Today was a very hot day, and I believe it was supposed to get into the hundreds for a temperature. Andrew and I went to playgroup, and we were the only ones there. I guess it was just too hot for everyone else. We were only there from about 9:30am to 10:15am, because we couldn't take it anymore. We then went to my mom and dad's where Andrew would be for my doctor's visit.
I didn't think much of this visit because the baby was moving so much the last time and has been moving so much since then. I figured that was the reason his heart couldn't be monitored and not that there was anything wrong. I mean, how can you move so much if you have a bad heart? It just doesn't see to make sense. When I got to the doctor's office, there he was on the screen. The tech said that he was 1 lb. 13 oz. already which meant that he was measuring a week early. My due date is Oct. 15, but with this size, it was expected to be Oct. 8. The doctor didn't change my due date officially or anything, but it gave me something to think about. Andrew was three weeks early, and I don't ever remember him being big too soon. It seems more and more likely that this baby will be born in September. We'll see.
The baby was moving a lot as normal, but not too much that the tech couldn't get what she needed. She said that the heart and other parts looked normal. She even gave me a few 3-D pictures to take home. I got to see his little feet and hands, which seem just perfect. She did have some concern, though about the amount of fluid was around the baby. She said that she would have the doctor take a look at that. I didn't feel that concerned, because it just seemed to be a little thing. When the doctor came in the room, he asked if I had been tested for gestational diabetes. I told him that I was scheduled to be tested on the 13th of July, but it didn't seem very likely since I am hypoglycemic, and never have high blood sugar. He said that the high fluid count could be a result of me having diabetes. This got me worried. I had been eating way too many sweets with my inlaws visiting. They fit sweets into every evening as one of their mandatory diet restrictions. It is a wonder that they aren't overweight. I hardly ever eat anything sweet, but I wasn't ruling out that I didn't have diabetes, since the doctor told me to rule out cakes, cookies, donuts, ice cream, etc. He recommened that I get my blood sugar tested before I come back to see him on the 11th of July.
I immediately called my regular OB-GYN to make an appointment, but my doctor was out of the office that week on vacation. I would have to wait for someone to call me on Monday to set up that appointment. I went home that night vowing to test my blood sugar before eating anything sweet. Little did I know, however, that my test strips were expired and my readings weren't accurate.
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