Baby appointment went well today!
I'm measuring right on track and so is baby. He was kicking while we were talking, and then the moment she put the doppler to my belly, his heartbeat sounded. I love that it no longer takes ten minutes and multiple doppler machines that scare me to find his heartbeat, it's right there and instantaneous! Today his heartrate was in the 150's. The heartrate old wives tale definitely doesn't work for me - my boy's heartrate is higher than my girl's!
I'm now booked for a birth center birth officially, as well as down for his circumcision. Something I really liked finding out today is that there's a list of pediatricians who will come right to the birth center at the one week check up to do the circumcision. What i disliked is they don't want to give me the list so I can research the doctors and figure out who I want to do it - instead, they'll give me the list after the baby is born and they're 100% sure he's a boy. Seems like a very silly rule, especially since after birth I'll be a hormonal mess with a crying infant, my milk will be coming in, my tailbone will be broken, I'll be bleeding all kinds of gross stuff, and I'll be learning how to deal with a new baby and a toddler. I think it'll be an overwhelming time as it is, even without adding needing to do some fast last minute research on what doctor will be cutting my baby's important bits! But I suppose it'll be easier this way than going to a pediatric urologist, so I suppose we'll go with this and hope I can snatch the list at my next appointment.
Speaking of which, my next appointment is in five weeks - which means I'll be entering third trimester when I go! HOLY CRAP. Seriously...how did that happen? Didn't I just enter second trimester a little bit ago? Just think about this for a second - I'm going to be in third trimester soon. Am I the only one totally shocked that it's happening so soon?
At that appointment, we'll be getting really serious - I need to be tested for diabetes (though I don't need the horrible glucose test that made me vomit over and over violently inbetween passing out last time!), I need my Rhogam shot, I need more blood work tested, and I need to get my note signed from our pediatrician's office to hand in at the following appointment or two...because, you know, I'll be in third trimester and all of these things have to get done before I have a baby. I can not believe that I'm starting to get this close to the end.
Sure, my body is giving up on me. I have sciatica really badly, my tailbone feels like it's breaking every day, I still vomit occasionally and get car sick almost every time I go anywhere, but I'm really not ready to not be pregnant anymore. I like this pregnancy. I like not pushing a baby out of me. I'm nice and cozy here in my second trimester. The news that third trimester is suddenly right around the corner, especially after the last two weeks went by SO FAST and we have a bunch of fun plans for September that will make that month go even faster, it shocking and a bit terrifying.
I was excited just to be buying stuff (I got my car seat today!) but now I feel a bit panicked and rushed. I know, it's a bit early to be panicking, but it no longer feels like it. It feels like I should stop writing now and go pack my hospital bag because I'll be in third trimester last month. Holy cow.
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