GTT

Yesterday was my first 3rd trimester appt and I had my Glucose Tolerance Test. I expected to have to drink a large amount of super sugary "juice" as everyone has warned me of. Some girls got to choose their flavor between lemon lime, orange and fruit punch. Others have said they got to take theirs home, drink it and come in just for the finger poke. I got advice to drink it fast, turn it into a slushie (if I could take it home), pick the fruit punch flavor, don't drink it on an empty stomach and so on. So I was a little worked up headed into this appt. Besides, I have a sweet tooth like no other and honestly I was going to be really upset if I had to give up or limit certain sugary foods. It seems to shallow to type that, I mean I only have about 10 more weeks left of pregnancy, I could suck it up and deal. Anyway....I got there are waited 30 min before I was allowed back. I have never had to wait before at the office, of course it would be this appt. So I sat out in the waiting room thinking about having to drink all this stuff, debating if I really wanted fruit punch or orange instead. When it was my turn I went back and the lady sat me down next to a very cold 5 oz cup of lemon lime drink. She told me to take that, it would taste like really sugary sprite and she would be back. No decisions for me to make. So I threw back the 150ml and thought to myself, that was actually kinda good. I waited for her to return and bring me more but when she came back it was just with a piece of paper saying to report back in an hour. That was it?! No second round of drink? I don't think you could even turn 150ml into a slushie if I had that at home! I don't know where I got the idea that you had to drink a large amount of liquid or maybe other drs do it differently. I also don't know how people puke it back up during their wait and have to retest, it was not that sugary. You also have to drink it in 5 min and people said that was difficult as well. Some people even had to come back and retest because they took too long to get it down! I was also told my baby would be really active and crazy in there after I took it, which she was not. Overall, every single one of my expectations about this test was incorrect. I guess I am fine with that. I came back and she poked my finger for the blood sample. A min later she said I passed and I was on my way. Horray! So maybe I really do have a higher tolerance to sweet things, or maybe my body is so used to consuming lots of candy or not all drs do the test the same. Whatever the reason, I am glad it is over and was not terrible.

We also listened to her heartbeat and this time she kicked Rachel a few times. Usually she doesn't move during our afternoon appts because that is her sleepy time, but lately she has been up at all hours of the day. We are measuring on track even though I haven't been gaining a lot of weight, so I felt reassured by that. I know everyone's bodies are different so I have tried not to think about weight gain much this pregnancy but I feel like everyone else has been fixated on it. So many people have been telling me there is no way I can be 29 weeks pregnant, I am not big enough, the baby must be not growing very fast, maybe they got my dates wrong ect. You can't help but be a little unsure being a first time mom. So it was nice to hear Rachel thought everything looked good with baby's progress. My mom gained like 15-20 lbs with her girls (she claims she couldn't remember exactly) but gained 40 lbs with Alex so I really didn't know what to expect. We also talked over vaccinations, cord blood banking, and finding a pediatrician. So many decisions to make and she is not even here yet. It was helpful to get Rachel's opinions and add them to Matt and I's research about all those topics.

Now I begin the every 2 week visits! I can't believe we are in the last leg of this journey. I have a feeling the next couple months will fly by. I am just trying to soak it all up and enjoy. Matt is traveling for work this week so there was no one here with me to take our 29 week picture. It will have to be a 29.5 pic when he gets back on Thursday. Have a great week!