Week 30

Well I passed my glucose test-hooray! My blood sugar was supposed to be under 130 and it came back at 116 so I was happy to not have to go through that again! I found out at this appointment that I am borderline anemic, basically low iron, so I have to take iron supplements now. Not that big of a deal, my nurse said it's fairly common for pregnant women to develop anemia because of all the extra blood my body is producing. But by taking the iron pills it'll give me a better chance of not having a blood transfusion after delivering. I got quite a few sample pills so I won't have to buy any for a little while.

The rest of the appointment was pretty standard. Baby's heartbeat was 156, and Dr. Mark said my belly is now around 30 cm! I couldn't believe it had grown that much in 3 weeks. But everything is progressing very well, he figures that baby weighs around 3 1/2 pounds by now and says so far so good. I've been feeling good, my only small complaints are that I get short of breath more often and my feet swell after being on them for too long. But it definitely isn't anything that I can't handle! Baby has been rockin' and rollin' all the time, especially after I eat. But so far I haven't been woken up at night or anything so I'm thankful!!

Well, we go back in 2 weeks for yet another check up. Love to everyone, Matt & Ann