YUCK!!

Three times this pregnancy I've had to chug 10 oz of fruit punch or orange flavored syrup.  Not fun.  The last gulp it always a gamble if I'm going to keep it down or throw it up.  Yuck!  

After my 28 week appointment I was told I needed to retake my glucose test.  I passed it at my 24 week appointment, but sugar in my urine red flagged me.  I was not looking forward to it, but assumed since I passed the first time, I could pass it again.  WRONG!  Epic fail.  It might have had something to do with the dozen cookies and candy I ate the day before. 

So, two days later I was told to do the 3-hour glucose test.  That consisted of fasting for 12 hours, then getting my blood drawn 4 times.  Luckily I have no issues with needles. 

I passed it that time.  But, my doctor told me I had to eat like I had gestational diabetes.  That's harder than I thought.  I'm a major sweets person... which lead me to 30 oz of syrup consumption.  I haven't cut out all sweets, but I'm down to one cookie a day and by passing the ice cream.  Only 7 weeks of having to watch my diet... then I'll roll into baby-weight-loss mode :)


On another note: We had another ultrasound at 31 weeks.  At an office ultrasound, my fertility doctor found my placenta to be a little low.  He wanted a follow-up to make sure it 'moved'.  The 31 week US showed it was no longer low and the baby is measuring 2 days ahead.  Everything still looks healthy and developing on track.  We made sure we didn't find out gender again.  After waiting this long, I didn't want to know that close to the end. 

I'm also shot free!!  Finally!!!  In the first trimester I was giving myself two shots a day.  One of progesterone and one of a blood thinner.  Then it became 8 shots a week (blood thinner everyday and progesterone once a week).  At 28 weeks I was off the blood thinner and only doing progesterone once a day.  At 32 weeks I got to be done with the progesterone.  I roughly calculated I've self-inflicted more than 250 shots during this pregnancy.  Though it was a pain (literally), I'd do it all over again. 

Only 7 weeks left.  I'm getting uncomfortable but can see the end.  I can't wait to hold Baby Mitchell in my arms.  It'll make this journey so totally worth it.