well, it's officially official: i'm huge. lol. i went to the doctor last week and the nurse said i "upgraded" when i stepped on the scale as she moved the big bottom weight to the next notch to the right! ak! the good news is that everyone keeps telling me that i'm "all baby", which i'm hoping holds true for my postpartum journey to get my body back.
no news is good news in the medical community, and i don't have anything major to report except that baby is doing well with a strong heartbeat (and stronger kicks!). i've always had low blood pressure, and it's common for blood pressure to drop even more during pregnancy, which mine totally did. i also have a super low resting pulse (you can imagine how shocked i was when the nurse asked if i was an avid runner LOL farthest thing from it). so apparently a low blood pressure coupled with a low pulse is okay (there's a minor concern about fainting, but so far, so good) but a low blood pressure with a high pulse is NOT okay... so just a head's up to any pregnant ladies out there: it's important to go for your routine check-ups! in other news, i sent out invitations to the baby shower! it's over columbus day weekend, so i'm totally expecting that lots of people already have plans. but one of my very best friends ever is flying all the way from chicago, so no matter what, i'm definitely going to have a good time! (hi erika!) my amazing hubby also set up the crib (lovingly purchased for us by my parents: hi mom and dad!) and we are working on finishing up small rennos on the house before little babe's big arrival! school starts back up next week and because there was a small (read as: not so small) faux pas with my last two pay checks before summer break, i've also been working on the weekends. i completely planned out my maternity leave and now consider myself an absolute expert on the following topics: disability insurance, the Federal Family Medical Leave Act, NJ Family Leave Insurance, and the cost of day care in Monmouth County (<--- just in case you were wondering about that last one, it's astronomical!). i'm sad to see the summer go, but that just means i'm closer to meeting little babe!
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so today is a pretty big day for us... TODAY, LITTLE BABE IS OFFICIALLY CONSIDERED VIABLE! what in the heck does that mean, you ask? well, according to most doctors in the us, viability can mean one of two things. when referring to the pregnancy, viability means that a woman is still pregnant: a heartbeat can be detected. once a woman hits 24 weeks, however, viability takes on a whole new meaning (and this meaning is significant, especially to women who have suffered multiple losses). after 24 weeks, viability is the point in time in which a growing fetus has a reasonable chance of surviving outside of the womb. why is this even a "thing"? well, for one, it means that we've made it! (legitimately, this feels almost like a huge sigh of relief!)... and for another, g-d forbid i go into pre-term labor or something happens where little babe must be delivered early, modern medicine tells me that *most likely* the baby will, with a considerable amount of help and a NICU stay, remain alive. so there you have it folks - a milestone day for us! fingers crossed that we both stay healthy and make it full term :)
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