8 Weeks Old!

Wow...time goes so fast when you have a newborn! The holiday season didn't help my schedule any either. It has already been 8 weeks since Quinn was born. I know he has gotten big - he has been wearing 3 month clothes for a couple of weeks now. I'm not sure of his exact weight - he goes in for his 2 month visit next week - but I bet he has doubled his birth weight.

Hadley is loving being a big sister. She wants to hold him and touch him and kiss him all the time. She is still learning to be gentler and not tackle him and push on him and rock him too fast. She finally gave up her crib after about a month of sleeping in her toddler bed every night and at naps. For awhile she kept saying "own bed" meaning that Quinn has his own bed (a travel crib). Finally on New Year's Day we asked her again for about the hundredth time if she would give her crib to Quinn and she said yes. She hasn't even missed having it in her room.

Quinn is a rather fussy baby and even though he sleeps great in his room at night, he almost never sleeps during the day unless he is being held. That makes for a long day for me when I am home alone with the two kids. He doesn't enjoy playing on the floor, or the swing, or pretty much anything that doesn't involve someone holding him. I am hoping he outgrows that in the next month or daycare will be a rude awakening.

Speaking of daycare, we are still looking for the right one. It is very hard to find a competent provider that will take our kids at a part-time rate. The full-time rates are $225 - 260 a week and that would eat the majority of my take home pay since I only work 3 days a week. I haven't given up yet, but I took the last couple of weeks off the search due to the holidays and illness.

The kids and I all had a cold just after Christmas - Quinn's first. We are all still getting over it. Hadley told me her nose is broken. I love that!

Quinn still gets up one or two times a night to eat, but he is eating 7 or 8 times in 24 hours, so it is better than the 10 to 12 times he was a few weeks ago. I am not as exhausted as I was at first.

I have lost about 30 lbs so far but I'm not weighing myself very often (the number is too depressing). I gained about 75 lbs this pregnancy so I still have a long way to go. I am getting on my elliptical 5 days a week for 30 minutes, but I'm not dieting due to nursing (I don't want my milk to dry up).

Before Christmas, I had to go out and buy some clothes because the only thing in my closet that sort of fit was maternity clothes, and they look ridiculous when you're not pregnant. I am two sizes bigger than the biggest clothes in my closet and about 20 lbs heavier than I ever got from the PCOS.

I had my post pregnancy testing for diabetes and my results were elevated but not diabetic. I am supposed to lose weight and come back in 6 months for a retest. I am dreading it because it is the one where you fast and then drink the disgusting sugary crap and then sit in the lab for 2 hours. I just did it last week - what a drag.

Right now I cannot picture having another child until Hadley is in school because I have no idea how we would afford daycare for three kids. However, I don't want to wait too long because I already have fertility issues and I don't want to throw age-related fertility problems into the mix. Even though I HATE being pregnant, I am willing to do it at least one more time. The timing will have to be right, though.

I have no idea when I will get to post again, it will just depend on how busy my life stays. I'll try to keep the updates coming.

Sooooo tired!

Okay, so I know I said I would post again on Saturday, but I didn't realize how busy it can be at the hospital. When I had Hadley, she was in the NICU so I had a lot of time in my room to do things like email and stuff. With Quinn, he was wanting to eat every 1-2 hours sometimes and there was CONSTANTLY someone in my room wanting to bug me or him. I don't mean visitors but nurses and PCAs and stuff.

My recovery in the hospital went well. It was pretty painful at times, and breastfeeding was causing bleeding and pain, but we got through it. Quinn was circumcised on Saturday, and he is recovering from that. Sunday night he was down to 6 lbs 10 oz so they made me supplement with formula. Not what you want to hear at 1 AM when you're exhausted. We used a syringe and tube to supplement at the breast. I had never done that before, but it was easy enough.

The pediatric nurse practitioner told me Monday morning to supplement until my milk came in. It came in around lunch time that day, and I met with a lactation consultant during a feeding right before I left. She said my milk was there and that Quinn was getting plenty now. The nurse still sent me home with formula and stuff and she strongly recommended that I supplement until we brought him in on Tuesday to have his weight checked.

I really didn't want to have to mess with that stinky crap when we got home, so I woke Quinn up really often overnight and made sure he ate. When I brought him in Tuesday morning at 9 AM he was up to 7 lbs 5 oz! Nearly up to his birth weight. Usually babies reach their birth weight around 2 weeks, so he is ahead of the game. What a difference 33 hours can make!

