Doctor Appt

Had an appt. It was nice to get out of the house :-) VERY nice! I had to wait over an hour for my appointment, and I really didn't mind. The change of scenery was good. Pretty much always wait over an hour for Dr. Gomez, but it's so worth it to me because I know he would gladly spend an hour with me if it was necessary. In fact, he did spend 30 minutes with us. He chatted with Wes, asked how he was doing, drew pictures to make sure Wes understood everything that was going on, etc. Baby's heart rate was in the 140's at first, then it did a flipper-roo and it was in the 150's. I finally weigh what a did when I got pregnant!!! From here on out I'll be in the positive's for weight gain!!

I had a dream the other night that it was a boy! Someone was looking at an ultrasound screen and said "Oh, and there's the penis." I kept having the feeling that it's a girl, so now I'm just confused! Guess we'll see in a few months.

Back to the appt: I don't exactly have much hope that bed rest will end anytime soon. Guaranteed at least one more month until my next appointments with the Perinatologists and Dr. G. Even then, doesn't seem likely. He also seemed very hopeful at the beginning of this (remember, I've had issues since 6 weeks!) that the clot would stop bleeding. Now, he said it could be likely that I bleed the entire pregnancy. Although the baby could still get big enough to apply pressure to clot off what's bleeding, the placenta is continually growing and changing too.

I have to start doing research on steroid shots for lung development. He suggested they would be given around 28 weeks. Anyone have experience with this? Know any side effects? Know any alternatives to the steroids? Since blood is an irritant and can cause contractions, that would be the most likely cause for preterm labor. However, if this did happen, the hope is still that the med's to stop contractions would work and baby would still be fine. I informed him that I will go full term and have a 9 pounder. I just have to let everyone know my goal :-)

I was challenged with another goal today: I should try to read the entire Bible during the next 19 weeks on bed rest. I really do NOT enjoy reading, so this IS a challenge. But, I like doing things that aren't easy and are beneficial in the long run. (I had to write this so you all can hold me accountable to it!)