Mike and I had another doctor's appointment today. It was another general checkup but another great appointment. My blood pressure was 110/62 (excellent), my weight gain was 4 pounds in 2 weeks (yikes, but my doctor said that's good because I haven't gained a lot during the pregnancy), and our baby's heartbeat was between 136-141 beats per minute........so it's slowing down from where it's been, but my doctor said that's normal as you get closer to the due date. Anyway, everything was positive which we like to hear.
I did find out that I won't be able to breastfeed due to my Crohn's Disease medication that I have to take. There would be side effects to our baby that Mike and I didn't want to risk. I was disappointed to hear that I wouldn't be able to experience that, but I know that I need to be healthy and clearly want our baby to be healthy so in the end it's the right decision. Mike's response though was "That one call from your doctor just cost me a lot of nights sleep!".......aaahhh, my CFS husband!!
Other than that, I'm having trouble sleeping at night......I wake up during the night and stay awake for 1-3 hours at a time. My doctor suggested I take Tylenol PM, which has been helpful, but I've only taken that a couple of times when I'm really exhausted and need my sleep.
Lil' Baby Byrne gets the hiccups a lot, which are so cute. He gets them at least 2-3 times a day on average......poor little guy!
Our next appointment is April 21st, which is the 34th week ultrasound. We are really excited for this because we haven't seen our baby since the 20 week ultrasound. If he's anything like his father, he'll probably sleep through the whole thing. Ha!
Thanks for staying close to our blog. I've been bad about posts lately because we're moving soon (April 29th), but will definitely update it after our appointment on the 21st.
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