23 Weeks 5 Days

I survived last week - Worked 45.5 hours total. That may not sound like much to some of you, but I usually only work 28 or so. I was exhausted.

I saw the NP at the endocrinologist on Friday. She increased my insulin dose some, which they tell me is a good sign of a healthy pregnancy. They would be more concerned if I progressed along and did not need more insulin. She also said that during my labor and delivery they will have me on IV insulin and they will probably check my blood sugar every hour or so. Doesn't that sound fun! She told me that people who have insulin-dependent gestational diabetes have a 50 % chance of developing type II diabetes later in life. That statistic does not include my added risk from a family history and PCOS. More good news :(

Yesterday I saw my OB. I had only gained 3 lbs since my last appt, which is good for me. I had an ultrasound again and the baby is still a boy. He weighs about 1 lb 9 oz and is measuring right where he should. His heart rate was 148, and he is still breech. My doc and I picked a date for me to go to the hospital for steroids - Sept 16. She also said she will set up the referral to the perinatologist. She was going to wait until 28 weeks to do all of this, but she decided to do it sooner rather than later after I pointed out to her that my next visit is with another OB.

We talked more about VBAC vs. c-section. My placenta appears to be moving up and out of the way so far, so that is good. She still says we will just take it a day at a time and see how things progress, which I am fine with. I feel like I have no control over anything, which is very hard to handle some days. I guess that would be true for any delivery, but it feels different this time around since I know so far in advance that I have complications. Hopefully meeting with the perinatologist will clear some things up?

My sciatica went away after a couple of days. Thank goodness! I hope it never comes back. I had one episode of diarrhea on Monday afternoon and another Tuesday evening at bedtime. So weird after I've spent most of the pregnancy constipated. I have had 3-5 contractions a day for a couple of weeks now. They have been very far apart and not consistent, so nothing to worry about.

Still no word about Ben's job situation. I am kind of hoping they move him now. I am thinking about going back to school and there is a good program up there I would like to do. We'll just have to wait and see. I hope it won't be too much longer since they initially told us the end of July. That's frustrating!

Other than that, I have just been enjoying Hadley and having fun. I swear she gets taller every week and learns a new word every day. We are having a blast with her this summer. I cannot wait to have a little brother for her to play with!