How big is Audrey? Doc says she's at 3lbs 12oz. Our appointment this week was a tough one. Audrey has fallen from the 30th percentile to the 10th. To be clear, she is still growing. Her head and abdomen are still in the average range for her gestational age. Her limbs are just little and that is bringing her over all percentile down. Babies with Down Syndrome are more likely to be of shot stature. I understand all of this. However. I am not a small person and I certainly wasn't a small baby. At birth I weighed over 9lbs and as an adult I'm 5'9". While I know babies with ds can be born little, I never imagined I would have a baby in the 10th percentile for size. In addition, my lack of control is frustrating. I am shoving as much protein into my body as humanly possible to try and help this little girl beef up and it's not working! How is that possible?
Audrey's Health? Well, we thought we had crossed a heart defect off the list, but we were wrong. Audrey is still breech but she did change positions. Her new position allowed for a different view of her heart that the doctor is a little concerned about. He says it looks floppy...whatever the hell that means. We have an appointment with a perinatal cardiologist to see what he thinks. Like I said, out appointment this week was frustrating.
Health of Momma? The doctor gave me a few OTC drugs to try for my heartburn and they seem to be helping. It's not gone but I'm definitely eating less Tums.
Weight gain? 15lbs.
Weird Cravings? Remember those pumpkin cupcakes I had to have? MB and I finally got
around to making them. They were delicious! He's my favorite kitchen helper!
Sleep? Meh, it is what it is. I have noticed it has been taking me longer to fall asleep lately. I wonder what all that is about.
Best moment of this week? Eating cupcakes...oh, and I got the rest of the Halloween decorations up!
What I am looking forward to? My baby shower! And of course Audrey's first Buddy Walk! J is going out of town to Watch the Husker's play Michigan State and MB has a TON of football stuff this weekend so it's going to be a big one. I'm going to do my best not to let myself over do it. We'll see how it goes.
What I am looking forward to? My baby shower! And of course Audrey's first Buddy Walk! J is going out of town to Watch the Husker's play Michigan State and MB has a TON of football stuff this weekend so it's going to be a big one. I'm going to do my best not to let myself over do it. We'll see how it goes.
Fears? C-sections. And Pitocin. And Forceps. Basically all medical interventions. Ignorance is bliss I tell you. Who's idea was all this birth class business anyway? Before I had accepted that some medical suff might be necessary. Now I'm terrified of all of it and want nothing to do with any of it. I might hide in my bathroom and deliver my baby in the bathtub. Seriously? What would happen if we just quit going to class?
