Gestational Diabetes and Checkups

My last appointment was on Christmas Eve.

I spoke with the doctor about my blood results and she said that my numbers are borderline.  Not too high and not high enough to *worry* about but high enough to take precautions.

Dr. Oh and I also spoke about delivery of the baby.  Since my body is quite small overall (in structure), the possibility of needing a c-section has risen significantly.  I have a small pelvis and a small torso and we will continue to check things as we go on but most likely I will need a c-section. The second reason is the baby's size.  She (still 90% certain it is a girl) is normal and healthy and perfect, but she is long and she has a big head and there are still 9 weeks to go.  She will get bigger and perhaps be delivered earlier.  Maybe a week or so early--we will see as it gets closer.
Right now she kicks a ton and normally it has been at night or in the morning but this week it has started to become a lot more often during the day.

Nothing is set yet, but just looking at things closely as the due date approaches.

28 weeks 3 days

Wearing dresses makes my belly poke out more lately.

Enjoy the 28 week photo!

Regular Check-up Plus Glucose Test

This visit was a pretty straight forward visit.  No sonogram this time (next time) and Dr. Oh simply listened to the baby's heartbeat in her office.  Good heartbeat.  Tiffany was able to go with me and met Dr. Oh.  She took a video of Dr. Oh listening to the heartbeat.

Glucose Tolerance Test #2

Yesterday, I went back to the hospital to conduct a second, longer, glucose test.  I got a call from the doctor today with my results.

There are 4 blood tests:
1: the first to get a baseline:  95 or higher is abnormal
drink the glucose mixture
2: 1 hour after drinking the orange goo:  180 or higher is abnormal
3: 2 hours after the orange goo:  155 or higher is abnormal
4: 3 hours after drinking the goo:  140 or higher is abnormal

It's A Witch!

Yesterday's doctor appointment concluded with a 90% chance our baby is a girl.  Yay!

The Quad blood test revealed that the baby is at low risk for Downs and other abnormal things.  It weighs 450g (1 pound) and is right on target at 22 weeks.  

On my way there I got a phone call from the hospital asking if I could be there earlier than my 3:20pm appointment to do the 40 minute sonogram.  Luckily for me, my ticket was quite early and it was possible.

Pregnancy from the Korean Perspective

Living in a different country and being pregnant is interesting.  Old ladies and old men want to touch my belly and ask if it is a boy in addition to pressing various Korean food on me that is healthy for the baby.

I found a few websites that has a bit of this information that I think is fun to read and you may as well (here).

Super Fun Times...Not

Learned about another fun side effect of being pregnant: acid indigestion and pregnant allergies Yay! Fun! Not so much...

I have been feeling perfect up until the last 2 weeks.  Having a week long allergy attack and not taking any medicine is not my idea of a good time.  Not taking a day off, not taking meds.  Still needing to function and work and teach.  Super exciting.