... to chill out LOL.
I had my 36 week visit today... what a depressing visit. First, I gained 7 lbs. in 2 weeks... the OB says that I've definitely got some edema (but my blood pressure was fine & no protein in my urine) which I figured since my rings and shoes feel a little tight lately. Okay, so I'll try not to freak out over the humongous weight gain... if it's mostly water, then it'll come off quicker than the real poundage (I think I need to repeat that about 30,000 times so that I believe it )
Then, she suddenly seemed very concerned about my varicose veins (which I don't think have gotten much worse since I was 6 or 7 mos. pg). She told me to get some of those lovely suport hose -- I'd looked for them before, and couldn't find them, so I have no idea where I'll be able to get some -- because being over 30 and having varicose veins puts me at a higher risk (2 in 100 women will have the clots, and most are in a risk group) for thrombosis (blood clots) in the late pregnancy or early postpartum stage. Of course, I didn't think to ask any questions (or to get concerned about it) until after I left the office, and now I'm sort of freaking out over it.
Then, my cervical exam showed pretty much no real progress... it's softening a bit, but no more than a fingertip of dilation.
WAAAAAH!
Susan
I had my 36 week visit today... what a depressing visit. First, I gained 7 lbs. in 2 weeks... the OB says that I've definitely got some edema (but my blood pressure was fine & no protein in my urine) which I figured since my rings and shoes feel a little tight lately. Okay, so I'll try not to freak out over the humongous weight gain... if it's mostly water, then it'll come off quicker than the real poundage (I think I need to repeat that about 30,000 times so that I believe it )
Then, she suddenly seemed very concerned about my varicose veins (which I don't think have gotten much worse since I was 6 or 7 mos. pg). She told me to get some of those lovely suport hose -- I'd looked for them before, and couldn't find them, so I have no idea where I'll be able to get some -- because being over 30 and having varicose veins puts me at a higher risk (2 in 100 women will have the clots, and most are in a risk group) for thrombosis (blood clots) in the late pregnancy or early postpartum stage. Of course, I didn't think to ask any questions (or to get concerned about it) until after I left the office, and now I'm sort of freaking out over it.
Then, my cervical exam showed pretty much no real progress... it's softening a bit, but no more than a fingertip of dilation.
WAAAAAH!
Susan