December 14, 2009

I'm starting to hate these doctor's appointments. I scheduled my appointment today for 10:15 a.m. thinking earlier is better. Well it was a little better, I guess! I took my book club book with me to read. I had plenty of time to read. I got called to go back around 11:15 - the nurse took my blood pressure and then I sat and waited for about 30 minutes before seeing the doctor. He asked if I had felt the baby move, which I haven't. No big deal because it's a little early for that. I got up on the table and he found the baby's heartbeat - 152 beats per minute. He asked if I had already had the sonogram to check my cervix, but I had not. He left and said a nurse would be right in.

About 5 mintues later a nurse showed up asking me about the progestrone shots, which the doctor had forgot to mention this time. He told me about the weekly shots at my first appointment, but hadn't mentioned it since. I'm not sure why, but only two pharmacies in the area carry this prescription and it was best to come into the office to get the shots injected because it can be a little tricky.

Five minutes afer this nurse left, another came to get me for the songram. Being an internal sonogram, I had strip from the waist down. Really, it wasn't too bad, but you don't get to see much of the baby with this type of sonogram. After doing the internal, she asked if I wanted to see better pictures of the baby and did the tummy sonogram. Everything measured fine, so I do not have to go back for another sonogram for two weeks.

I left the doctor's office, went to the pharmacy, got the prescription, grabbed lunch and headed back to school. I called the doctor's office to schedule my first shot appointment, which luckily will be with a nurse. I go tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. and have to go every week after that until 36 weeks. Yipee! Hopefully in later December or January, Nick will go with me to an appointment and learn how to do it so I don't have to go to the office every week.

My next appointment is December 29 - another internal sonogram and more shots! Two weeks after that will be the big "boy or girl" sonogram, so stay tuned for more information!!