28 Week Doctor Visit

Well today I had my 28 week check up.  I received the royal treatment today.  Not really.

At the 28 week visit you get to do the glorified glucose drink to test for gestational diabetes.  Honestly I don't think it tastes that bad.  If you remember the drink Surge, that is pretty close to what the orange drink tastes like.  You do not have to fast before this one hour test, but if you fail you get to do the 3 hour test where you do have to fast.  For the one hour test, you drink the sugary drink within 5 minutes.  Then they set an alarm for one hour.  At the hour mark they draw your blood and test.  If I fail this test then I have to do the three hour test and with that you get to drink the drink 3 times.  I am glad my appointment was early so I did fast before the test.  The problem is with all of the sugar in the drink it made me a little sick to my stomach.  If you get sick in that hour, then you have to start the test all over. I am thankful I kept it down.  I will know the results of the glucose test later this week.  Fingers crossed I pass. I really do not want to fail and possibly have gestational diabetes.  I have sensitive fingers and do not want to prick them for 11 weeks.  Also if I am free of gestational diabetes I can continue eating whatever I want :)

So while I was waiting my hour I saw the doctor.  I am measuring at 26 weeks gestation but I am 28 weeks.  I have felt like I have been leaking fluid, but was not sure if it was from sneezing, laughing and what not or if it was amniotic fluid.  So they did perform an ultra sound to make sure there was enough amniotic fluid around little girl.  Her fluid level is great and on the plus side I got a really cute profile picture of little one.  She seems to be a bit on the smaller side.  I will not complain because she can grow very quickly in the next 11 weeks or so.  he smaller her head is the easier to get her out.

The next joy I was so gracious to experience was receiving a shot in the bottom for the rH factor.  My blood type is O- and hubby's blood type is O+.  With that being said my body could potentially attack baby girl like she is a virus and terminate the pregnancy.  They gave me a shot to essentially distract my body form the baby.  If her blood type is O- then there is no risk but the risk comes with her possibly being O+ so the shot is a precaution.  I will know what her blood type is once she is born.  If she is O+ I get another shot.