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My Due Date: June 24, 2012I am postpartum » My due date was more than 2 weeks ago
Age: 45 years old
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Maybe we should call her Jitterbug!
By MrsFin1403 » Posted Apr. 3, 2012 4:03pm - 214 views - 2 comments
28 weeks now and this little girl dances in my belly around the clock. I have been thinking that maybe we should be calling her Jitterbug instead of Junebug!
Had a kind of disappointing appointment this week as I learned that I failed my glucose screening and my iron is very low. :(
I can't say I'm really surprised about the iron since I am only taking one supplement in addition to what is in my prenatal vitamin, but I have finally gotten rid of the constipation! My doc says I need to take the iron two more times a day and that I should make prunes my new favorite food - yuck!
I go back in to the lab on Thursday to have a 3 hour Glucose Tolerance Test to see if I am truly a gestational diabetic or if the high level at my screening was a fluke. Not looking forward to this. I have to fast all morning, drink more of the nasty sugar drink and get stuck 4 times! Yee-ouch!
Oh well, it will be worth it to know if I need to be doing things differently with my diet so I can keep myself and my little miss healthy. It's just weird, cause I don't fit the profile for someone with or prone to GD. I guess I'll find out soon!
In other news, the basement remodel is almost done (just need a ceiling!) and the computer desk, etc. has been moved, so now we can spend this weekend moving DD to her new room and start setting up the nursery.
Things are really coming together now and its a good thing since we only have 12 weeks left! The last few months have gone by pretty quickly - I wonder if these last few will do the same or slow down to a crawl. Better enjoy this time while I can and before I know it I'll be meeting my sweet girl!!
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Maybe we should call her Jitterbug!
By MrsFin1403 » Posted Apr. 3, 2012 4:03pm - 214 views - 2 comments
28 weeks now and this little girl dances in my belly around the clock. I have been thinking that maybe we should be calling her Jitterbug instead of Junebug!
Had a kind of disappointing appointment this week as I learned that I failed my glucose screening and my iron is very low. :(
I can't say I'm really surprised about the iron since I am only taking one supplement in addition to what is in my prenatal vitamin, but I have finally gotten rid of the constipation! My doc says I need to take the iron two more times a day and that I should make prunes my new favorite food - yuck!
I go back in to the lab on Thursday to have a 3 hour Glucose Tolerance Test to see if I am truly a gestational diabetic or if the high level at my screening was a fluke. Not looking forward to this. I have to fast all morning, drink more of the nasty sugar drink and get stuck 4 times! Yee-ouch!
Oh well, it will be worth it to know if I need to be doing things differently with my diet so I can keep myself and my little miss healthy. It's just weird, cause I don't fit the profile for someone with or prone to GD. I guess I'll find out soon!
In other news, the basement remodel is almost done (just need a ceiling!) and the computer desk, etc. has been moved, so now we can spend this weekend moving DD to her new room and start setting up the nursery.
Things are really coming together now and its a good thing since we only have 12 weeks left! The last few months have gone by pretty quickly - I wonder if these last few will do the same or slow down to a crawl. Better enjoy this time while I can and before I know it I'll be meeting my sweet girl!!
Comments for this Journal Entry
 | Comment from MrsFin1403 » Posted Apr. 4, 2012 7:12am Thx, knicole27! Apricots are a great idea - I like those! Hope you have a happy & healthy pregnancy with your little jitterbug :) |
 | Comment from knicole27 » Posted Apr. 3, 2012 5:22pm aww I am starting to feel my lil one move and yeah.. jitterbug would be a great nick name for this one too. haha. Yeah I am with you also on the Iron. I have had a hard time with the prenatals so been taking two flinstones vitamins instead which I don't think its enough iron. ugh. So I have been trying to eat more spinach and beans. Those are both high in iron but also you can add apricots to your diet those are high in iron as are some seafoods like clams, and shrimp. Also don't worry too much its common for women to fail that one hour GTT test and most end up passing the 3 hour GTT. :) OH also apricots are not only high in iron but also a great way to get fiber in your diet to help with constipation. Congrats on your remodel as well! :) 12 weeks will probably fly by!! ;) |
