21 Weeks 5 Days Pregnant
I had to see Dr. P (AKA: Dr. Big Hands) because Dr. E was out of the office for some reason. Doctor P is a really nice doctor, we brought B with us to this appointment and he just went on and on about how cute she is. There is something about him that turns me off however, I'll tell you about it later when I get to that point.
The ultrasound tech checked all the babies heart beats and I asked her if she could do 3D ultrasound. I had heard rumor a couple appointments ago that in the month of June all the techs were going to start practicing their 3D ultrasound skills out. She said she would try but she really didn't know anything about it. We got a GREAT shot of our little girl. The little boys however were more difficult and I felt bad for our poor ultrasound tech. Baby A (boy) had the umbilical cord right in front of his face the whole time, she tried giggling my tummy to get it to move but it didn't work. Then Baby B (boy) was face planting it into my back, guess he's camera shy. I was grateful we got such a great shot of our little girl...it was REALLY neat. The boys were starting to wrestle in the womb already....when the tech was trying to get a good shot of A baby B stuck his foot right in his face...there's a membrane separating the two but it's really thin and I'm sure baby A wasn't too happy with this brother. I am on our lap top right now and can't scan the pictures but I will try to have my hubby do it for me tonight and I'll put them on this post as soon as he does.
Then was the lovely cervix check....warning to those that don't like/want to hear details. At first it measured almost 3 which isn't right at all because my last appt it was just barely 2.5 and cervix's can't grow. Now this is the reason why I'm not a big fan of Dr. P....he is a very rough doctor. Because it was showing 3 and he knew that wasn't accurate he started pushing on my stomach so as to apply pressure to my cervix to get an accurate measurement. HOLY COW did it hurt! It ended up measuring 1.8. NOT GOOD. I love how when you go in to the doctor and they don't say anything you automatically know it's not good. Dr. P then informed me he wanted to do an internal exam to ensure I wasn't dilating....oh great! For those of you that are avid readers of our blog (ha ha ha) a few posts back I mentioned how Dr. P examined me once when I was pregnant with B, and it was an experience I will never forget. Well his exam today topped that last one. It was horrible. Anyway, he determined I'm not dilating...yet...thank goodness.
Then he asked how much bed rest I was doing and I answered moderate. He said he wants me to live on my back. So I have to be really really really good now and only get up for potty breaks and the very occasional very quick shower.
You thought I had fun up to this point? Well, it just got better....He decided to start me on the progesterone shots (remember, they go in my tooshy). Oh yea! I am a wimp when it comes to shots and didn't want B to be traumatized by the experience so I had my husband take her out. The actual shot wasn't as bad as I was anticipating. The nurse said it was like a peanut butter shot so it took a while for her to give it to me. She also said it will get really really sore so I need to massage it and put heat packs on it. Then next week I get another shot on the opposite side. I looked at the shot RX the Dr gave me and it looks like they want me to take it once a week until I'm 32 weeks. I think by that point I will no longer be able to feel my rear end.
I go in next Monday to be checked again, I insisted at the appointment desk to see Dr. E. Dr. P told me to pack a hospital bag for that appointment to ward off bad luck...he teased that if I don't bring a bag I'll probably be admitted and if I do I probably won't.
Check back soon to see the 3D ultrasound of our baby girl!
I had to see Dr. P (AKA: Dr. Big Hands) because Dr. E was out of the office for some reason. Doctor P is a really nice doctor, we brought B with us to this appointment and he just went on and on about how cute she is. There is something about him that turns me off however, I'll tell you about it later when I get to that point.
The ultrasound tech checked all the babies heart beats and I asked her if she could do 3D ultrasound. I had heard rumor a couple appointments ago that in the month of June all the techs were going to start practicing their 3D ultrasound skills out. She said she would try but she really didn't know anything about it. We got a GREAT shot of our little girl. The little boys however were more difficult and I felt bad for our poor ultrasound tech. Baby A (boy) had the umbilical cord right in front of his face the whole time, she tried giggling my tummy to get it to move but it didn't work. Then Baby B (boy) was face planting it into my back, guess he's camera shy. I was grateful we got such a great shot of our little girl...it was REALLY neat. The boys were starting to wrestle in the womb already....when the tech was trying to get a good shot of A baby B stuck his foot right in his face...there's a membrane separating the two but it's really thin and I'm sure baby A wasn't too happy with this brother. I am on our lap top right now and can't scan the pictures but I will try to have my hubby do it for me tonight and I'll put them on this post as soon as he does.
Then was the lovely cervix check....warning to those that don't like/want to hear details. At first it measured almost 3 which isn't right at all because my last appt it was just barely 2.5 and cervix's can't grow. Now this is the reason why I'm not a big fan of Dr. P....he is a very rough doctor. Because it was showing 3 and he knew that wasn't accurate he started pushing on my stomach so as to apply pressure to my cervix to get an accurate measurement. HOLY COW did it hurt! It ended up measuring 1.8. NOT GOOD. I love how when you go in to the doctor and they don't say anything you automatically know it's not good. Dr. P then informed me he wanted to do an internal exam to ensure I wasn't dilating....oh great! For those of you that are avid readers of our blog (ha ha ha) a few posts back I mentioned how Dr. P examined me once when I was pregnant with B, and it was an experience I will never forget. Well his exam today topped that last one. It was horrible. Anyway, he determined I'm not dilating...yet...thank goodness.
Then he asked how much bed rest I was doing and I answered moderate. He said he wants me to live on my back. So I have to be really really really good now and only get up for potty breaks and the very occasional very quick shower.
You thought I had fun up to this point? Well, it just got better....He decided to start me on the progesterone shots (remember, they go in my tooshy). Oh yea! I am a wimp when it comes to shots and didn't want B to be traumatized by the experience so I had my husband take her out. The actual shot wasn't as bad as I was anticipating. The nurse said it was like a peanut butter shot so it took a while for her to give it to me. She also said it will get really really sore so I need to massage it and put heat packs on it. Then next week I get another shot on the opposite side. I looked at the shot RX the Dr gave me and it looks like they want me to take it once a week until I'm 32 weeks. I think by that point I will no longer be able to feel my rear end.
I go in next Monday to be checked again, I insisted at the appointment desk to see Dr. E. Dr. P told me to pack a hospital bag for that appointment to ward off bad luck...he teased that if I don't bring a bag I'll probably be admitted and if I do I probably won't.
Check back soon to see the 3D ultrasound of our baby girl!
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