I have been crying at least once a day over something irrational. I am hormonal and sleep deprived, and I remember crying after Hadley was born, too. The longest stretch of sleep I have had since Quinn arrived was 4 hours on Saturday night. Needless to say it is starting to catch up with me. I'm just exhausted...in fact I should be napping now, but I really wanted to update.

Oh, and my feet are about twice their regular size. VERY swollen. I am hoping they will go down by the end of the week. If they don't, I might call my doc to make sure this is normal. My wrist also hurts from my IV, but that's nothing unusual.

Hadley is doing great with Quinn. She asks to hold him and wants to kiss him and is always concerned about where he is. I am struggling with finding time to spend with her, though. Breastfeeding is taking up my entire day and night and I miss her so much. I cannot find much time to spend with her. It doesn't help that I cannot lift her or get down to play with her yet. Hopefully in another couple of days I will be more recovered from my surgery. She is still adjusting to not having the rocking chair in her room anymore. Her nap and bedtime routine are off because I always read and rocked her in her room before she went down. The chair is in Quinn's room now and I'm not always there to tuck her in. I think it is hard on her, but she is surviving just like the rest of us.

Ben is off this week and my Mom is here until tomorrow, so I have had some help these first few days at home. That's great because I would not even have time to feed and bathe Hadley or feed myself for that matter. I forgot how much work a newborn can be. At least he is a very good baby and really only cries about hunger and over having his diaper changed. Well, so far anyway.

I know that Quinn was not one of our main choices, but in the end it was what we both liked best. It really does fit him.

Well, I'm going to try and rest some more. I'll post again when I can. Thanks to all for their good wishes.

Quinn's Birthday!

He's here! Quinn West was born at 11:18 AM today. He weighed 7 lbs 7 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long.

I came to the hospital this morning for an amniocentesis and the ultrasound tech couldn't find a good pocket of fluid for the doc to place the needle. Then doc asked for an AFI (amniotic fluid index). It was 3.6! Crazy - I was just checked by ultrasound on Tuesday this week and my fluid was fine.

So...we went ahead with the c-section because of low fluid - the same reason I had one with Hadley. Luckily my placenta made it 4 weeks longer than the last.

Things are going well. Quinn finally latched on well about an hour ago and fed. The first couple of attempts were not that successful, but that's pretty normal.

We've got visitors here so I'll post again tomorrow.

37 Weeks 4 Days

No change at the doc today. Baby is still head down and everything looked great on ultrasound. I am still only 50 % effaced and I am not dilated at all. My doc said we will certainly see Friday. So it looks like a c-section unless something drastically changes. I don't really care what happens as long as baby and I both come out okay. Doc said she thinks he might be 9 lbs. Holy crap!

37 Weeks 3 Days

I am ready to be done with this! I am so tired and uncomfortable and in pain. It is hard for me to put on socks and shoes - and pants for that matter. I have a bad pain in my pelvic / groin area on the right that makes me want to cry when I turn over at night. My back and feet ache constantly and my left knee hurts sometimes. I am still having reflux about 2 nights a week where I wake up coughing and choking on vomit/stomach acid. I only sleep for a couple of hours at a time before I wake up from reflux or hip pain or a full bladder. I weigh a ton and have new stretch marks. I am very swollen, especially in the hands and feet. I now have to eat 7 times a day at specific times, check my blood sugar 7 times a day, and give myself 5 shots a day. I have 3 to 4 tests and doctor appointments a week. I cannot pick up Hadley as much as I want to or get on the floor to play with her. All in all, I've had enough! Sorry about the complaining, but pregnancy kind of sucks right now.

I am still having contractions that go away when I rest and none that are regular. I have them more often when I am working. Work was long today and I still have Weds and Thurs to go before I am done. I did a bunch of stuff around the house this weekend, so of course I didn't rest as much as I should have. I am really looking forward to Friday.

I have an ultrasound tomorrow and I see the doc after - I will post more after that.

36 Weeks 6 Days

I had a ton of contractions at work yesterday but they slowed down in the evening. They are more frequent when I'm active and slow down when I rest. They are still probably doing some pre-labor work, but are no reason to head to the hospital.

I had my last pre-delivery appt with the endocrinologist's office today. I am glad those are done - what a pain they were! I brought Hadley with me and she was very good. She was a little wild, but not naughty.

I am going to rest and drink tons of water this weekend in case labor does happen - I want to be well-rested and hydrated. I am feeling like I will not go before the c-section date, but you never know. He might decide to come on his own time. I don't really care what kind of delivery I have as long as we are both healthy and safe.

