No good news from the dr today. We were really hoping that we would be told my cervix was thinning at the least, but no such luck. The dr is concerned about my recent high blood pressure, at the last few appts. it has been high. He said to check it before my next appt, so I will have a nurse at work check it. He also told me I tested positive for Group B strep, and all that they means is that during labor I will have to be on an antibiotic and hopefully that will prevent any problems, as if he wasn’t at risk for enough problems as is, for Caleb. Apparently just another pregnancy problem that I could not have prevented even if I wanted, I just got lucky I guess. And as no consolation, the dr advised me that some people are more “pre-disposed” to having problems than others. I could have slapped him for that one. Well gee thanks bud, in other words, you’re just not healthy enough to have a nice normal healthy pregnancy. But other than that it wasn’t too bad of an appt, considering I was meeting with one of the new drs at the ob’s office. There’s only one dr that I haven’t met, so chances are I will know the dr that delivers our baby, especially if they have to schedule an induction. Overall I came home quite depressed. I was really hoping for at least a little hopeful news, I mean I know I have 3 weeks left, but I was just hoping that all this discomfort I’ve had lately meant Caleb was trying to get out to meet us, but apparently not. He’s quite content to stay put and my body is not arguing with him, it is just arguing with me all of the time. It’s been a rough 8 months and it’s not getting much easier for me, I mean it’s pretty bad when at 36 1/2 weeks you are still dealing with morning sickness on a daily basis, and it’s more than just in the morning. The dr didn’t seem too concerned about that, said that the baby is taking up all of the room and my body doesn’t have room to work thus the upset stomachs and morning sickness.
And to top my day off, I was in such a bad mood driving home, in my non air conditioned car, that I missed my exit on the highway and got ridiculously lost, but I did manage to make it home, after sweating nearly to death stuck in tons of construction traffic. I guess it’s just one of those days……
