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[omimouse]

-thuds-

My glorious adventures in the hospital are summed up here.

Baby is fine, and *incredibly* active, even at this early stage. As in, anytime they did a sonogram, they had to chase the kid down with the wand. They'd get flashes of baby heartbeat, and then the kid would scoot. Got plenty of sounds of moving baby, though.

I went all snuffly and crying when I heard the heartbeat for the first time, and when I saw the pics when they did the first ultrasound. (I'm gonna have Louis upload those pics, since LJ's picture function Does Not Like me.) My hindbrain has finally realized that there really is a little person in there.

-snuffles some more-

Also, the stuff they make you drink for the gestational diabetes test is utterly horrid.

(Yes, I am officially 'taking it easy'. Better known as 'wheelchair while shopping, and lots of time in my computer chair with my feet up on my desk, and Louis being very protective'.)

Comments

[pagawne.livejournal.com]

Honey, I would still suggest gentle walks, both for the health of the baby and your own. It will also make labor and delivery easier. I promise.

[gingicat]

Gentle exercise will actually help with the BP issues.

That first ultrasound is awesome, isn't it?

[griffen.livejournal.com]

Glad to know you're all right! I second the suggestion of gentle walks - but the emphasis here is on "gentle."

[ladyqkat.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear things are okay. Listen to those above me - I have no experience with these sort of things, so I am certain they know whereof they speak.

Also, the stuff they make you drink for the gestational diabetes test is utterly horrid.

sordak would contend that activated charcoal is more vile.

[louisadkins.livejournal.com]

The thing with the GD screening that she had to take, it's a super sugar syrup. So, after taking this stuff and not eating for an hour (as per the test) she had a massive sugar headache and spent the next four hours recovering from it. We're not looking forward to the actual GD test, as it requires 6 hours fasting beforehand, and not eating for 3 hours after. (We'll go in one morning before breakfast.)