Today I went in for my first non-stress test. I didn’t know what to expect, but all went well. They had me lay down while they hooked me up to two monitors; one to monitor any uterine contractions and the other the monitor the baby’s heartbeat. I was also given a handheld device with a […]
Category: Pregnancy
PUPPP
I went to the doctor yesterday and it turns out my hives have an official name and are common during pregnancy. The official name is “Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy” or “PUPPP”. The bad news – it could last for the remainder of my pregnancy. The good news – I have some prescription […]
I love Benadryl
Thankfully the Benadryl does help, even though it makes me really sleepy and spacey. I could tell when the Benadryl wore off last night while sleeping, because I would wake up scratching like the nights before. But while it was working, I got BETTER sleep than I have gotten in a long time because not […]
Hives :(
Well, it appears that I have hives from something or other. I am pretty sure it is pregnancy related after talking with a couple other girls who mentioned something about pregnancy jacking up cortisone levels or something. They started developing on my hands on Saturday and have gotten progressively worse to where my hands, arms, […]
Baby Shower
Juli and Heather threw me a baby shower yesterday. I had been looking forward to it for weeks, and it was definitely worth the wait. Everyone who came was so generous to Greg and I, and it was so much fun too. Between my two showers, we have most of the basics covered now. Just […]
Diaper Shower
The worship team at our church threw us a diaper shower on Tuesday evening. They were all so generous in providing us with diapers (multiple sizes) and wipies and other little necessities that we will need when the baby comes. There were two guys there – Greg and the worship leader, Mike. It was the […]
“Franka”
Greg had a dream last night that our baby was already here, and that she was a great baby and didn’t fuss much. (Oh, I hope that turns out to be true!) The funny part of his dream though is that we had named the baby “Franka” and we thought that was the greatest name […]
Finger Prickin’
I am starting to get the hang out of having to prick my fingers to test my blood sugar levels. At least, I am not having to prick them twice just for one reading nearly as often. I think the hardest part is remembering to do it an hour after each meal. Giving up sweets […]
I am HUGE!!!
I have been debating over putting this picture online or not, but what the heck. Just be warned, I am HUGE with child!
Results
It turns out that I do have gestational diabetes. ARGH. So I have to go in to the doctor again and also go to some diabetes education classes starting next Wednesday. I will probably have to monitor my blood sugar levels starting next week. Thankfully I only have 12 weeks of pregnancy left as I […]