Last week I had a doctor appt. where my fundal measurement was at 31, small for where I should have been at 36 weeks. So, on Tuesday I had an ultrasound. Baby Addie is growing just fine, her heartrate was 150 bpm, she was 6lbs 2ounces in the 42% for a baby her age. Today's fundal measurement: 35.
This week's appt. came back with a postivie Group B strep test. The transmission of Group B strep can be prevented, but it does mean that I need to ideally start antiobiotics four hours before she is born. How we will time this, I don't know!
The test results also provided an insight to why I am so incredibly tired these last weeks, why I've been having headaches and trouble breathing. I was just chalking it all up to the pregnancy, but in fact I am anemic, hemoglobin level 9. So I'll be starting some iron supplements to try to combat that.
I am also 2 centimeters dialated and 80% effaced, but that doesn't really give any clues to when labor will start... it just means I am progressing. I have also not gained any weight in the last two weeks, I told the doctor it's because there is no room for food!
2 comments:
Thanks for writing this all down. You are so smart and on top of everything. Jackson & Addie will always be taken care of with a Mommie like you.
Thanks for the update - been thinking about you!!
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