24week Doc checkup
I had my check up on Wednesday. Pete came along in the hope we would get to listen to the heartbeat again. Indeedy we did. Such a buzz to hear our little monkeys heartbeat, Pete loved it!! But as usual she took the mic away way too quickly. But the look on Petes face and hearing our babys heartbeat was priceless!!
The doc did all her tests, my blood pressure was all good, my tummy measurements were as they should be, Flicka was lying across my middle not up and down, and she said which end would be his head. Pete thought the way she was pushing around on my belly it would hurt but she was very skilled. Then I had to do the lovely urine test and of course I had nothing in me. What little I got out had some white cells in it or something, so I had to do a sample at work in the afternoon and drop it off to the doctors on the way home so they could send it off for testing. Urine infections are very common during pregnancys but hopefully it comes back all clear.
I told her about my calves feeling like they want to cramp up all the time. She measured and felt them to make sure they were both the same size. And told me to eat more bananas for their potassium which should help. She did say if one gets bigger than the other, goes red and sore to get back in and see them because of BVT, which again can be a symptom during pregnancy. They have felt very tight lately but my feet feel a little swollen too, I have read that is very commen. But I am a little worried with flying to Italy for a holiday next month before the big flight home to NZ. I will have to get some flights socks and keep stretching and walking around for sure!
