Today I went for the Glucose screen appointment, as well as a routine check-up. I was a little nervous, as many women call the prep fluid "nasty" and report having trouble choking it down in the five allotted minutes, but that was very silly of me. I think with two years experience as a candy retailer, as well as life long experience gorging on candy and sweets, I should have known it wouldn't be anything to worry about. It actually almost tasted good, just a little too sweet, like if you mixed too much Kool Aid powder into a glass of water. I gulped that down in thirty seconds flat! (Not sure if I should be proud or not, but here I am ;-) ). Also, it should be noted that anyone that complains about this prep process has obviously never prepped for a colonoscopy. THAT is nasty.
Any way, while I was waiting for my pancreas to show its stuff I knitted away at the last chunk of my first ever sweater and talked to the midwife about how I'm doing. I'm always amazed that these are necessary appointments, but its just a very casual "how ya doin?" more than an intensive exam. Bun's heartrate is still 150, my weight and belly are right on track, despite me feeling like it's way too large and in charge, and I'm healthy overall. When the midwife used the Doppler this time, I think we caught the Bun sleeping because the heartbeat came out loud and clear just fine. When she felt around to make sure her head was still high (it is, and safely nestled in my left side) she must have woken her up, because I got a couple of swift, firm kicks after that. She may have been trying to express her irritation at being woken up for how strong they were!
Take away message of the day: we're both doing well, results with the glucose screening will be in within the week, they'll only call if they need to screen further.
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