Yep, I've finally entered the 3rd trimester. Like clockwork, symptoms appeared --- or reappeared. I've noticed round ligament pain again whenever I turn over in bed, move suddenly, etc. Also, I'm having major urges to urinated anytime I change positions. Doesn't matter if I'm rolling over in bed, changing from sitting to standing, or standing to sitting, or repositioning while sitting. I immediately feel the urge to pee. I feel kicks, rolls, punches, etc right on top of my bladder several times a day. That doesn't help either. Then there's also the new inner thigh/hip pain I feel several times a day. The shortness of breath that comes a few times a week --- sometimes when I'm not even doing anything. The heart palpitations, though rare, are still coming, but they don't last very long and still aren't accompanied by other symptoms. The palpitations and shortness of breath have never occurred at the same time. Good thing since I canceled my appointment with the cardiologist. The left knee tendonitis has continued, but the little brace thingy a PT coworker suggested has really helped. Migraines seem to be diminishing (YAY!).
No matter what symptoms may come, I still LOVE LOVE LOVE being pregnant and wouldn't change it for anything in the world. Every time I feel our little girl kick, punch, roll, or wiggle, I still smile. I'm gonna miss carrying her inside me once she's born.
Panic is starting to set in. We're running out of time to get ready for Abigail's arrival. We still need to set up the nursery and have LOTS of stuff to get. We still have a lot of money to save up to allow me to stay home with Abigail for 8 weeks after she's born. Yeah, panic is a new symptom.
So, last Tuesday, I had my 1 hour Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) to check for gestational diabetes. My sugar level was a little bit high --- not high enough to get a gestational diabetes diagnosis, but high enough to warrant an additional, longer GTT. Yippee.
I went to an office 40 mins away that was suggested by my primary OB's office yesterday to have this test done. My really awesome husband went with me on his day off. This test should take 3-3.5 hours. You can't eat or drink anything but water for 8-12 hours prior to the testing. When you arrive, you have fasting blood work done. Once the results come in, you drink the Glucola. 1 hour after you finish the Glucola, they draw your blood again. Then again 30 mins later, then 30 mins after that, then 1 hour after that for a total of 5 blood draws. Well, 2 hours after my FASTING blood work was drawn, I still hadn't been given clearance to drink the Glucola to begin the 3 hour process. Seriously??? I was starving and bored out of my mind. How does a multi-million dollar facility NOT have a TV or wifi in their waiting room or lobby? And you can't leave the facility during the almost 4 hours you're gonna be there. Umm, yeah. I rescheduled for today. And at a different location -- the hospital I work at that is 2 miles, 5 minutes from home. MUCH better day. I could leave between blood draws. I was able to get all my blood drawn on time and still have a productive day. I filled up my car with gas, made a quick grocery store run, washed and folded 2 loads of laundry, and started fixing a pot of soup. Yesterday was a total waste of a day off. Next pregnancy, I know where I'll be going to have the testing done (if necessary). I should get the results on Monday.
And that's pretty much it for this week. Next week: an ultrasound to see how BIG little Abigail is. YAY!
