I went to the doctor for my scheduled appointment and was told that since my last appointment I had only gained one pound. I was not happy but the doctor still tells me that I am where I need to be with my weight and not to worry about it. I am still having the lower back pain but have found that if I do not sit down soon after the pain starts then I feel cramps in my lower belly. I told Doctor Nolte this and he is convinced that what I am feeling is contractions. I could have had a panic attack but he once again said that I should not worry. How can I not though? He said that so long as the contractions are not taking place more than 4 times every hour than I am OK. I don't always get them everyday so he is completely OK with them. He said that sometimes that happens and just to take it easy when it happens and not over do it. I find that if I sit down within a few minutes the pain does go away in my back and I am able to once again do whatever it was that I was doing before the pain started or whatever is next on my list of to do's. He then took me back to get a look at Rebecca and see how things were looking with her. I love that he likes to do this at each appointment, it gives me a sense on calming when I get to see her heart beat and as always, her little wave!! When we got in there he saw that the placenta is in the way of me giving birth naturally at this point. Unless it moves by the time I am to deliver I will have to have a c-section. I do not want to do this but if that is my only option, I guess I have no choice. Doctor Nolte said that I shouldn't worry about this either since there is still a couple of months for it to move on it's own. To say the least, I am worried about those things and he just laughed at me! He does specialize in high risk pregnancies so I am sure that if there was something to be concerned with he would be the first one to say that it was time to worry!
I had to go the following day back to Roosevelt to have my blood drawn for the diabetic test. The orange stuff that is given to me to drink is not bad with the first drink but all drinks after that gets worse and worse. The last one could have made me loose it all but I held it together! I have not heard anything about it from my doctor so I am assuming that no news is good news!
My next appointment is set for the 28Th of this month so we will see if there are any changes in any of the above things!
I got a calling in church a couple weeks ago and I am having thoughts that it might not last long. I was called to be a teacher in the nursery. I am with the 18 month old kids. It is fun and I love the kids but being 6 and half months pregnant it is hard for me to get down on the floor and play and then be able to get up quickly. I find that most of the time I do need to sit down because of the pain in my back since I don't want to send myself into labor early. This makes it hard on the person that is in the class with me, most of the work is left to her. She said she understands and doesn't mind but I still feel bad. Something else that concerns me is when Rebecca is born. I am not sure how it will work to be taking care of an infant and working with the nursery kids. I guess I will cross that bridge when I come to it! I have also reached a point in the pregnancy where I don't have a whole lot of energy and feel like I am dragging all the time. This makes it hard also.
The final thing that is going on has been one that started a while ago. Kevin and I are having some serious problems. I won't go into the details about the problems though. He at one point took off his ring and moved out of the bedroom. When he decided that Adrian's bed was too hard for him to sleep on he announced that he was moving back into the room. His ring went back on and he now acts as if the problems don't exist and everything is normal. this is a hard thing for me to deal with since I am still hurt and can't talk about anything without getting a comment like deal with it or get used to it. Another thing that is a big concern is with him and Ashley. She and him do not at all see eye to eye about anything. I for the most part have come to grips that her attitude is a teenager attitude. He demands respect and has even said that she does not have to love or like him but she will respect him. He calls her names that are not OK at all and makes her feel as if she is not a person but rather an animal. She doesn't like to be around him at all anymore and wishes that he would just leave. I don't mind going into detail in a phone conversation for anyone that would like to know more about my side of this. I do know that it hurts to know that she hurts so much and I can't imagine Rebecca being hurt in the same way.
That is all that is new with me!
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When I was pregnant with Spencer, my placenta was also really low and they told me that if it didn't move up higher, I could expect a c-section as well. Luckily it did move up in the end and I was able to do a natural delivery. It seems like we worry most when they tell us not to worry! Hopefully you'll not have to do the c-section but plenty of people go through them every day. The important thing is getting the baby here safely and preserving your own health.
Speaking of which, if you are having contractions, I think you have a great excuse to take things easier. You do so much at that house for everyone, but you definitely deserve a break!
And I'm so sorry about the problems that you and Kevin are having. It's so sad that people can demand respect from others but are so disrespectful themselves. I don't have any advice or help for you but I'll definitely keep you and Ashley in my prayers and hope that things can work out for the best--whatever that may be.
Susannah, I agree with Amy...it's easy for the doctor to say not to worry but how can we help it?!
I, too, am sorry things aren't going well with Kevin. I don't have any great advice, but you have a supportive family no matter what you decide.
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