Wednesday, June 24th

Whew! It was TEST galore day today. First I had to fast two hours before my gestational diabetes test which was at 9am. So I set my alarm for 6am just to get up and make eggs with cheese!! I don't think I could have lasted without eating at all. I could only drink water. I was happy to have a fat tummy and I'm sure the baby was too. :-)

So when I arrived to my appointment this morning, I drank a 5 oz sugary solution which was in choice of orange or lemon-lime. I choose orange because I have been told that its the best. I don't think it tasted much different than orange pop. I slammed it like a shot at the bar. haha. Now I wait one hour.

I lost a pound --probably due to my colitis flaring and my blood pressure was 102/70. All is fair there.

It's off to see Dr. Gourley. This is where he re-checks my cervix and it's the same report from two weeks ago! It's thick and closed and it measures 2.83 to 2.5. This is great news. He also does the fetal fibronectin test again (to check for that protein). I won't have the results from that test until tomorrow. We hope for negative. This test will be preformed every 2 weeks from here on out.

Now my finger is pricked and I have the diabetes test. I pass!!! My number was 115 and they like it below 134. However, at the same time I am checked for iron deficiency. This test I do NOT pass; I am anemic. So they give me a list of foods (low/medium/high) of iron enriched things to eat. I am also ordered to buy Soft Fe ---over the counter iron medicine to take once per day. I am not supposed to take it with my prenatal because the calcium counter acts it. I will take it at lunch preferably with vitamin c so I will drink with orange juice.

So I asked the doctor what my goal is... my short term goal is to get to 34 weeks which puts me at the end of July. This is the marker when the baby's lungs start to take off. Then the goal after that is 36 weeks (my Charlotte shower date) and then he said I'm golden.

1. The worst case scenario is that I deliver this baby premature and I would have to get steroid shots before hand to develop the baby's lungs.
2. The 2nd worst scenario is I have to be on hospitalized bed rest.
3. The 3rd worst is home bed rest and
4. The best case scenario is what I am doing right now. I could keep doing what I'm doing now as long as my cervix cooperates. I could go all the way to term this way.

AND THAT IS THE POSITIVE THINKING WE ARE GOING TO KEEP!! CONTINUE PRAYING FOR US. LOVE U. ~Jody

My next appt is next week - July 1st.