Late 31 Week Update

It has been a while since I posted, I've been so
busy with work, my 15 month old and fighting a
cold that brought me to my knees... Fortunately,
I'm on the mend from that.

I had my 31 week appointment last week. All is
well with the little one. I did make the mistake
of asking my midwife where her head was... of course
her head is up. I know it is early, she still has
plenty of time to turn, but now I am letting myself
worry about it.

My blood pressure is good and weight gain is fine.
I passed the glucose test a while back. I was
worried that I wouldn't as my urine test that same
day showed a glucose level of 250 (can't remember
units) and that was right before I drank the orange
stuff.

Cheryl - you used Bradley for Julie didn't you? I
did for my first also. Are you doing anything special
to prepare this time (refresher course, re-reading
books, workbooks, etc) or just relying on what you
learned in the past.

Not much else to really report on... It has been so
hot... we have A/C, but even with it cranked, I
still get so hot at night. I wake up a in a pool
of sweat every morning.

I may be tempting fate... today I signed up with
HR for my maternity leave and gave them a due dat
of Oct. 1. With the way my company works, I can
leave anytime prior to the set date, but once my
set date arrives, I have no choice but to start my
leave. I want to maximize my time with the new one,
so I made my due date for them a week late.

Glad to hear that things are going so well with
all the September belly buddies! Yeah!


-Cindy (Mom to JDC and EDD 9-23-03)

"Cindy Camp" wrote in message

It has been a while since I posted, I've been so
busy with work, my 15 month old and fighting a
cold that brought me to my knees... Fortunately,
I'm on the mend from that.

I had my 31 week appointment last week. All is
well with the little one. I did make the mistake
of asking my midwife where her head was... of course
her head is up. I know it is early, she still has
plenty of time to turn, but now I am letting myself
worry about it.
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Glad to hear that things are going so well with
all the September belly buddies! Yeah!

Good to read an update from you, Cindy! Glad that things are going well. I
know what you mean about worrying about the baby's position even though you
know it is early yet to be doing so. I was really relieved that my baby was
head-down at the last appointment. I wish I was better at figuring out which
end was up on my own, because I'm always wondering if he has switched or
whether he has decided to stick with a vertex position! I am good at telling
where his back is and where his limbs are--not so good at differentiating
head from rear. I have read various tips about how to tell, but I think I'm
afraid to push hard enough to actually feel the cues (i.e. is it wiggly, or
firm).

I also identify with your getting hot at night. I have taken to having the
ceiling fan on along with the AC at night and that helps a *lot*--I think
because there is a constant air flow. I also tend to heat up especially much
while using the computer--literally sweating. I think that is kind of weird!

--
Em
edd 9/23/03