Friday, June 4, 2010

The Good and Bad of my Midwife Appointment


•Good•
My coworker and I went out to lunch yesterday and had a fabulous meal.

•Bad•
Stepping on the scale after said lunch.
4:10pm appt should be reserved for skinny chicks and I should get dibs on the first appt of the day.
I'm just sayin'...

•Good•
She approved of the childbirth books I'd ordered and appreciated when I asked for any of her suggestions.

•Bad•
My reading list is now 5 times longer than it was.

•Good•
She gave us the Doula lecture and just might have won over Chris on the benefits of a doula.

•Bad•
The hospital have volunteer doulas there occasionally, but if you'd rather guarantee a doula is available for the birth, you need to buy in on one of their 'package' deals that cost about $700. Added to my list of things to do is now finding a doula that is in the middle of certification and need some more experience - aka - free.

•Good•
My blood pressure was normal.

•Bad•
I still got the preeclampsia lecture including the line "We just want you to be aware that we could have to induce you as early as 30 weeks if it becomes an issue." (In my head I'm doing quick math, realizing this is only 3 weeks away and then realizing that I don't even have a diaper bag.)
*Insert silent mental freak out.*

•Good•
She follows that line with "But it's only an issue if you start spilling protein..."

•Bad•
I give the required urine sample and, of course, I'm spilling protein.

•Even Worse•
Now I have to do a 24 collection on Sunday. Don't even ask what that entails.

•Good•
My birthday is on Tuesday.

•Bad•
I have to do my gestational diabetes 1 hour test on Monday.
Which means if I fail, my first punishment is no birthday cake.

•Good•
I haven't cried yet during this appointment.
But trust me, the tears are right there...

•Bad•
My fundal height is measuring at 30 weeks when I'm only 27 weeks. So while preeclampsia could mean growth restriction, GD could mean gigantic baby.
Midwife wants to check in on the baby's growth.

•Good•
She wants an ultrasound before my next appointment in 2 weeks. And another 3-4 weeks after that.

•Bad•
It was after 5pm when we got out of our appointment so we couldn't schedule them that day and I just realized that it's 5:15pm on a FRIDAY and I forgot to call them to schedule.
Must. Remember. To. Call. First. Thing. MONDAY.

•Good•
After getting the Doula and Preeclampsia lecture, the midwife decided to go easy on me and skip the weight lecture. I'm going to assume it wasn't because my 20 minute appointment was quickly approaching the hour mark and say that she thought it wasn't necessary because I've actually done really well on the weight gain aspect. Which, I have.

•Overall•
Worst Doctor's Appointment EVER.

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