Journey with You

I had another u/s last Wednesday 7/19. My little one is getting big. He measured 36th percentile, approximately 5 pounds 7 ounces. Even though he was slightly smaller than average, the tech said his growth was fine. His heart rate did slow down a lot since my last prenantal appointment, from 140’s to 123 BPM. The tech said it’s normal for the heart rate to slow down at the end of the pregnancy. He was head down and facing my right. GOOD BOY!!

My cyst was still there and its size was about the same. The tech said the measurement was a little bit larger than last time but she said it may be due to how it’s shaped. At this point, I am not thinking too much about my cyst, just hoping it won’t prevent baby’s head from getting engaged. I am expecting to have my first internal exam this coming Friday and hoping to hear some good news, some progress.

I can definitely feel my little one getting bigger and stronger. While I bent over my ribs sometimes bump into his bones. Even though it’s not quite comfortable, I love feeling his movements and it makes me feel great to know that he is growing. It’s great that he was only 1 ounce away from the cut off for low birth weight. What’s really funny is that lots of people think I look big and say I am going to have a big baby. According to the u/s, chances are he is going to be a 6, 7 pounder, which is fine with me as long as he is healthy!! I am wondering if it’s my cyst making me look big though. >_

We talked about visiting my aunt over the July 4th weekend but didn’t really decided until the morning of July 1st. By the time we got there it’s already 8:30pm. We spent a beautiful day sitting in the car. Wish we’ve had decided earlier and left earlier.

We all went to a Chinese restaurant for dim sum lunch in Fort Lee the next day. There were so many good stuff I hadn’t had for a LONG time but couldn’t have because of my GD condition. DARN!! After that, DH and I drove to the close-by Mitsuwa Market Place. Lots of Japanese there. Very interesting. The food court there sells lots of delicious Japanese food and desert. Wish I could have them!!! There is also a Japanese book store and a store selling all kinds of Japanese imports including some really nice furniture.

We then drove north to a park under the George Washington Bridge. The beautiful Manhattan skyline was in sight. It was a hot day but there were many people BBQing there: Asians, Indians, Hispanics, blacks, and whites.

We visited a very nice beach at the central eastern NJ. The park is located north of the town of Highlands. The park is shaped like a peninsula, west side facing NJ and east side facing Pacific Ocean. There are 5-6 different sizes of beach in the park. We went to the most north-eastern one first and you could see Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island from there. It’s really cool.

Even though it’s a four day weekend, it’s just way too short for visiting my aunt. We spent the first and the last day driving. I didn’t really feel coming back.

On July 6th, we had our scheduled pediatrics tour and it all went well. The doctor meeting us was pretty friendly and patient. Even though they don’t have a lactation consultant on staff, we decided to give them a try. Our baby now has a doctor. ^_^ (Oh, and I’ve confirmed that it’s required for the hospital to perform a new born hearing screening.)

Went to see the specialist for my GD on Friday 7/7. He said except a few high numbers, he was pretty happy with how I’d been doing and wanted me to continue. I was hoping he would tell me to check my blood glucose less frequently but it didn’t happen. Oh, well!! That evening I went to the hospital to attend the breast feeding lesson. It was long but very helpful. I’ve learned lots of tips and the nurse who gave the lecture seemed very nice. I was looking forward to seeing her again when I deliver.

Had another prenatal visit yesterday morning. My urine and blood pressure were all fine. My Group B Strep cultures came back negative. I also gained some weights from last time which made me feel good. Couldn’t help but asking again about fetal hearing. She said a fetus can hear but it’s very muffled sounding. She said there is no need to worry about going to a loud concert and being spanked on the butt. She measured my fundal height and it was 35cm, which was right on track. Baby’s heart rate was in lower 140’s. I asked her to check the baby’s position. She though he was transverse first, which made me nervous for a second, but after palpating my whole belly, she agreed that the baby is head-down as last two appointments. She said it’s easier to find out baby’s presentation by doing internal exam and if the baby has been head-down, chances are he is going to stay that way. Oh, my baby! Please stay head-down!!! They will start doing internal at my next appointment; I’ll be 37 week then!! I’ll be full term also. It’s so exciting!! They also scheduled another sonogram next week to check on my cyst and the baby’s growth.