I'm going to try to post frequently until I deliver since this is the last leg of the pregnancy. I want to remember it!

36 Weeks 5 Days

I saw the doctor yesterday and I'm not dilated even one bit - no change from last week. Baby did well on his BP again. I am still measuring at 38 weeks (same as last week). She said that's probably because he has dropped further into my pelvis. Nothing else to really report there.

I woke up twice last night to go to the bathroom and once or twice from contractions. They seem to be more intense the last day or so, but still not regular. They don't really "hurt" but I know sitting at work my face gets flush and I feel hot and then sure enough my belly is tight. It seems like my whole uterus is contracting now instead of just one side of my belly. I have had more discharge in the last week, too, but it seems normal for now.

I think we have picked a name - Ben finally gave me a list of five names he likes and I picked the one I liked the best. We may still change our minds, but as of right now we're going with Quinn.

I have this feeling that I won't go into labor and that I will end up with a c-section on the 14th as planned, but I haven't been this far in pregnancy before and have nothing with which I can compare this. I will just update as I can and we'll see what happens next!

36 Weeks

Today baby passed his BP in less than 10 minutes - they allow 40 so that was quick. Everything looks great, well, except my tubby feet. You cannot even see my ankle bones anymore - just a bunch of puff. I am usually a size 8 shoe, but I am wearing a 9 right now and even those seem tight. I have a co-worker who is going to bring a 10 to work next week in case I get in trouble. They seem to be worse at work of course because I don't get a chance to put them up and rest. NOT enjoying the swelling. My watch is even too tight at times. I asked the doc what I can do to minimize the swelling and she said nothing but resting will help.

My cervix has not done squat in the past week. I guess that's good since technically I am still preterm right now. One more week and I will be doing anything I can to get this babe to come out of me. I am very uncomfortable and ready to be done.

Only a couple of things left to do around the house to get ready for the baby. I need to sterilize some new bottles and probably my pump parts since it has been a year since I've cleaned them. I need to get a couple of things to finish the nursery, but those can wait. We are also going to move the twin bed out of Hadley's room. I'm not sure where we're going to put it, but temporarily it will go in the family room. After Thanksgiving we will have to find a more permanent spot to store it.

We will have to pick a name and decide on circumcision also. I think Ben will help if I go into a bit of a hormonal rage about it. Hopefully it won't come to that.

35 Weeks 5 Days

I am truly feeling miserable now. I'm up half the night, exhausted during the day, and having trouble getting around and doing everyday tasks. I cannot wait for this pregnancy to be over.

Baby was sleeping through most of the non-stress test on Tuesday. The CMA had to wake him with this buzzer thing. After that, he moved and his heart rate went up, so he passed his test. I'm not sure what they do if he fails, but I really didn't want to find out by having it happen.

Officially last Thursday my cervix was 50 % effaced, or halfway thinned out. The nurse yesterday commented on that but my doc just said it had "softened" on Thurs so I didn't really know what that meant. It's funny, all this cervix stuff and labor in general is still so foreign to me even though I already have a child. I never got this far or went through any of it last time. I have been reading like crazy and trying to refresh myself about it. We took the classes last time but I forgot most of what we learned because we never used it.

I have a feeling that I will go into labor before my c-section date, but I really have no experience on which to base that idea. Something just feels different to me, but maybe that is just because I am near the end? I guess we'll know soon since my c-section is only 2 weeks and 2 days away!

We're thinking about Lucian for a name at the moment, but Ben really STILL has not spent any time talking with me about it. His grandfather died this past week, so he has had other things on his mind. However, this baby will be here soon whether he's busy or not, so I hope he can find time this weekend to help me. If not, I think I will just pick whatever I like and he will just have to live with it!

34 Weeks 6 Days

Everything looked good at my appointment this morning. Baby passed his UBP easily again. I am measuring at 37 weeks (whoa!) according to the old fashioned tape measure on the belly test. My blood pressure was up slightly, but doc didn't seem too concerned. She checked my cervix and said that it has softened some but is not dilated yet. Good news!

I signed the consent for VBAC. She said again that they will not induce me but may be able to augment labor a little with Pitocin if needed. She said if my dilating stalls at all or I don't progress then we will do a c-section. Also, we'll still do the c-section on Nov 14 at 38 weeks if things look good at the amniocentesis.

I feel extra swollen today in my hands and feet. She said I should rest and put my feet up. Like that's going to happen with a toddler at home!

