Another checkup

posted by Angela on July 2, 2008 at 06:12:20

Yesterday I went for my 4 week check up. The OB said that the baby is growing nicely; and my weight gain (only 15 pounds so far) and blood pressure are doing well. He also said I should have not problems with our upcoming trip to DC.

I was able to hear the heartbeat again and the nurse thinks that we are having a boy (gut feeling she said). However, she then said that the heart rate suggests a possible girl. The heart rate was a strong 172 beats per minute. We will find out in 3 1/2 months, which is right!

I am scheduled for my one hour OGTT on July 16th. I am not really looking forward to drinking that glucola, but it has to be done to test for gestational diabetes. Then a couple days after that I will need to go and get the RhoGAM shot because I am O- and George is O+ blood type. This is done in order to protect any future babies that we may have that have a (+) blood type. I then return to the OB for my next check up on July 22 to discuss the results of the OGTT. Also, at this point I believe I will start going to the OB every other week.

This past Saturday, George and I attended a breastfeeding class. I thought the class was very useful. George thought that parts were useful, but that the majority of the time was spent rehashing the same subjects over and over. It was kind of overwhelming learning about latching on, positioning, diet, pumping, etc... However, it was pretty funny to see guys watching videos on how to breastfeed. They all looked pretty uncomfortable (George included). Hopefully when the time comes for me to breastfeed George and I will remember some of the pointers that were given during the class.

We leave for DC tomorrow and will return on the sixth. We will update everyone about the trip.


This post was last edited by George on July 2, 2008 at 10:00:22