Glucose & Ultrasound

I keep forgetting I have this blog!

Well, last Monday I had my 1 hour glucose test. Thank God I passed--I'd hate to find out what the 3 hour test entails. Or maybe it's just waiting 3 hours instead of 1 to take blood. I got to choose between 3 flavors: orange, fruit punch or lemon lime. I had fruit punch. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but it's not something that I want to drink regularly. Or at all in fact. So I drank it around 915am then had the regular doctor check up. Since I'm in the 3rd trimester now we talked a bit about finding a birthing class and who we want for a baby doctor and stuff so it went a bit longer than usual. Still, it was only about 20 minutes. After the doctor stepped out of the room I started reading. Then I got hot. Really hot. I started sweating and thought I was going to puke so I rushed to the bathroom. I didn't throw up. It was a bit cooler in there and it made me feel slightly better. I went back to the room and started reading again. And again I started getting hot and sweaty. I went to the bathroom again but didn't throw up. I came back to the room and laid on the exam chair. My doctor came back in and I asked her if it usually made people feel sick. She said it happens a lot and then called me silly because I didn't recline the chair. She made it to where I could lay down and told me the nurse would be in soon to take my blood. The nurse came in and asked how I was doing and if I felt dizzy. I didn't feel dizzy and I was able to move to a different chair. She took my blood and I started to feel weak so she had me lay down back on the exam table. She told me to just rest for awhile. I dozed on and off for awhile. The nurse and doctor came back in and told me I was looking peckish and to keep resting. I dozed off some more. When I woke up I was feeling slightly better so I sat up. It didn't take long for the nurse and doctor to notice me and ask if I was feeling better. I said I was and they told me to be careful, go straight home and eat some protein when I got there. I probably shouldn't have driven because I still felt a bit off but I just wanted to go home. When I got there I ate and took a nap.

At the appointment, before I got sick, the doctor told me I'm measuring small and put in an order for an ultrasound. That afternoon after I got home and ate but before I took a nap, I called and made an appointment for the next day. I'm assuming the baby is just fine since the ultrasound tech didn't act like anything was wrong. Baby's heartbeat was normal. I don't mind ultrasounds now because I don't have to drink as much water and baby is more obviously a baby. It's so crazy to see him. It's hard to believe it's real! I haven't heard from the doctor, who got the results of the ultrasound that same afternoon, so I'm guessing baby is measuring just fine.