27 week visit

I went in today for my 27 week visit. Six more lovely pounds to the scale. I never weigh myself, but I did this morning before going in. I knew I had really grown in the past four weeks in belly size and in my legs. So, I didn't really want to be shocked...and I wasn't. Of course MY scale showed 4 lbs, but whatever! My urine sample showed protein which meant I was dehydrated. Funny how all those months of throwing up, my urine never showed protein, but now it does! More water, more water. Less sodium, less sodium. I swear, they might as well hook a water hose to my stomach because I just can't force myself to drink much more when I'm not thirsty! As for the sodium, I've been limiting the best I can. No canned vegetables, only frozen or fresh. No more caffeine drinks. Not that I was drinking them all the time. I said no to Chinese the other day. Torture! So, I really thought that my garden salad I made last night for dinner was a-OK. My nurse informed me that tomatoes were pretty much sodium. Huh? I had no idea. And salad dressing does too. Well, really. What the heck can I eat? I thought I was killing two birds with one stone ---lower calories and lower sodium.

I also had my glucose testing done. Last pregnancy I remember liking the orange drink, so I thought I would choose that one again over the fruit punch. Not quite as I remembered, but it was tolerable. The baby seemed to love all the sugar though! I should get my results in a few days.

Twenty minutes of my hour wait to get blood work after the drink was my actual visit. My doctor, who is pretty laid back, just suggested trying to drink as much water as I could but that at this point most women are going to have traces of protein in their urine. I measured where I should. Heartbeat was good. Tailbone pressure is normal. Kicking lower probably indicates he's breech. When I come back in four weeks, March 9, we will hopefully schedule this little one's birthday! It will be the first week of May. We are hoping for May 5. No, not because it's Cinco De Mayo.

Overall, due to the fact that I went to bed last night at 8:30 I feel pretty good today. I still take Zofran. Still throw up on occasion. Heartburn is present, but it is managed by Tums. I feel like I should be an advocate for Tums Smoothies.

If I feel brave, I'll take another belly picture. 26 lbs is not making me feel so attractive these days! ;)