Jer and I went to our second weekly appointment this morning. Today marks 38 weeks, 2 days. Holy smokes! We had the opportunity to meet Dr. Talsky's nurse practioner Deb. She was fabulous!
Today she didn't check me. Dr. Talsky is out of town and she did not want me going into labor when I didn't have my OB to deliver. I was slightly bummed b/c I wanted to know how we've progressed (if at all). And honestly, I'm pretty much ready to have this baby! But I understand why she chose not too. And her decision simply proves the time is drawing closer! She did do the usual measurements and heartbeat check, as well as getting a good look at my miserably swollen feet. She said my ankles are "pitting" a +1 or 2. Pitting is when your fingers leave an indententation on the top of your shins. The worse the pitting, the longer the indentations take to bounce back. Mine weren't good, but not the worst. Apparently it can get much worse. Wow is all I can say! She told me to spend more time with me feet up and stay off my feet more than I had been. I measured 43 centimeters. Growth is leveling off b/c the baby is dropping rather than continuing to make my belly expand further. She thought the baby was every bit of 8 pounds at this point and like Dr. Talsky has been all along, she was impressed with the size of the baby. The heartbeat was a strong and steady 130 - 140. She loved that the heartbeat fluctuated when the baby moved around b/c it again shows good connection between heart and brain function. (See blog about our 30 week check-up when we first learned about this) Yay Baby Linley! Keep it up!
Overall the appointment went great! I'm still huge and uncomfortable and ready to meet our little bundle of joy...but this helps me want to keep on truckin'. Baby is happy and healthy and according to my health care professionals, I'm doing fabulous for a first time mom!
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