Not much else happening here - still no name. I am going to force Ben to help me decide this weekend. It's driving me crazy not knowing. I'll keep you posted.

34 Weeks 2 Days

I have officially made it farther with this pregnancy than I did with the last one. That feels like such an accomplishment even though there was nothing I could have done differently with the first one to make it longer.

The non-stress test on Friday was exciting. He was so wiggly that the tracing was hard for the doc to interpret comfortably. She sent me for ultrasound after that, which of course freaked me out because I thought maybe something was wrong. Turned out that he was fine and healthy so I went back to work. I have another non-stress test on Monday and then ultrasound and doc on Thursday. I also see the endocrinologist and have a lab on Thursday. I'm a busy lady these days!

We are moving bedrooms around at our house this weekend. I am going to paint the baby's room today. It will be hard work for me, but I am excited to see it getting done. I am a little freaked out since he will for sure be here by Nov 14th at the latest. That means less than 4 weeks until he arrives. Still no name yet, either, which makes me sick to my stomach a little. I want to have something in mind before then, but not much time left now!

I am feeling okay - having a lot of rib/back pain. I think he is getting big and running out of room in there. The Protonix seems to be working better than the Zantac, so not much heartburn lately. My feet and hands are starting to swell more than they were, so that makes being on my feet not so comfortable. I swear that my belly starts right under my chest and immediately sticks out a foot. I'm all boobs and belly and I look huge. My scrub pants are getting tight, so I may have to wear my black maternity pants with my scrub tops from here on out. We'll see how things fit on Monday morning.

33 Weeks 4 Days

Things are still looking great. Baby passed his biophysical profile easily today. There is plenty of fluid and he is healthy and happy (not to mention head down).

I saw a nurse midwife today instead of my regular doc. She checked my cervix (internally by the way) and it is high and tight - just as it should be. They also screened my urine for sugar and protein - no abnormalities there either.

I have been having heartburn symptoms even on the increased Zantac so she put me on Protonix. I'll try that tonight and see if it is better.

I am outgrowing my biggest clothes. I only have 3 pairs of scrubs that fit me for work and the tops are getting snug around my belly and hips. My mom is letting out the side seams and that should help. I don't know what I will do when/if the pants get too small. I only have one pair of jeans and one pair of black pants left that fit. Thank goodness I only have to make it just over 4 more weeks.

I have another non-stress test on Friday. By then I will be 34 weeks - and I delivered Hadley at 34 weeks 1 day. So if I make it passed Saturday then I will have already carried this baby longer than the first. I am really excited about that. I would rather not have another preemie.

We are going to rearrange bedrooms at our house this weekend. Ben and I are moving downstairs and the baby will get our old room. The master is downstairs anyway, so it makes sense that we would be down there. I'll probably sleep in the baby's room on the twin bed until he is done nursing in the middle of the night. I did that with Hadley and it was much more convenient than going back and forth all night.

I hope to get his room painted on Sunday. I am leaning toward some shade of blue, but I am not sure yet. I am going to try the environmentally friendly paint that Ben sells and see how it applies and holds up to kids.

By the way, I am pretty sure that we are not going to be moving. We are just to scared to try and sell our house in this market and with the economy doing so poorly. Ben isn't sure about what comes next with his job, but for now we are going to stay put and work it out somehow. Either way he will not be let go or anything, so that is the most important thing. I am very relieved to not have to quit my job in this economy and that we don't have to sell our house before we can recover some equity.

I think Hadley's terrible twos have started. She has been testing everyone's authority lately (more so than usual) and she seems less easy going than she used to be. If she doesn't want to leave somewhere she will physically put up a fight when you are trying to strap her into the carseat. She will insist that I change her diaper if Ben tries to do it. I swear sometimes that she is naughty just to be naughty and see what she can get away with. I am positive that things will get worse before they get better - especially when she finds out we are going to "replace" her with the new baby. We're going to need lots of patience with a newborn and a 2 year old!

32 Weeks 5 Days

Well, by this time my last pregnancy, my amniotic fluid had already dropped low, and yesterday things looked great! Baby is measuring about 4 lbs 13 oz which is the 69th percentile for his gestational age. He is still head down and everything else checked out fine. I am so glad. Only 5 more weeks of tests (or less).

Oh, and I'm not sure I was right about the cervix check being on ultrasound. I think she will do it manually, but I didn't ask. Trying not to think about that one - I never had a check last pregnancy because I delivered so early. She is also going to to a urine check each week now to screen for pre-eclampsia since it tends to happen more often in women with gestational diabetes. My blood pressure is still good, so I at least have that going for me.

