One problem solved by drinking
Remember how my amniotic fluid was low on Monday? Well, I had another ultrasound this morning. A 7:45 a.m. appointment. How nice.
Anyway, my fluid is up to 9.4 whatever units which is awesome. I had suspected that I was dehydrated on Monday, and that can sometimes cause fluid levels to be lower. I’ve been drinking even more water lately and woke up at 6 a.m. to get plenty of fluids in me before my appointment. I think this definitely helped. If there truly was a problem, I wouldn’t have been able to drink my way out of it.
Everything else on the ultrasound looked good. Baby has been practicing his breathing muscles, which we’ve been able to observe on the past two ultrasounds. He’s getting ready!
My fundal height has decreased to 31 cm. Whaaaat? How bizarre is this? It should be 38 cm now (+ or – 2). It’s possible that it has decreased from the 33 whatever it was on Monday because maybe the baby has moved even lower down. Or maybe his position has shifted slightly and that’s affecting the count. The same midwife has measured me the past few times, so who knows what’s going on?
All I know is, fundal height is not an exact science. Since we know that the baby is in fact measuring just fine and that there is plenty of fluid, we can only assume that my guts have been smooshed into oblivion.
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You’re almost there! I can’t believe how fast this fall/winter has flown by . . .
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Woo-hoo! Good for you to get hydrated so early. Glad things turned out ok. Are you going to be hit by all this expected weather? I’m nervously excited to see tons of snow!!
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@BurghBaby — I know! These last few months especially have seemed fast to me.
@Stacy — Right now we’re getting a ton of rain. I seem to be south of the freeze line, which is good! Being @ the freeze line is the worst with all the ice you could get. And I don’t want a mountain of snow. Nothx. Hope your weather stays reasonable!