We did the ultrasound first to check the measurements of this boy and get an estimated weight. He measured about a week ahead on almost everything like his head and belly. He was measuring in the 60th percentile where as Lakelyn was measuring in the 34th at less than a week ahead (36ish weeks). He was measuring in at about 5 pounds 12 oz and the weirdest thing is Lakelyn also weighed 5 pounds and 12 oz at her ultrasound, but like I said it was almost a week ahead. So with that info and her weighing 6 pounds 13 oz and 19 inches long at birth I am guessing he will be around 7 pounds 8 oz. but about 21 inches long. We will see!
We did my weight and it was down 5 pounds so i'm thinking my weight was read wrong at the previous appointment. This put my weight gain at 27 pounds total.
My blood pressure was a little higher than normal at 130/70 which did worry me a little, but its not technically "high" at that point so I figured it was a fluke.
My urine sample was good and we did blood work for that strep thing. I really don't know much about it, but I know I did it with Lakelyn too.
His heartbeat was in the 150s and my belly I guess measured fine. He didn't really say. He did say he could swear I was having a big baby though with the size of my belly. I was the same way with Lakelyn. I guess since I have no torso like at all I have no choice but to grow outwards making my belly large.
He checked me and I was almost 1 cm and 50% effaced which for this being my second baby its normal for my cervix to not be fully closed.
36 weeks:
I went in and and we did my weight which was up about 3 pounds putting me at 30 total pounds gained. This was my goal to NOT go over and i'm not sure i'll hit it. It looks like I will be going over, but hopefully it will not be by much! fingers crossed.
My blood pressure was back down at 118/68 which was great news from the last appointment.
My urine sample was good and my strep test thing results were negative.
He measured my belly and i'm assuming it measures big because he mentioned again that he can't believe i'm not having a large baby.. wondering if I should start taking this as i'm large?
Heartbeat was good around the 140s.
He checked me and I was at 1 cm and still 50% effaced and he was at a -3 station meaning he has dropped into my pelvis. I made sure to ask if he thought he would be coming within like the next week or two and he said no, but he did not think I would make it all the way to my due date.
I still feel pretty good other than trying to sleep at night and by the end of the day my back usually hurts and i'm pretty exhausted. I am still doing so much more at this point in my pregnancy than I did with Lakelyn though. I'm pretty sure with her I was already on bedrest and pretty much not leaving the house and barely getting off the couch. I also think with her I had the rash already formed all over me! We might have even scheduled my induction date for March 16th which was our date if I went over 40 weeks. That date ended up being irrelevant and moved up. So I feel like overall we're doing great this time!
36 weeks
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