I am feeling okay, I'm just tired and I feel like there is no more room in my belly. My feet are huge but I cannot tell if it is just water retention or if they've grown and flattened from the extra weight.

I am pretty sure we are moving now, but there is not much to say about it since we haven't even put our house on the market yet. We still have some minor projects and clean up to do before that happens. I'll keep everyone posted.

32 Weeks 1 Day

I checked my records on Thurs and doc says if baby is still head down at 34 weeks they will do a cervix check on my ultrasound. They will check baby's growth at 33 weeks (next Tues). Baby scored 8 out of 8 on the biophysical profile.

On Friday I had my first non-stress test. They put monitors on my belly - one for baby's heart and one for contractions if any. I didn't have any contractions while I was there, and because I'm 32 weeks baby still has room to move which made it hard to keep the monitor on him the whole time. They have a doc review the tracings after and everything looked good.

I threw up in my mouth again last night. I have had a couple of bouts with heartburn again this last week, but all during the day so they were bearable. If this night thing happens again before my appt on Tues, I think I will talk to my doc about it then.

I had some pain in my lower abdomen on the right side yesterday. First at work, and then at home in the evening after I got home from running an errand. I still had it at bedtime so I put some heat on it and it went away. Probably just baby or gas or something unimportant. It definitely was not contractions.

Well, less than 6 weeks to go until my scheduled c-section. We have nothing ready at our house. Lots of work to do this weekend - I'd better get going.

31 Weeks 4 Days

The baby flipped - for now. My OB says it is still early and he still has enough room to flip again before the end. If he stays head down and labor starts and things still look good I will be able to try for a vaginal birth. Everything looked good on ultrasound and the doc measured me at 32 weeks. My fluid was okay, too. I won't know all the details of the ultrasound until I get my records on Thursday so I will post the rest of the info then. I know his heartbeat was 148 and they didn't measure his size today.

I think I was aware when he flipped this weekend because I felt his whole body move at one point. I remember thinking that I never felt anything like that with Hadley. It makes sense because by 32 weeks her fluid was quite low so she probably didn't have enough fluid to flip her whole body around.

His feet and butt keep pushing into my ribs, which Hadley never did either. Strange sensation. Heartburn is staying away as long as I take my medicine. I have gained 45 lbs so far. Holy crap! I'm not looking forward to having to lose that much. My very nice doc has not said anything about it, which is better than my last OB who loved to focus on weight.

31 Weeks

Still not much new here. I feel like the baby is already running out of room in my belly. His activity isn't as wild as it had been. He still moves, but he feels less like a super ball bouncing around in there. We're still not settled on a name or on circumcision and no room is ready yet. We better get to it because he'll be here in 7 weeks at most. Scary!

My heartburn came back in full force this past week so I called my doc. She doubled the dose and I've been fine since then. My biggest maternity clothes and scrubs are getting tighter by the day. I don't know what I'm going to do if I outgrow them. Go shopping, I guess. What a waste to only need bigger stuff for a couple of weeks!

I saw the endocrinologist this week. Nothing really new. My insulin goes up at least once a week so that is a good sign? Sometimes I feel like I know nothing about this disease. My A1C was 5.0 this time, which is good - means my blood sugar has been well controlled over the last 2-3 months.

On Tuesday, I have a biophysical profile and an OB appt. Then Friday I have my first non-stress test. I am anxious to see how he is doing and how my fluid is holding up. I have no idea if he has flipped because when I feel a foot in my ribs it seems to only be on the side that his feet were last time. He could still be breech but have his feet up by his face now. However, I cannot feel his head when I check the upper part of my belly, and I know I was able to feel Hadley's head easily. Then again, her placenta was in the back, and his is in the front...right in front of where his head would be. I guess I'll have to just wait and see what's there on Tuesday.

29 Weeks 4 Days

Okay, not much is new here, but I officially set up my appts today. My amniocentesis is scheduled for Nov 14th at 8:00 AM and I'll be admitted to the hospital after that. I have a c-section scheduled for 10:00 AM that morning and we'll be going forward with that if baby's lungs appear developed enough. I will be 38 weeks that day, so I would assume the c-section will be a for sure thing.

I am still going to try for a VBAC if baby flips and I go into labor spontaneously before the 14th. I will have a c-section on the 14th regardless if baby flips because induction is not safe due to my last c-section being less than 2 years ago.

