Appointment updates

We are up to weekly appointments now. It is less than convenient for me to rearrange my schedule to get my hours covered and have someone cover for me, but it is nearing the end!

When we got back in town (and after the flu shenanigans), I had an appointment that Friday to get our first baby stress test, another ultrasound and an appointment with the doctor. This baby is usually very active, but of course not when we needed him/her to be! We had to wait for a long time for the appointment so I hadn't eaten or had anything to drink for a few hours by the time we got the monitors hooked up for the NST (the baby's test). It took forever to get some readings but eventually we passed. Between all three things let's just say we were at the doctor's office for a long time. At least in the end all was good! 

33 weeks
I had another appointment today (Wednesday) since the doctor won't be in on Friday. The baby isn't liking the stress test much at that time of day I guess, so we didn't "pass" and got another ultrasound to make sure it passed that set of tests. All was great (I got to see it practice breathing, and the blood flow and heart rate were good). The picture looks exactly the same as the one above. It has only been five days ya know.

I am still working on my blood pressure, which I'm learning for me is very situational based, and I'm pretty sure I get that "white-coat syndrome" where it always goes up when I get it checked. Probably because I so badly want it to be good each time! Anyway, I've got some things I'll be trying to see if I can help control it a bit (bring on some yoga breathing exercises, meditation and massages!). I'm also considering acupuncture as I've been wanting to try it for awhile, so we'll see if I can get that arranged. Basically I just need to chill, but everyone reading this knows me and knows that is hard for me!

Have a great rest of the week and upcoming weekend everyone!

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