We passed!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
34 weeks, 6 days pregnant
36 DAYS TO GO
Darling Husband and I had our second (and final) prenatal class today.
In a fit of pregnancy-brain forgetfulness, I don’t think I ever got around to blogging about the first class. But luckily, for those of you in a rush, I can summary everything we learned in both classes very efficiently …
Labour & Delivery class: Don’t take drugs during labour. They’re horrible.
Parenting/Childcare class: Breastfeed. If you don’t, you’re evil.
Seriously.
That is all we were taught. Those same two messages, over and over, for each three-and-a-half hour class. The hospital tour kicked the classes’ ass, in terms of having fun and learning a lot of useful information.
However, we did score five free books on babies/parenting, plus a nifty fridge magnet. It wasn’t a total loss.
Six workdays to go …
Thursday, April 29, 2010
34 weeks, 4 days pregnant
38 DAYS TO GO
I think I spoke too soon.
You know, the whole Yeah-my-doctor-says-I-can-go-off-work-this-Friday-but-I-want-to-keep-going-until-next-Friday thing.
Reasons I should have made tomorrow my last day:
- I came home from work yesterday in tears. The reason? My back hurt from the car-ride home. My legs hurt. My middle hurt. I’m sure there were other reasons. I’m just too cranky to remember them …
- I am not sleeping well anymore. I wake up for my “first pee” (anywhere between midnight and 1 a.m.) and then have trouble getting back to sleep from the leg pain. And the awkwardness of having a beach ball in my PJ top.
- My patience is fading fast. With certain co-workers. And other drivers. And the dog, when she snores. Not that I had much patience to begin with.
- It’s sucking up all my time. By the time I get home, change, and make/eat dinner, I have exactly one hour to watch TV before going to bed at 9 p.m. My whole life has become work, because it’s all I have the strength for.
Reasons I am still happy with my decision to work until next Friday:
- Because it’s one month before my due date. One month exactly. And that sounds good
- … I think that’s it.
The countdown begins
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
34 weeks, 3 days pregnant
39 DAYS TO GO
39 DAYS TO GO
Well, yesterday was quite the doctor’s appointment! Here’s a brief re-cap of the basics:
- Pee: Fine. No protein, no sugar.
- Weight: Down a pound from the last appointment. I’ll take it!
- Blood pressure: 98 over 60. How low can I go?
- Baby’s heartbeat: Loud and clear.
- Baby’s position: Still head down (“waaaay down”)
- Fundal height: 36 cm (so nearly two weeks ahead!)
Once we got the basics out of the way, I got the answers to most of my questions …
- When do my appointments become weekly? I go back two weeks from yesterday, for my 36-week appointment, and then they become weekly after that.
- Can I get a referral for a pregnancy massage? Got one! Just need to book it now.
- When do I start getting swabs and other icky internal stuff? I’ll get swabbed for GPS (Group-B-Streptococcus) at the very next appointment. One up the bum, and one up the baby-canal. Must remember to shave my legs again before then!
And then it was time for my most important question: When should I stop working?
When I was with the nurse, she asked about Friday’s hospitalization, and I filled her in on the details. She immediately said, “Are you still working? You shouldn’t be working.” I told her I was planning to work until May 14 (three weeks before my due date), but she said I should stop before then.
Then, to my huge surprise, when Dr. L walked in, she was carrying a piece of hospital stationary and said, “I have something for you!” She proceeded to write a note to my boss, right there, that said she recommended I stop working this Friday — April 30 — due to “late pregnancy complications.”
I took the note, thanked her, and then the appointment was over. But I still wasn’t sure I wanted to stop working so soon. My replacement had only started on Monday, and going off work five weeks before my due date just seemed … excessive!
Darling Husband and I discussed it a lot last night, and decided that I would talk to my boss today, give him the note, and then just play it by ear — so I did. My boss was very understanding, and said I could stop whenever I wanted.
So the current plan is that next Friday — May 7 — will be my last day of work. If I feel worse and decide to leave before then, I will. But I think that will be a good final day. It’s exactly one month before my due date, and I will hit 36 weeks that weekend.
I’m not sure why leaving five weeks before my due date sounds unreasonable, but leaving four weeks before my due date sounds OK. It’s just my logic, somehow.
Only two days left in this work-week, and then five next week.
SEVEN WORK-DAYS until maternity leave, eeeeeeeeeeek!
40 days and 40 nights
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
34 weeks, 2 days pregnant
40 DAYS TO GO
Omigod!
In 40 days and 40 nights (give or take), I will have a BABY! My baby!
I will be a MOMMY — a PARENT — for the rest of my life!
Aughhhhhhhh!
I really should write these down …
Monday, April 26, 2010
34 weeks, 1 day pregnant
Since I am likely to forget, here are the items I wish to discuss at tomorrow’s OBGYN appointment with Dr. L …
- The mysterious intricacies of Handsome Doctor’s hazel eyes (oops, I mean Friday’s leg swelling/severe pain incident … during which I met Handsome Doctor)
- When should I should stop working? (Hint: now?)
- Can you guess how big the baby is? (Hint: HUGE)
- When do my appointments become weekly?
- Can I get a referral for a preggo massage, please?
- When do I start getting swabs and other icky internal stuff?
If I get pregnancy brain in the middle of the appointment and can’t remember all of these items, I wonder if I should pull up the blog? “Dr. L, look, you’re famous on the internet!” …
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