today i went in for my 24 week check up! it is so weird that i only have 16 more weeks to go! soon i will be seeing the doctor every 2 weeks and then every week! craziness! =)
we got to my appointment a little late because jeremy had to scrape the ice off the windows of the car. but its no biggy, they dont ever say anything. i think were like 5 minutes late. anyway, so i went in and weighed myself and gave urine. i have gained 11 lbs since my last appointment on the 29th of december. which puts me at 6 lbs over my prepregnancy weight. =) after i did that the nurse took my blood. for some reason they can never get the vein on the first try so they usually poke me again. which is normally not a big deal. i am comfortable with needles and it just doesnt hurt or bother me. but today, the way she poked my vein the second time stung so bad! i even made a noise! i couldnt believe how much it stung. it was not fun, but she got blood and everything was good! hehe oh and my blood pressure was good too. last time it was really high at 150/80 and the nurse said something about it being a little high but it was fine, and i told her that i was just a little excited because it was the 20 week ultrasound! hehee so i was relieved that i was normal today.
after i came out of the room the doctor went in and i was called back in. it was a different doctor than the one i normally see, i think she was out. but he was really cool. he did my exam and then we did an abdominal ultrasound. we got to see and hear xavier's heartbeat. everything was measuring great and still looking good. it was funny because when the doctor was trying to get the heartbeat xavier kept moving like he didnt want the doctor to get it. hehehe he is already being a little stinker! we got to see his profile again! it was great!
after that we were done and i made my appointment for my 28 week check up. this appointment went fast and smoothly! it was nice. we came home and relaxed for a while. jeremy had about an hour wait until he could catch the bus. so we had some snacks and ate lunch together. =)
3 months
12 years ago
they do a lot of ultra sounds there! i have only had two this entire time, and when it was time for the second one my midwife was like "you dont have to do it, its just an option" like she was trying to talk me out of it haha!
ReplyDeletethats weird! i thought for sure they had to do the 20 weeker to make sure everything was developing correctly!
ReplyDeleteand yes, they do one at every appointment. they also have done vaginal exams every time. that part is sort of annoying. hehe