but that's a lot of sugar! I had my glucose tolerance test today to test for gestational diabetes. I drank my oh so yummy high glucose solution an hour before my doctor's appointment. I like that they did it that way, instead of having to drink it there & wait for a whole hour. Anyway, when we got to the doctor's office, they drew my blood. I'm not sure when they'll be calling back with the results, but I hope that everything is okay & that I pass. That would be great!
I also had another cervical length scan & it was measuring at 3.2 cm. 4 weeks ago, it was measuring at 5 cm. This past week I've been having menstrual-like cramps that come & go, also some thicker discharge. I was worried that maybe it could be my mucus plug starting to come out, so I told the nurse about that & she had my doctor do an exam to check my cervix. He told me that my cervix is opened a little bit on the outside, but the ultrasound showed that I'm still closed on the inside... which is good, so he's not too worried about that for now. I'm still a little worried though because I googled what the average cervical length is during the 28th week, and it showed that 3.2 cm is average at around 32 weeks. I'm only 28 weeks! But again, my doctor says he's not too worried.
I'm sure it's natural to feel scared. I just fear that I'll go into early labor again like I did with my first son. He was born at 23 weeks though, & I'm thankful I've made it this far to 28 weeks. I hope my cervix doesn't shorten any faster. So now my doctor wants to see me again next week to do a fetal fibronectin test to see if I'm at risk of preterm labor, along with another cervical length scan to see if it's shortening even more or opening, along with my usual weekly progesterone shot. Only about 8 more of those shots to endure! Lol. They're not bad though, I'm used to getting poked all the time now after all I've been through with my first pregnancy & my gallbladder surgery. He also told me to take it easy from now on-- try to stay off of my feet as much as possible, no intercourse, stuff like that. It's hard for me to just relax though because I'm the one who does all the chores around the house so I have to try to not stress about how messy the house is =\ However, Mike did say that he was going to start his "nesting" stage next month & start cleaning the house for Caleb & me. I sure hope so! I had so many plans to clean the house, finish our baby registry... & how am I supposed to go grocery shopping for our Thanksgiving dinner now?! Sigh. It's all worth it though, to keep him in as long as I can :) Other than all of that, the baby is growing properly and his heartbeat is still normal.
I'm just taking each day as it comes, trying to enjoy my pregnancy. I'm trying not to let the negative thoughts take over, & I just remember that we've been blessed with our new baby. I'm hanging in there! Caleb will come when he's ready. (But I still hope I carry to full term, lol.) It's so hard not to worry! Aaaahhhaahhah!
Love,
Tiare
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