I just wanted to share that this past Monday, I hit my third trimester mark! So far everything is looking great. We are expecting another girl and are planning on naming her Emma Claire. Both are family names we thought would be great to honor. It took three ultrasounds to confirm she was a girl because she is such a wiggle worm! That's alright though, I absolutely love the kicks! A fun little reminder of what's to come this December!
Just to update on how it's been going so far... My blood pressure has been absolutely perfect this time as well, just pray this pregnancy doesn't also end with preeclampsia! I passed my glucose test at 16 weeks, however they are making me retake it again at 28 weeks. That does have me a little concerned as the nurse said they wouldn't be doing it again unless they felt they should. *sigh* Anyways, I will continue to pray that I do not have gestational diabetes!
I did go to the ER a couple of weeks ago because I was experiencing very bad cramping and turned out that I was experiencing contractions for about a 9 hour period. It was so painful it had me crying. I couldn't sleep the whole night. Fortunately, everything was okay. The nurse explained I just have an irritable uterus. So that was scary but I wasn't bleeding and it all resolved on its own.
One more thing I wanted to touch on quickly is my weight gain. I am very proud of myself this time around. I just hit 11 pounds gained so far this pregnancy. I was told to gain 11 to 20 pounds for this pregnancy and I actually feel like I can do that! My last pregnancy however, I went overboard. I gained 70 pounds. I did retain a lot of water, but I was so sick in the beginning that I was losing weight. Once I was able to keep more food down, I took advantage and ate everything in sight. This time I have taken a much healthier approach and know better than to over do it.
That's really all that I have to report about for now! Thanks for checking in!
--bree
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