Week #34
Baby is Size of: Butternut Squash
Fun Fact: Regardless of the eye color baby will end up with, right now her eyes are blue. The pigmentation process in his iris won't be complete until her eyes have been exposed to light for several weeks after birth. Her final eye color may not be evident for years. We're hoping it stays blue!
Weight this week:171.4
Change since last week: +3.2-Yeah, I ate my feelings this week...stress! I find I'm gaining weight a little too easily now, so I need to calm it down! Also-still no stretch marks...I'm trying to keep it in check if I can!
Weight gain overall: 24.4-goal is no more than 30. I'm not worried, I think I'll start maintaining more than anything as I plan to eat a pretty healthy diet here on out due to the platelet issue (see below).
Symptoms: continued stiffness, some acid reflux, difficulty breathing at times, still lots of movement from baby, however, not as many kicks-more movement, I honestly feel pretty good, it's just getting harder to move around, oh and my stupid hernia I have in my stomach area hurts at the end of the day now, pain goes a way when I sleep and comes back near the end of the day, probably due to tall the pressure baby's putting on it.
Cravings:None this week really, still on a bagel kick
Maternity Pictures
We had our maternity picture shoot on Tuesday, October 8. My good friend Stephanie Olson did them. They were done in Whitnall Park. It was a beautiful evening. The trees were a perfect color and the sun was out and shining. We went to a few different spots in the park to get them done. Steph posted 4 teasers on Facebook. It was fun and I'm glad we were able to capture this pregnancy in beautiful pictures!
Referral to Hematologist
Earlier in this pregnancy, they said my platelets were low, which isn't uncommon in pregnancy, but they wanted to keep an eye on it. Well, I noticed it slowly dropping and at 20 weeks, it was 121 (it's supposed to be between 150-400). I asked last Friday to get it re-tested. I got my test results back on Tuesday morning and it's at 87. Ugh. So, the nurse called me and told me a referral was put in to see a Hematologist as I am still over 6 weeks a way from delivery. I made an appointment for Tuesday, October 15 at 8 am. I wanted to get earlier so I called to see if they had any cancellations. They were able to get me in on Thursday, October 10.
It was a wonderful appointment. Dr. Brenda Pierce was very nice and very information. Basically, worse case scenario, they would have to induce me early if my platelets continued to drop. They took about 7 viles of blood. She said they are basically testing me for anything and everything possible that could cause low platelets but she is convinced it is all related to pregnancy as my platelets were fine 2 years ago when she saw my blood work. She said if we stayed 15 minutes, she would have at least the platelet results. We waited and she said it was at 103!! I was super happy. She wants to see me back in two weeks to retest. It makes me feel better that it didn't continue to drop. I was really nervous about that. So, I'm feeling a bit better about things. It may or may not matter, but I plan to change my diet to very healthy from here on out to see if that helps: more iron (meat), greens and organic foods.
Baby Thoughts: I am overwhelmed-I think I've said that a lot the past few weeks! We have a to do list and it's so long, I don't know where to start. I think I will feel better once we have the nursery painted, crib and dresser in and clothes washed and shower over with so we know what we have to buy yet. I think with just worrying about health issues with myself, it has my mind too occupied, but I really need to focus on getting more things done. Our goal is November 1 to have the majority of things done. We're even thinking of putting the Christmas tree up early so we don't have to worry about it after baby is here.
So, I have been getting samples in the mail...literally almost everyday. Debbie Appel also has given me a few as well. If breastfeeding doesn't work or if I can't do it for too long, I know what I can fall back on! Geez!
On to week 35! Baby is considered full-term in 3 weeks!!!
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