Glucose Test
Ugh. I failed my one-hour glucose tolerance test. I have to fast tonight and go back in tomorrow to take a 3 hour test. So I don’t get to eat between 9PM and Noon tomorrow. Are you kidding me? I can’t sleep I get so hungry. This is so going to suck. I really, really hope I don’t have Gestational Diabetes. Maybe that’s why I’ve been losing weight? Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
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I had my 28 week check up today with my midwife. I am measuring ahead of schedule at 32 cm from pubis to fundus but I lost another 3 lbs! LOL who knew that pregnancy was my best diet ever. I am now down 9 lbs overall and I’m in my 3rd trimester. I also talked to her about my KILLER heartburn and she recommended Papaya Enzyme supplements. I love that she offered me a holistic alternative! They taste like pez candies so no problem there – let’s see if they...
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Ah, let the disagreements ensue! Gasp! Shock! Horror! I plan to sleep with my baby. But come on. Being the research librarian I am, you didn’t think I would make this statement lightly did you? Co-sleeping, family bed, sleep sharing. It is called many things. When my parents were raising kids it was assumed to be the worst possible thing you could do to children to let them into your bed. It was considered spoiling. But, babies sleeping with their parents is done by more people the world over (over 90% of the world co-sleeps – see Young, J. (1998). Babies and...
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Welcome to a disjointed, random post. The chiropractor has me on a 9 week plan to reduce my pain and realign my pelvis. The thing is that it makes it hurt MORE before it makes it feel better. I don’t know if I should hope to be pain free or just not worsen so that it doesn’t effect my labor and delivery. I ordered my breast pump from Ameda. If you are shopping for a pump, don’t settle for Medela. Medela Pump In Style is a great pump and easily available because it is sold in retail stores. However, you pay for it! Ameda is better, in my opinion, because it has...
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I’m so bored I want to cry! It isn’t that I don’t have things to do but I miss the PEOPLE!! I’m an extrovert, I need my peeps. But really, I’m so grateful that I have the opportunity to work from home and continue to get a paycheck while on bedrest. I know many people don’t have that option. What if I was a Nurse or a Teacher? I would be going broke and doing I don’t know what (welfare, disability?). I feel blessed by God that my situation with the SPD doesn’t make me have to choose between work or my health. I can do both! That...
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