We’ve just been for our 32 week scan and everything seems to be on target as we count down for D-Day (delivery day) in July.
Baby’s growth is smack bang in the middle of the recommended ranges and all being well we’ll finally get to meet each other in the flesh in 8 weeks time. The scan did detect some excess fluid in Bubs’ right kidney but we’re told this isn’t abnormal and usually corrects itself a few days after they are born – nevertheless bubs will be having a scan after 4 days to keep an eye on it.
The pic above is a side profile of bubs’ head from our Week 32 scan. I’m pretty happy that we have this as I’m told it’s quite difficult to get a good snap this late in the pregnancy.
Jayne is being closely monitored after being diagnosed with a form of gestational diabetes when she returned a slightly higher than normal blood sugar level in a recent glucose test (it’s quite common in pregnant women and easily managed through a low-GI diet). We’re actually getting the star treatment at St Marys as a result – we jumped the queues last time around and saw just about every staff member in the ward: the dietitian, the trainee dietitian, the diabetic midwife, the diabetologist, and the head obstetrician himself (who had a pretty similar bedside manner to TV’s House).
This also means that Jayne’s having to record her blood sugar levels a couple of times each day. I’d personally baulk at the idea of having to prick my finger three times a day but she has taken it in her stride. So far, her levels have been safely within the recommended ranges – we were doing pretty well on the food front anyway – eating lots of wholewheat-based food and getting in loads of fruit and veg – so managing the blood sugars has been a pretty painless task so far – the finger pricking withstanding!
Jayne’s blood pressure was also slightly up (probably a combination of the stress of work and our housing dilemna) so that one will also be monitored closely as we move closer towards the end of July. The indecision over names is probably causing her a little anxiety as well.
We’re pretty much agreed on boys names (I won’t tell you what they are just yet lest to say that ‘Spiderpig’ was sadly eliminated early on). But consensus on girls names is proving a bit harder to come by. Jayne’s quite keen on Amelia. I’m a big fan of Lucie. There are a few other options in the mix as well but we’ll wait and see. I won’t even bother starting on middle names…
June sees us getting ready our hospital bag, finalising our birth plan, and making ready our makeshift nursery. Antenatal classes kick off at the end of this month and our next scan is in week 36. We’re both getting quite excited now – it’s the final countdown! Da-na na na…
