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| Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia with my other half |
I did spend most of yesterday wondering how I could get out of the blood test and if it was really necessary. My mum constantly reminds me that all four of her children (including myself) were 10lbs or bigger, considering I'm 5'6 and my siblings are all 6ft and over, I still find it hard to believe I was that big. So the midwife was pretty insistent on me having the test even though my other half is a questionable height which apparently is the optimum; gestational diabetes can result in big babies making for difficult births, heart/lung problems and premature birth (Made For Mums).
I have to say that the blood test wasn't anywhere near as bad as I thought it was going to be considering I was on the verge of a panic attack about it yesterday. They managed to find a vein a few minutes after looking and the needle was in and out before I knew what was happening. I'm so used to them struggling to find a vein and having two or three attempts, I really can't praise the nurses today enough. They did give me lucozade afterwards as the glucose drink, I was pretty happy with myself. I'm a big fan of lucozade and I haven't had a fizzy drink in months. My other half constantly tells me off about my small addiction to fizzy drinks so I was very chuffed when I was given one by a medical professional.
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| Nuggets presents today |
I had my premature clinic appointment in between the two blood tests. The clinic was very busy today because of the bank holidays (the clinic only runs on a Monday). There was good news today, there's been no change in the length of my cervix so we're all quite happy so my next appointment will be in three weeks. I got to see a quick peak at nugget, considering I felt like I was getting punched and kicked all over I was quiet curious to see what position he was in. The little trouble maker has his head down, hands above his head punching my cervix whilst trying to kick my stomach. As the doctor put it the 'superman' position, the doctor could even see his little hand when he was trying to measure my cervix which seems to be staying at about 1.7-1.9cm. So to celebrate a good result we bought nugget a little Elmer teddy and bear hat.
So being 25 and a half weeks today, my best friend has broached the topic of the baby shower! I have to say I'm pretty excited and I have a feeling she has secretly been plotting what she wants to do for a while now. So we're aiming to do it at the end of next month, I'm feeling pretty confident that the little one will hopefully stay in until after then. I should be about 30 weeks by that point. I did find an interesting website about premature births and cervical length. During my 20 week scan I had a cervix of 0.4cm so according to the chart below it would estimate giving birth at less than 32 weeks. The doctors did believe I was about to give birth at any moment at that stage but it's more reassuring to see higher gestational ages. Now that my cervix is about 1.7-1.9 I would be very happy with a gestational birth age of 34 weeks! Only a few more days until we are 26 weeks!
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| 25 weeks + 4 days transvaginal scan of cervix length |
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Cervical
length at 20-24wks (cm)
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Mean
birth gestational age
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1.0
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32
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1.5
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33
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2.0
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34
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2.5
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36.5
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Source:
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, June 2000
cited in: http://www.keepemcookin.com
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