 |
| 25 weeks 4 days baby belly! |
I went to the Dr. for my 24 week appointment a little over a week ago, but I've failed to talk about it. Not that it was very exciting. Patrick couldn't come with me so my friend came instead. I started my seeing the other Drs in the practice. This one was fine, it wasn't a very in-depth visit. Pee in a cup, check my blood pressure, check the heartbeat, done. This was my first time going to a male Obgyn. I normally don't mind male Drs, I actually noticed I have an obvious preference for them when it comes to finding a pediatrician for William because I had a older (well, as a child 35-40 seemed older, and I went to him for 20 years so I picture him as a 60 year old) male Dr. and that's what I wanted for William, though we'll probably go with a female Dr. just because right now with our insurance our choices are limited, and I don't have any issues with female Drs in general... I did grow up with a fear of men (since my father passed away so I wasn't around men a lot), but I've mostly gotten over it... but for my comfort I definitely prefer a lady Dr. for my lady-business.
I finally, out of curiosity, asked him if he could look it up and tell me how much weight I've gained through my whole pregnancy. He immediately started to tell me I didn't need to gain very much weight, at most 5-10lbs (my Dr. told me 10-15) and really if I didn't gain any weight at all that it would be fine, though I don't need to diet (Dude, if I'm not gaining weight that means when the baby comes out I'm going to have lost about 30lbs--that kinda sounds like a diet. I guess he just means I shouldn't be trying to weigh less while pregnant, as long as I maintain.). I understood where he was coming from, but I didn't ask him how much I needed to gain, just how much I had gained. I definitely prefer that my Dr. is comfortable with the idea of me possibly gaining 15lbs and even views it as healthy. When I go in they weigh me but don't bother telling me the weight, since I keep up by measurement instead (I don't even own a scale) I have had no idea how much I've gained, so I just wanted to see because all the other pregnant women I know seem to know just how much they've gained. I'd suspected it wasn't much (at most 5lbs); William is measuring big, I'm eating plenty so I am not worried about not gaining weight, while I'm not counting on it I may just not gain any weight this pregnancy and come out much skinnier. I knew if I was gaining too much my Dr. (who I had gone to prior to becoming pregnant so she's seen me skinnier and fatter and never mentioned my weight without my asking because she knows I'm healthy) would have already said something. So after looking up my info he informed me I haven't gained any weight this pregnancy, which was actually a bit of a shock. I'm at the end of the second trimester (well, about two weeks away) and no weight gain. He also had issues with finding William's heartbeat, I noticed he did it differently from my Dr, who goes down low kinda along the bottom of my stomach right above my pelvis. He was trying from my belly button so it would cut in and out. I don't know, I almost told him to try the other way but I figured as long as he was getting some heartbeat it was fine. I don't know if he was afraid I wouldn't be comfortable with him going lower since he is a male or if that's just how he does heartbeats, but I prefer my Dr's method, at least for me.
I have my next appointment June 13 and my baby shower the 15. The Dr's visit is going to be the fun one where they test my glucose and all that jazz. I'm thinking I may try to go on and get the 4D ultrasound done in the next two weeks, I'm so anxious to see what his little face is going to look like. They say they're the best at 28-32 weeks but then people were telling me sooner (like, in the 20s, not 30s) was better because they look squished later on, but I also know that they recommend doing it when they do because before that not all their features are developed. Since he has been measuring big, I feel like 27 weeks will be ok but I may just shoot for 28 weeks... Especially since by my very first ultrasound at 5 weeks I should really only be 24 weeks along, he just measured a week ahead at my dating ultrasound at 9 weeks and then a week and a half further than that at my 20 week ultrasound. I don't really mind him looking squished, I figured he would anyway.... I just want to know what that little nose is going to look like and all that!
Oh! I finally got my tummy sleeves in, I've been using it and I like it for the most part. I do have to adjust the ones I got somewhat often (there weren't a lot of choices in plus-sizes), but for the most part they fit well and do what I want them to do. It's a good thing, too. I'm wearing it in the baby belly pic and while my rubber band can handle 2 extra inches it wasn't a big fan of 4 extra inches.
I finally, out of curiosity, asked him if he could look it up and tell me how much weight I've gained through my whole pregnancy. He immediately started to tell me I didn't need to gain very much weight, at most 5-10lbs (my Dr. told me 10-15) and really if I didn't gain any weight at all that it would be fine, though I don't need to diet (Dude, if I'm not gaining weight that means when the baby comes out I'm going to have lost about 30lbs--that kinda sounds like a diet. I guess he just means I shouldn't be trying to weigh less while pregnant, as long as I maintain.). I understood where he was coming from, but I didn't ask him how much I needed to gain, just how much I had gained. I definitely prefer that my Dr. is comfortable with the idea of me possibly gaining 15lbs and even views it as healthy. When I go in they weigh me but don't bother telling me the weight, since I keep up by measurement instead (I don't even own a scale) I have had no idea how much I've gained, so I just wanted to see because all the other pregnant women I know seem to know just how much they've gained. I'd suspected it wasn't much (at most 5lbs); William is measuring big, I'm eating plenty so I am not worried about not gaining weight, while I'm not counting on it I may just not gain any weight this pregnancy and come out much skinnier. I knew if I was gaining too much my Dr. (who I had gone to prior to becoming pregnant so she's seen me skinnier and fatter and never mentioned my weight without my asking because she knows I'm healthy) would have already said something. So after looking up my info he informed me I haven't gained any weight this pregnancy, which was actually a bit of a shock. I'm at the end of the second trimester (well, about two weeks away) and no weight gain. He also had issues with finding William's heartbeat, I noticed he did it differently from my Dr, who goes down low kinda along the bottom of my stomach right above my pelvis. He was trying from my belly button so it would cut in and out. I don't know, I almost told him to try the other way but I figured as long as he was getting some heartbeat it was fine. I don't know if he was afraid I wouldn't be comfortable with him going lower since he is a male or if that's just how he does heartbeats, but I prefer my Dr's method, at least for me.
I have my next appointment June 13 and my baby shower the 15. The Dr's visit is going to be the fun one where they test my glucose and all that jazz. I'm thinking I may try to go on and get the 4D ultrasound done in the next two weeks, I'm so anxious to see what his little face is going to look like. They say they're the best at 28-32 weeks but then people were telling me sooner (like, in the 20s, not 30s) was better because they look squished later on, but I also know that they recommend doing it when they do because before that not all their features are developed. Since he has been measuring big, I feel like 27 weeks will be ok but I may just shoot for 28 weeks... Especially since by my very first ultrasound at 5 weeks I should really only be 24 weeks along, he just measured a week ahead at my dating ultrasound at 9 weeks and then a week and a half further than that at my 20 week ultrasound. I don't really mind him looking squished, I figured he would anyway.... I just want to know what that little nose is going to look like and all that!
Oh! I finally got my tummy sleeves in, I've been using it and I like it for the most part. I do have to adjust the ones I got somewhat often (there weren't a lot of choices in plus-sizes), but for the most part they fit well and do what I want them to do. It's a good thing, too. I'm wearing it in the baby belly pic and while my rubber band can handle 2 extra inches it wasn't a big fan of 4 extra inches.
No comments:
Post a Comment