We had the first of our weekly biophysical profiles(extended u/s to check on the baby due GD) as well as the first of my twice weekly non stress tests(being hooked up to a monitor to check the baby’s movement, heartrate and amt of contractions) So from now til the end I go every Monday and Thursday to the ob, as far I know it will still be every 2 weeks with the endo so every other week 3 appointments a week, the other weeks 2 a week.  I was suprised to hear that the baby is breech, but it explains the slow down in contractions since his head isnt down there anymore pushing on my cervix and also explains the pain in my ribs, where he’s hiding out!  It hurts like heck and I wish I could get him to move!! the other two kids never lodged themselves into my ribs and it is really painful when Baby E sits here for days.   I”m hoping he moves down again soon, I’d take contraction pain over this rib pain any day!
Baby looked good, estimated to weight about 4 lbs 9 oz so roughly if he’s born at 38 weeks like Bo was he’ll be about the same size as bo was at birth, 6 lbs 9 oz. he measured about a week ahead on the ultrasound and everything else looked good.  He looked so cute, the pics were amazing compared to our last ultrasounds and she said they got a new machine since Bo’s pregnancy and we noticed how much better it is so that’s cool.  The non stress test was uneventful, baby was moving a lot and I had no contractions.  I asked about resetting my c-section date for 38 weeks she said they are going to wait longer to decide what to do, since babies of mom w/ GD mature slower than normal babies and they want to make sure his lungs are developed,I keep reminding them how Bo was delivered at 38 weeks and I was at 3 cm but oh well, with any luck I’ll go into labor before then and he’ll decide his due date for us! So for now we’re still at April 7th but w/ Bo the placenta was breaking down due to the GD so assuming that since my sugars are still out of whack that’s gonna happen again. The dr last week seemed like it was just a technicality, moving the date up so we’ll see. At this point if either the non stress test or ultrasounds dont get well then the baby can come anytime. So we just wait. But all is well right now, I am still feeling horrible and hoping the baby arrives sooner than later.   I keep increasing my insulin in hopes my numbers stabilize but I’ll get one good day or half a day after increasing the dosage then it’s back to being high that day or the next and the dr increases it again. So I go back to the ob on Monday and the endocronologist on Tuesday then the ob again on Thursday. I so hate this part of my pregnancies, if it’s such a big deal that the baby is at risk I just wish they’d take him out early but instead they stress me out every week as I wait to see how the tests go and then if all is well start the next week stressed about that weeks of tests.
Dean was off today and we were so busy!!! He had an 8:15 drs appt to get some referrals, I had my appt at 11:30 we then grabbed lunch, came home got Caleb from school, all went to get haircuts until Dean and caleb had to leave to make Dean’s 4:45 appt w/ the podiatrist. I got home sometime after 5 in time to finish preparing dinner to take to our small group where we had to be at 6:15 p.m. Dean got home about 5:45 and we all got ready to leave again! We got home around 9:30 and I’m so worn out!!  I was sick and tired to begin the day and all of that running wears me out so much more!
So that’s all for tonight. Tomorrow will be busy, as will most of the weekend. No school for the kid on Monday and my drs appt. ugh the next few weeks are going to be so exhausting, the thought of all those appointments is already stressing me out!!