Scary thing - eight weeks from Friday and I will have a son and a daughter - pretty cool.

Still no official word on us moving, but if the company can find a new location to lease, we're going to go for it. I'm scared about having to sell our house, but as long as we're together, the move itself will be fine.

28 Weeks 4 Days

My OB appt went well. I now weigh more than I did when I delivered Hadley at 34 weeks. They told me insulin can make you gain more weight, and I believe them now. The only thing I don't like about it is the thought of having more to lose when it is all over.

Doc said she wants to deliver me herself. She is going to the Bahamas right around my due date, so if I haven't delivered by Nov 14th (38 weeks) they will do an amniocentesis and check baby's lung development. If things look favorable, they will schedule a c-section. Sounds okay to me. We are going to go for a VBAC if baby flips and I go into labor on my own. They will not induce me because of the previous c-section and the chance of rupture. I have a feeling it will be c-section, but you never can predict anything about childbirth. I found that out the first time around.

She put me on Zantac for my heartburn problems. I guess it is pretty common for pregnant women to need meds for that. It sure has been helping. She said to let her know if the rash on my hands comes back.

I had my rhogam shot at the appt, and the first of 2 steroid injections to develop baby's lungs in case of an early delivery. I had the 2nd steroid injection today. Not too painful, but I woke up this morning with a red face and chest. I felt flushed and warm - kind of like sunburn. I called and a nurse told me to take Benadryl for it. That helped.

I forgot to mention my 2 low blood sugar incidents on Fri and Sat. It was 43 both days at mid-morning. I started to get sweaty and shaky and dizzy on Fri and on Sat I was sweaty and starving. I was able to self treat them and I never passed out or anything, but it is scary and very unpleasant to go through.

The steroids have been making my blood sugars significantly higher than usual. They warned me that would happen, and they are just leaving my insulin doses for now.

No real news about our pending move. Hope to have a more definitive answer this week.

28 Weeks 1 Day

Sorry it has been so long - I was out of town for a week and I've been busy since I've been home. My rash went away but then my skin peeled and flaked off my hands. So weird. I'm just glad it is over. I have had more problems with heartburn - I actually woke up choking on vomit the other night. It wouldn't stop so I ended up sleeping in the recliner for a couple of hours. I have an appt with my OB on Monday and I am going to ask her if I should/can use something else besides Tums. It isn't helping to take them after I barf a little, and I'm not sure they work to take them ahead of time. We'll see what she says.

Other than that, I am feeling okay. Getting huge and weighing a LOT. I had a level II ultrasound and perinatology consult on Thursday. Baby weighs 2 lbs 11 oz or so, and he looks healthy and normal. He is still breech, though. The perinatologist said that even with my varicose veins and anterior placenta I should still be able to have a c-section if I want. He didn't seem to think it was that risky to cut. I am going to talk it over again with my OB on Monday and see what she thinks based on his opinion.

I started kick counts last night. He moved 10 times in 10 minutes. I'm going to try to do it daily, but I'm not sure I am doing it right. I guess something is better than nothing. I didn't really do them with Hadley and I probably should have.

We made a little progress with Ben's job. They offered him the position and now we're waiting to see if they can find a new store location. They are not going to stay open in the current location because it isn't the best for customers and the landlord is crazy. If they can find a place in time (by October) then we might move. Scary! I'll post updates as they happen.

26 Weeks 3 Days

I called my OB's office on Friday about the rash. They said to try Benadryl at night and either Zyrtec or Claritin during the day. Benadryl is only good for 4-6 hours and the others are 24 hour pills. That was frustrating, but I tried the Benadryl overnight on Friday and woke up about the same. I took Zyrtec Saturday morning and not much changed. I haven't taken anything since then. The rash is really weird because the itchiness seems to come and go. I have bumpy skin that isn't noticeable unless you look for it closely, and it does not itch all the time. Of course, when I scratch, it gets worse. I have had it on my hands now, too, including my palms. I still have no idea what it is, but I'm not sure it is bad enough to go to the doctor for it. I guess I'll just wait it out and see if it improves.

My blood sugars have been really weird since the rash started. They may put me on Humulin N during the day, too. That is the one I take before bed that works all night. If I have it right, I would take that plus the ones before meals. What's one more shot when you already give yourself four?

Big day coming up Saturday - I've been looking forward to this one since I was 6. Hope it is a good day - I'm going to eat a big piece of cake whether my doc likes it or not. I don't think that will make the baby huge, and it will be worth it!