32 Week Doctor's Updates

Perinatal Appointment:
Tess decided to be sleepy today and was positioned head downwards and facing my back. Good to know she's at least turned the right way and not in a breech position. The doctor said that the bloodflow to the brain/heart were excellent. She looks incredibly healthy and fluid levels are measuring right where they should be. They say I'm right on track with my october 1 due date. There's only one issue: Her belly is measuring small. Now apparently this means that she isn't getting the right amount of nutrients from the placenta for some reason. They say there's nothing I can personally do to change this (such as excercise or diet change.) and that it's simply something that needs to be monitored. They hooked me up to an external fetal monitor and administered a non stress test to monitor kick counts/heartbeat. Everything on that came on fantastic and looked healthy and fine. They will be scheduling me once a week now for non stress fetal monitoring to keep an eye on everything. Baby is measuring 3.5 pounds right now which they say is right on track and she looks/acts healthy as a horse, so I'm hoping that everything just blows over.

Prenatal Appointment:
I'm still weighing in at the same weight as I did 2 weeks ago. My fundal height is also still at 30cm, which they said isn't too unusal. I mentioned how the perinatal center said that Tessie's belly was measuring small and they said that was unusual, especially since they said I had tested with high sugar on my first glucose test. My sugar had come in at 153, and if i truly suffered from Gestational Diabetes, they said I'd be dealing with the issue of Tess weighing more than she does and measuring larger than she is. The doctor thinks that I somehow spiked the test and don't honestly suffer from GD, but they told me to continue to monitor my diet as I've been doing.

So all in all, everything is looking spot on except for Tessie's belly being a bit on the small side. Bloodflow to the brain is excellent; her heart is beating strong and healthy; she's nice and active and in a good position (not breeched). Every baby grows different, and the tummy is the last place to gain nutrients apparently so we'll be keeping our fingers crossed. <3