I’m now in my third and final trimester! Can you believe it? My belly is growing bigger and bigger everyday. Random people are asking me when I’m due; so I’m really showing now! I feel her move all the time and I can actually see my stomach move causing the left or right side of my stomach to go up or down. It feels like she’s practicing Martial Arts in there.
These last couple of weeks I’ve been really busy with tests and getting my blood drawn. The first time they tested me for gestational diabetes my test came back a little high, so I had to go back in for more testing. The second round of testing consisted of a three hour test and getting my blood drawn four times! I’m happy to report that after all those tests I do NOT have diabetes. However, the tests did show that I’m anemic so this means I will be taking iron pills and she recommended eating more red meat!
Last week I had my 28 week routine check-up with Dr. Barbie and everything went well. We heard her heart beat and she is measuring right on track. Because of my very rare blood type I had to get a shot of RhoGAM. RhoGAM is an injectable blood product used to protect an Rh-positive fetus from antibodies produced by its Rh-negative mother. The injections are given at about 28 weeks in the pregnancy and immediately after delivery. With these injections, Rh-negative women can have safe Rh-positive pregnancies.
We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Cheers to 2009!
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