We got there right on time and I got called back to the lab right away. Kathy explained the glucose test process and started with a blood draw. No big deal. I got to choose my glucose drink flavor (fruit punch) and had 5 minutes to drink. It actually tasted pretty good. I had no problems finishing it. Kathy noted the time (8:42) and I had an hour till the next blood draw.
I immediately went to the bathroom so I could finally pee and leave my sample. Then Jessica grabbed me to do my vitals and start my regular appointment. Blood pressure somewhere in the 100/58 range. Weight up 11 lb total (6 in the last 4 weeks-yikes). No weird symptoms to note. We went to an exam room and Dr. Emm came within a minute. Again, nothing interesting to note. She found the heartbeat right away and noted that it was high probably because of just drugging the poor kid with sugar. I didn't ask the exact BMP though. She said they would call if they had any problems with the glucose test or sonogram, but that no news would be good news. Since I'm a low risk boring pregnant person she let me go another 4 weeks between appointments rather than start the 2 week schedule.
When I walked out of the room I saw the US tech looking for me, so we headed straight to ultrasound room. She still had to get spinal measurements and since we never got a good facial or profile view that was the goal. I felt bad because they had scheduled me for 8:45 with her so I was late. She said baby was in the perfect position to check the spine and all looked well. Then we played around for a while trying to get a peak of the face. No luck. I felt bad that Andy had bothered coming, but he said that he got some views so it was fine. Gender was again confirmed and we did get picture proof of that. I wish I would've asked for a weight estimate for baby but it should be about 2 lb.
There wasn't too much time to kill at this point, so by the time I peed again and checked social media it was time for the second blood draw. It was super fast and easy. Then, I had a whole other hour to wait to do it again...
This waiting around in the lobby was kind of interesting. Lots of women crying (whether on the phone or in person). Ha! I felt for some of them because being pregnant can be crazy, dude. Andy had gone out to the truck to do work and make phone calls so I was by myself mostly. I expected to start to feel pretty crummy or hypoglycemic, but I just felt like napping, probably more from boredom. More time on my phone and it was 10:42. Last draw and I was all done!
Hopefully this is a big month as far as getting things done, and I'll be back Feb. 9!
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