Third trimester! Woo hoo! The second trimester really did go by a lot faster than the first. I thought not working might make it go by slower, but I've been keeping super busy and it's gone by pretty fast. As predicted, the second trimester was easier than the first, not that my first trimester was bad at all. I've really felt very good, no complaints. I know the third trimester will probably be the most challenging, but I'm ready for it!
I had an appointment with our midwife Betty yesterday. I had to do my diabetes test- yuck! She had me fast so she could get a fasting blood sugar as well, then I had to drink a very sugary drink (50gm of sugar to be exact). It made me feel pretty terrible. An hour after the drink she drew my blood again. The test basically checks to see how the body handles that massive dose of sugar- it's a screening for gestational diabetes. If it comes back in the normal range- great; if it's high, I'll have to do a similar test, but with twice the dose of sugar and four blood draws instead of just two. Keeping my fingers crossed it's normal! As soon as she drew my blood the second time, I drank my protein shake which helped me feel better for a while. The rest of the day was a roller coaster though. I kept getting that low-blood sugar feeling- shaky, nauseous, headachy, tired. I would try to eat more protein, but it didn't seem to be helping any more. Finally, I just went to bed early and that seemed to fix the problem, feeling back to normal now!
Betty said the baby is measuring a little small. The measurements are give or take two weeks and she was measuring 25 or 26 at 27wks and 5days. So kind of borderline... Betty said she feels like it's probably the baby's position or she's about to hit a growth spurt. Especially since she was measuring a little ahead last time. She's not concerned about it right now, but we will watch it closely. I'm glad she's not overly concerned, and I know if this was one of my patients, I wouldn't be too worried about it either, but of course, it has me worried half to death. Other than that, everything was great!
This week's update:
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.
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