No Gestational Diabetes

YEAH!!

Pregnancy Update (almost 27 weeks)

I realized this morning that I'll be 27 weeks along tomorrow and that it's been a couple of weeks since I posted an update. Everything is going along pretty well, and although I complain about the complications I've had so far, I know it could be a lot worse.

I was already considered a high risk patient because of my previous history of blood clots and pulmonary embolism that I had a few years ago. Unfortunately, in addition to these risk factors, I've now also developed Tachycardia. Essentially it's a rapid heart rate. I wore a monitor for 24 hours, which allowed them to discover how high my heart rate was actually getting. So, now I'm on medication which is helping a bit, and have had to reduce how much I actually do. I stopped exercising for a couple of weeks, but am trying to get back into it, although I have to keep my heart rate below 130, which is proving to be no easy task. As long as the baby and I are monitored frequently, everything should be fine.

I'm also waiting to hear back on my 3 hour gestational diabetes test, so fingers crossed on that one. Yes, I failed the one hour, so I had to do the three hour. It's over now and we'll deal with whatever the outcome is. I have a number of risk factors (PCOS, family history), so I always knew I was at a higher risk for developing it.

One good thing about being monitored more frequently is that we get to see the baby more often! She looks great, although she's measuring a bit big (about 1/2 a pound or so bigger than she should be). The doctors confirmed again that she is a little girl, so hopefully I'll stop having dreams that she's actually a boy! I'll finish with a profile picture from last week's ultrasound...

25 Weeks!

Well, I've made it to the 25 week mark of this pregnancy. As of right now, the plan is to induce me between 38 and 39 weeks, meaning I only have 13-14 more weeks to go! I know it will fly by. I've enjoyed reading about all of the development milestones, and apparently the baby is now the size of an eggplant. Getting bigger!