Baby Kruse

I went in yesterday to get checked out. Everything is still going very well. Blood pressure and urine were normal. Blood sugar levels look great. I do notice them creeping up a little bit as I get further along, I may have to lay off the ice cream a bit in the final weeks. Baby’s heart rate was fine and I am measuring how I should.

Last week I had to go in for blood work because Emily contracted fifth’s disease. I didn’t even know she had it until the school nurse called and said she had a rash. It is normally not a big deal, but should I contract it the fetus could become anemic. So I went into see if I had it or if I was immune. Turns out I am not immune, but had no active infection. So I will go in again for more blood work next Monday just to make sure I did not contract it. Should the blood work show I have been infected, the baby would need extra monitoring. I am not that worried about it, my Dr’s seem to be on top of it.

I asked if I would have another ultrasound before delivery just to make sure we are problem free before I attempt a VBAC. As much as I want a vaginal delivery, I would never risk the baby’s health. I just want to make sure she is head down and everything else looks ok. The Dr. thought that was a good idea.

I go back in four weeks, it seems like everything is going so fast! Emily was born at 37 weeks(naturally) and Kevin was born at 36 weeks. If things go how they did with Emily I have less than 9 weeks to go… eek! I know that not all pregnancies are the same and I could very well go past my due date though.

I ordered a program called hypnobabies. It teaches you relaxation techniques to use while you are in labor. I am going at this without pain medication, so I figure it can’t hurt to try it. I am confident that I will be fine, but my last (and only) natural birth was almost 10 yrs ago. I am not sure my 29 yr old body is quite the same as my 20 yr old body

Uncategorized | 05 May 09 @ 09.12 AM