Well, I had an OB checkup yesterday morning, and now I begin going every week. I also have to have non-stress tests every week starting next week. And I have to have yet another ultrasound. My doc says all are to keep track of things due to my type 2 diabetes. I personally think it's overkill since my diabetes is essentially in remission (woke up today to a fasting in the 80s, drank a MILKSHAKE from Chick-fil-A, and had a 2-hour post-prandial reading of 82!), but I can't say I mind all the monitoring.

Everything went well with my appointment, and they took the culture of the group B strep test. She asked if I wanted her to do a cervical check since, ya know, I was already there with my pants off! I immediately said no, and she asked why the quick response, and I explained that I Don't want ANY unnecessary poking or prodding that could even remotely potentially help speed things along because I Want him to STAY in there, preferably even a week or so PAST My due date. She laghed at me and said she's never had a patient WANT to go late before!

Also, when she told me that my urine was clean and everything looked good, I asked her to please try to find something wrong with me :P I am SO TIRED of working (uncomfortable, having a very hard time concentrating, needing naps in the afternoons, etc.), but I can't afford to take unpaid time off right now, so I've ben planning to work up until I go into labor. She said she will write me out of work if my diastolic blood pressure gets any higher (was 89 yesterday). Now, I don't want any serious medical issues, but I'm not gonna lie - I am hoping it goes up just that extra point or two by next week (and then it can just stop increasing), just enough for me to have a medical reason to start my short term diasbility early!

Aw, Jill- You have your hands full. Take the stairs directly before your appointment an eat something salty I hope your closing goes more smoothly from here on out! I can't believe you're already in the home stretch!!!

I researched nitrates, it's the cooking that changes nitrates to the HCA (which are more dangerous). Since I only threw pepperoni on at the end (and most went directly into my mouth), I will worry about it less

Kaykaykayla: sorry to hear about your PIH and GDM. At least it's more motivational to VLC!

I just got my husband back after him being gone for 2+ months so I am one happy girl!!! My son is SO happy to have Daddy home.

We ate on the road (road trip) for most of the 10 days we were gone, and I tried to stick LC, but I know I OD'd on sodium and fast food burgers/chicken! Apparently I only gained 1 lb in the last two weeks, so I am very happy. 13 lbs in 30 weeks... YAY. I only worked out twice this week and three times last week.

Well, I'm officially out of work When they first checked my BP on Wednesday, it was 155/105! So they double checked on my other arm since that was SUPER high, and it was 140-something/92, so that was a bit less freaky. Also did an NST, and baby is doing just fine, so that was reassuring. Not working has been a huge adjustment for me, but definitely for the better

That is AWESOME! I was doing SO well when low carbing, and as soon as I fell off that wagon, the weight started piling on...

Yay for no more work. Boo for being SO high! Did they put you on bed rest or any meds?



I really really hope to keep the next 10 weeks weight gain between 7-10 lbs!

Just thinking Jill. Why couldnt you do something to purposely raise your BP. Not sure what things do that. Salt? Sounds horrible to actually encourage you to purposely do that. But if you knew what caused it to go up, by that reason, it ought to go back down after said appointment.

ha, don't think I haven't thought about it! But most things that temporarily raise BP will most likely raise the systolic, not the diastolic. I did tell my OB I would be sure to gobble down a bunch of McD's right before my next appointment :P

Of course, there's also something to be said for insurance fraud, and that's not an avenue I'd like to explore!

Well, that ought to o it to get my BP up if anything will - just got a call from our realtor, and we will NOT be able to close on our house as scheduled! Something about a paperwork glitch with the title - easy fix, but requires we basically sign a whole new contract on the 16th and then have an appraisal done on the 16th and go to closing whenever the appraisal paperwork is finished. They say we "should" be able to close by the 24th - well, we damn well better, because that's the day we're MOVING IN! With me being due on the 27th, that was pushing it as it is; we really can't afford to bump it any later.

UGH.

Sorry, had to vent...

i'm not sure how, but i'm low iron. my ferritin is almost non-existant, and my hgb is low. i dont get it. i eat meat and iron rich foods all the time. i've been getting citrus fruits bc of my crazy grapefruit cravings, so i've been getting vite c with my iron rich foods too. i have a low-phytate/no grain diet too, so none of the risk factors for blocking iron absorption. i'm thinking about taking betaine hcl with my meals to see if that helps, and eating more organ meats, taking a bioavailable iron supplement, etc...

jill, do you know if the kind of vite a in liver is the kind that we have to be aware of during pregnancy?

I'm pretty sure that any vit A in food is fine - it's vit A supplements (or sometimes foods fortified with A where it is not naturally occuring) that we need to watch.

Just 3 oz. of beef liver can contain more than 12 times the recommended daily amount of this vitamin

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/3.../#ixzz1p6k4SuJZ


Scary stuff!

eek, I just Googled, and liver is one of the few foods that DOES contain vit A in retinyl form, not beta carotene. If you Google "liver safe during pregnancy," multiple sites come up warning against eating too much liver while pregnant or TTC. My MIL said she ate liver almost every day while pregnant - had a huge craving for it. Weird. I've never eaten liver in my life :P

How times change.

I would ignore the above. Liver has been recommended for pregnant woman for generations. Vitamin A from liver is essential for the development of the fetus.

The problem is that man-made vitamin A and natural vitamin A were both given the same name...retinol. However, man made vitamin A, can be poisonous to the fetus and is over 10 times more toxic than natural vitamin A when given in large amounts.

Beta carotene is useless for the developing fetus as it must first be converted to "real" vitamin A by the mother before it becomes useable by the fetus. Beta carotene is only coverted to vitamin A by a healthy adult on a 12:1 basis.

Any vitamin A used during pregnancy must come from natural sources, cod liver oil or liver, only. Plants do not contain vitamin A...they conain betacarotene.

hi all,its been a loooong time since i posted,had baby a month ago.thing were super crazy here.Congrats Eriksgirl!if it helps i had different set of problems to deal with postpartum.its always that way for first 2-3 months.
I had breast lumps which were clogged milk ducts,and the usual remedies were not working plus baby was not gaining well etc etc.too many doc appts and such.
I had gained a 50 lbs total and lost 25 in first 3 weeks.probably water weight.now I am stalling.i am doing just maintenance level,and trying to keep supply up.but is good to have that baby out.i was overdue and going crazy about it.typing with one hand,baby in other more later.everyone take care.