Monday, August 24, 2009
17 week update!
Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom. She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.
I have been such a slacker!!!
Okay, I am sooo sorry that I haven't updated the blog in a while. Towards the end of my 1st trimester I usually picked napping over being on the computer, and now things have been really busy with sports and school starting! So, I will try to go through everything pretty fast!
We had our 16 week appointment on August 17th and everything looked really good! The best news, is that is looks like we are having a GIRL!!!!! She was very active (I had to drink a glucose drink before the exam) so it was hard for the nurse to get a clear shot. But, we had 2 good views and we are about 80% sure she is a girl! We will confirm the gender at the 20 week appointment on September 14th! The nurse made the comment that she had really long legs, which my goodness, look at her daddy! Time to start saving for those club volleyball teams! We might have the next volleyball star on our hands!
So, back to the glucose drink. My doctor wanted to check for gestational diabetes pretty early due to my family history. Monday I did the 1 hour glucose test to see if additional testing was needed. Needless to say, I failed the 1 hour test and had to do the 3 hour test the following day. Tuesday morning I got to drink that yummy drink again (kind of tasted like orange fanta) and have my blood sugar checked every hour. Well, I failed that test too! :( Here were my levels in case you are interested: Fasting was 87 and it should be less than 95, 1 hour was 202 and it should be less than 180, 2 hour was 172 and it should be less than 155, and finally 3 hour was 72 and it should be less than 140. I thought 2 out of 4 wasn't bad...guess I was wrong! I have to meet with a diabetic counselor tomorrow (8/25) to see what changes to my diet I need to make, etc. Hopefully it won't come to the insulin injections, but I will do whatever is best for the baby!
Well, that is about it. I will post the 17 week update just in case anyone is interested! Have a great week!!
We had our 16 week appointment on August 17th and everything looked really good! The best news, is that is looks like we are having a GIRL!!!!! She was very active (I had to drink a glucose drink before the exam) so it was hard for the nurse to get a clear shot. But, we had 2 good views and we are about 80% sure she is a girl! We will confirm the gender at the 20 week appointment on September 14th! The nurse made the comment that she had really long legs, which my goodness, look at her daddy! Time to start saving for those club volleyball teams! We might have the next volleyball star on our hands!
So, back to the glucose drink. My doctor wanted to check for gestational diabetes pretty early due to my family history. Monday I did the 1 hour glucose test to see if additional testing was needed. Needless to say, I failed the 1 hour test and had to do the 3 hour test the following day. Tuesday morning I got to drink that yummy drink again (kind of tasted like orange fanta) and have my blood sugar checked every hour. Well, I failed that test too! :( Here were my levels in case you are interested: Fasting was 87 and it should be less than 95, 1 hour was 202 and it should be less than 180, 2 hour was 172 and it should be less than 155, and finally 3 hour was 72 and it should be less than 140. I thought 2 out of 4 wasn't bad...guess I was wrong! I have to meet with a diabetic counselor tomorrow (8/25) to see what changes to my diet I need to make, etc. Hopefully it won't come to the insulin injections, but I will do whatever is best for the baby!
Well, that is about it. I will post the 17 week update just in case anyone is interested! Have a great week!!
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