Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Doctor's Visit

Had another Doctor appointment today. No protein in my urine, which is great! I haven't had protein show up in it for the last three visits! Yay! The doctor is having me do another 24 hour urine test just to make sure.

Today I had an ultrasound, which looked good, I had an NST (where they monitor the baby's heartbeat), which was also good. I lost two pounds since last time. My blood pressure looked good, and the baby looked good. Overall everything was doing good. The doctor did a Strep B test today, and did a vaginal exam. I have a feeling I know what the Strep B results will be, but I am glad that the test was done. The vaginal exam showed that my cervix has softened and I am 1-2 cm dialated and 20% effaced. Which means that my body is getting ready for giving birth to the baby. The doctor said that this is normal and is ok for me to be dialted at this point in my pregnancy.

Davy is moving around a lot. Last night I had some contractions, Braxton-Hicks I am sure. It seems crazy that Davy will be here soon. My dad pointed out last night that today we will be exactly 1 month from my due date. Craziness! Are we ready for Davy to come? Yes, but I still don't know if I am completely ready for the change that a baby will bring to our lives. Big changes, and they are all just around the corner!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Tests and more tests

So, last week I got further testing done, and had to finish another 24 hour urine test. The test results came back normal. But I didn't hear my urine test until today. Last Friday the doctor took me off bed rest. I had an ultrasound and another test that monitored the baby's heart beat and monitored whether I had any contractions. The ultrasound was cool, the baby is doing well and looking well, the tech did some 3D shots of the baby, it was very neat to see the baby's face. It looks like he has Kevin's lips, my mom says he looks like Kevin. After the ultrasound they did a test where they strapped two devices to my belly, one tracked the baby's heart beat and the other tracked whether I was having contractions. We listened to the baby's heart beat for 30 minutes. Baby is doing well and I had no contractions. Then we met with the doctor and discussed everything. The baby is growing well, and looks to be doing good, it's heartbeat is perfect, my test results were good, all except for my urine test which is showing more protein than it did in my first test. So back on bed rest again.

Doctor now wants to see me twice a week. She also wants me to have ultrasounds and the Fetal Heart Rate test twice a week as well. She wants me to repeat the blood work tests and the urine test each week as well. Oh joy. This is until my urine tests get better and stay better. Lets hope my protein pee disappears soon. In other news, I am 7 weeks away from my delivery date. On a good note, the baby's room is pretty much ready for him. More updates when I know more.