PCA 24w5d Check-up

Had a fabulous check-up today with Dr. G. As always, he is awesome. He broke out the ultrasound machine today so we got a peek at how she is doing. She is measuring a couple days ahead at 25 weeks and weighs an estimated 828 grams (which is about 1 pound, 13 ounces). I don’t put too much stock in these measurements because they are notoriously wrong, but it is still nice to hear that she is measuring right on track.

We talked about the emotional side of things; how I’m feeling. I told him that I’m constantly griped with fear about swelling. I haven’t yet, but I’m just waiting for the day. I told him that I’m worried that she won’t weigh enough at birth and that she’ll be born early. He told me that I don’t have any of the risk factors that I had before for a pre-term/pre-e delivery. Good to hear, but still… I can’t help but be super-sensitive.

Other than that, we scheduled my growth ultrasound and the GD test. Dread that drink!

Here are my weight and BP stats:

Pre-pregnancy weight: 119
July 14/9w3d: 119
August 6/12w5d: 123
August18/14w3d: 124
September 1/16w3d: 128
September 15/18w3d: 131
September 23/19w4d: 133
October 6/21w3d: 134
October 20/23w3d: 138
October 29/24w5d: 140
Grand total…….. 21 pounds.

Here is my blood pressure:
July 14/9w3d: 123/80
August 6/12w5d: 115/73
August18/14w3d: 112/72
September 1/16w3d: 117/75
September 15/18w3d: 106/68
September 23/19w4d: 101/67
October 6/21w3d: 96/65
October 29/24w5d: 109/79

On a side note: I get SO EMBARRASSED whenever I see Dr. G.

For several reasons. 1) He is somebody that Allen and I would have a beer with. I mean, we like him. And if he hasn’t been elbow-deep in my uterus before, we’d probably be friends. 2) We’re friends on facebook. 3) He has seen me naked — and not just any type of naked — Remember I was so swollen after birth that I couldn’t pee? Yeah, he was the one all over that. Awesome.

So, all-in-all, when you like and respect someone and they have seen you in your most vulnerable state (ugly naked and dying), you kinda feel awkward afterward. Not that I don’t still love him for saving my life and safely delivering the girls into the world, I do. I just get a little flustered whenever I see him. But, I will continue to see him because I really want him to deliver PCA. He is the utmost professional and one of the most compassionate physicians and, quite simply, he’s good at what he does.

So next time I see him, I will continue to swallow my pride and *try* not to think about the time he sliced and diced me open with a scalpel.

GREAT VISIT!