baby being a factor.... but maybe it will be. So Kari, we may just have us some July babies.
Today I am taking it easy and will go swimming again. This year, I've gone swimming about 5 times which is a lot considering that last year I probably never put on a bathing suit. Swimming feels really nice as it makes me feel lighter and takes some of the baby pressure off. Wow, only 12 pounds... I can't say the same.... even though I still have people say that I do not look pregnant.... at 33 1/2 weeks.

[Karen]

Yes, swimming is a good relief for your body - let the water bear some of the weight for now! One of my nieces has an early September, and I think my sister spent as much of that July and August afloat as possible!

I am so glad to hear from both of you, and that things are going well, hey, I was a July baby - we ain't bad!

[finn's mom]

Carmen, sounds like you're doing a pretty good job, though, so don't be too hard on yourself! I wish drinking water helped my blood sugar. When I eat something I shouldn't, I have to exercise.

As for people not realizing you're pregnant, there's a girl like that where I work. She's due a week before me, but you can barely tell she's expecting, even though she's gained twice as much as I have. It's all in the way you carry the weight, I've noticed. I haven't gained any inches anywhere except around my waist. From the back, I look smaller than before I got pregnant! But, wow, as soon as I turn around, it's plain as day that I'm expecting. It's all belly and baby! But, honestly, as long as you feel good and the baby is healthy, who cares how much you gain or what you look like!

July babies, huh? I'm cool with that. But, I'm ready whenever she is, but I'd definitely prefer not to go later than August 17th!

[Husky_mom]

July is a great month for a baby... hehe... (tinsy little biased here)

my baby boy was born on August and boy was I hot!!.... LOL.. in the overheated way .... babies really are our own personal heating pad... and add that to a hot month.. wow... hope you have a nice not so hot time towards the end....

best of the best to you all...

will expect many pics of the cuties

[finn's mom]

Well, we weren't scheduled for a sonogram today, but our doctor was trying out a new machine and asked us if we wanted to be guinea pigs. We said SURE! That's our second "freebie" sonogram. Our next appointment is on the ninth, and we are scheduled for a sonogram, so we'll get measurements and baby's weight and everything. He says just from the look and listen, she is doing great!

Only thing is...she's breech. BOOOOO. She's in the "frank breech" position, basically a U shape (think of a curved pipe), butt first. Her head, feet and hands are all at the top! Not ideal, but not the end of the world, either. There's still enough good amniotic fluid between her butt and my bone, and she's not wedged down there, yet...so there's a slight chance she'll turn herself. And, if not, around 37 weeks, they'll look at how things are going and may be able to turn her manually. Eek. If she doesn't turn herself or if the doctor doesn't turn her manually, then we'll have to have a C-section. Which, again, not the end of the world. We can schedule that and let my family know ahead of time. My parents might actually be there for the birth, if that happens. So, it's not all bad. Or at least I'm not looking at it that way.

That's my update for the day!

[beeniesmom]

Only thing is...she's breech. BOOOOO. She's in the "frank breech" position, basically a U shape (think of a curved pipe), butt first. Her head, feet and hands are all at the top!

My baby girl is in the same position!!!

[finn's mom]

My baby girl is in the same position!!!

Looks like we both have troublemakers on the way. Hopefully at least one of us will luck out and have baby turn head down!