We had a midwife appointment this morning. All was well. Bub is still head down, and said head was partially fixed in the pelvis, which my midwife felt probably explained why my fundal height hadn’t changed from two weeks ago (when bub was floating around). My blood pressure was good, and back down to where [...]
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Relief on two counts
Posted in Midwives, Pregnancy on March 24, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The results are in…
Posted in Midwives, Pregnancy on February 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »
And I do NOT have gestational diabetes! Hurrah! My midwife said my sugar levels were “very very normal” and then looked at my diet record (they got me to track what I ate for three days) and said my sugar levels are reflected by my diet- I’m eating so well there’s no issue at all. [...]
The 24 week midwife appointment
Posted in Midwives, Pregnancy on January 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »
We had our 24 week midwife appointment today. This was the first one with our primary midwife since 12 weeks, as she was on holidays at the end of December. I like them both, but my primary midwife is just so much more experienced, and it really shows in how she talks to us and [...]
An anxious start to a new year
Posted in Emotions, Midwives, Pregnancy, Ultrasounds on January 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »
First up, I am SO behind in reading blogs. I didn’t read at all while I was away, and then I took a couple of days at home just to hang out with Q. So I am behind on everyone’s news, and will try to catch up soon! This was not how I would have [...]
Relief
Posted in Medical issues, Midwives, Pregnancy on December 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
My midwife just called with our IPS results. For my age, my risk of Down’s is 1 in 769. The point where they start to get worried is 1 in 200. My result came back at 1 in 6620, which is the equivalent risk for someone who is less than fifteen years old. And my [...]
A perfectly normal appointment…
Posted in Midwives, Pregnancy on December 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
And it is SO nice to be having those! I would not have said it was possible, but I like my backup midwife at least as much as my primary midwife, and possibly even a bit more. These ladies are AMAZING. I feel so lucky to have such great care. Uterus was right where it [...]
Coming out of the infertility closet?
Posted in Emotions, Family, Friends, Midwives, PhD, Pregnancy on November 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
So after the ultrasound on Thursday, Q. and I decided that we could stop keeping this baby a secret among our wider circle of friends, as we were both tired of lying about our plans for next year, why I wasn’t ever drinking, etc. And luckily we had a work gathering that same night, so [...]
Meeting the midwife
Posted in Emotions, Midwives, Pregnancy on October 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Today we had our (rescheduled) first appointment with our midwife. She is FANTASTIC. I could not be happier. She is incredibly experienced (probably one of the most experienced in our province), very down to earth and straight talking, and, most importantly, not pressing an agenda that we will feel forced to follow. She emphasized the [...]
