Thursday, February 3, 2011

OB Visit Numero Uno

We had our first OB appointment yesterday afternoon. It was quite the circus with Seth there plus my provider Natalia had a nursing student shadowing her so it got a little crowded and chaotic at times. We may have to get a baby sitter in the future but needless to say it was invaluable to have Eric there for toddler wrangling. He was almost not going to make it but I'm glad he did.

Not a whole lot to report yet. I weigh 156 which is 2 lbs less than what I weighed at my first OB visit with Seth. My blood pressure was 102/64 which is awesome. Natalia said my cervix is healthy and my uterus is about the size of a grapefruit. Sweet!

I can't take Imitrex any more for my migraines because it constricts the blood vessels and we don't want any constricting of the placenta. So that is a bummer, although the good news is my migraines are a lot fewer and farther between when I am with child. I've only had one in about the last 3 weeks or so and I was getting them once or twice a week on average, since Seth was born. Anyway, I kind of rolled my eyes when she said I could take Tylenol and she said if they get too unbearable then to call and they might be able to give me something stronger. I'm not sure how helpful that will be since I have tried everything under the sun and so far only Imitrex has done the trick. But we'll see. Hopefully I won't have to worry about it.

My hip has been aching off and on and we talked about that. It was really important to her that I continue exercising, just not too high impact. Actually exercise doesn't aggravate my hip at all, if anything it makes it feel better. Mainly it aches when I am sitting down not doing anything. She said that is pretty normal since I did have an injury and besides all your joints and ligaments loosen up during pregnancy as we all know. How else can an 8lb child come out of that small a space? Just sayin... Still, she referred me to a physical/massage therapist who specializes in pregnancy so I am looking forward to that. She said all her girls love it. Anyway, I am supposed to keep my heart rate below 145 when I exercise, which will be a challenge for me. I am used to at least 155-160ish.

I can't remember much else. We did get an ultrasound scheduled for next Thursday, to confirm viability (shudder) and firm up my due date. That's at 2:15 and I'll follow up with Dr. H at 3pm.

Oh, and I am a teeny tiny bit anemic but that's probably because the gummy prenatal vitamin I have been taking doesn't have any iron in it. Boo. So I'm going to have to switch to one with iron which is sad because the gummy ones are so good! I guess I can just get some gummy candies and eat those instead. As for morning sickness, it's been basically non-existent so far. Yesterday I did feel a little queasy off and on in the early afternoon but I can't really complain. My appetite has just been a little off, I feel like I'm eating out of habit because usually nothing really sounds good. But don't get me wrong... if something delicious is put in front of me I will happily devour the whole entire thing and then lick the plate clean.

On another tangent - my new book arrived today: Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years. Yup, it's time. Seth needs some parenting, dangit! He is really such a great kid, I have to wonder how we got so lucky! But I do think that even though he is so good (and of course Eric and I are naturally good parents!) , we could so easily screw it all up if we don't have a game plan. So far I've just read chapters 1 and 2 but I already really like the philosophy. It's making a lot of sense to me so far, and it's come highly recommended from multiple parents that seem like they know what they are doing. :)

I could go on and on but dang, it's gotten late! But before I forget, Seth ate POPCORN today while I was getting the oil changed in my car. It never ceases to amaze me what this kid can eat without all of his teeth!

2 comments:

McMahan family said...

Love the Love & Logic books! Also loving reading all your details again. Totally know what you mean about needing a babysitter during appointments. Wait till they do an internal exam! Hehe.

McMahan family said...

Just realized you wrote that Natalia said your cervix is healthy which means you already DO know what I mean about internal exams and children in the room. :) I never had James with me and I was always like, "Emma, come up here! Let me show you something. Look at my ring! Ooh, do you want some Cheerios?" Didn't want her to ever get a mental picture down there! :)