We had an appointment with our midwife Thursday, everything was good. We discussed the blood sugar issue at length. She agreed it's probably safe to say I do have gestational diabetes. But, she was very happy with how well I've been able to control my sugars. She feels like as long as I'm able to continue doing that, the risks are minimal. We agreed to get another sono early Oct. to check the baby's growth, etc. Other than that, she's leaving it up to me. If I have any concerns or feel like I need additional monitoring, she'll arrange whatever I want. Overall, it was pretty reassuring.
This week's update:
This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as her brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.
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