Midwife visit, 32w6d
May. 15th, 2007 12:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpSo I had an appointment with The Midwife I Love today. But even TMIL doesn't help when things seem so ambiguous. I just want some answers, dang it!
For starters, I have been having weird BP. I have always been really close to 110/60 before I got knocked up, and was a firm 120/70 for a long while in pregnancy. Then for whatever reason I went from 124/64 to 130/64 to now 130something/60something. So for whatever reason my systolic BP keeps going up while my diastolic BP is totally rock on normal. And TMIL has no suggestions or answers, but now "we have to watch it." I don't want to watch it. I want to have normal BP again. Abnormal BP = threatened inductions = don't want to go there.
And then of course there is measuring time. Two weeks ago I met with a different midwife and AGAIN asked if I was too small, and she said I was measuring 29 weeks which was perfect for 30 weeks. I go in today a day shy of 33 weeks and my measurement? 29.5cm. WTF? So I once again ask if I should be concerned or whatever, and TMIL says 1) that I have grown 6cm in the 6 weeks since I saw her last (which means I have always measured so behind and she never told me) and 2) that I measured 28cm last time, even though I am /sure/ I was told 29. She basically gives me the "I'm sure everything is fine," brush off, and asks me if I want another ultrasound. No, I don't WANT another ultrasound, but I want to know if I /should/ get another ultrasound. She's the professional, I'm just the dumbass who is always told she is SO SMALL and stuff. So I say no to the ultrasound and ask her, "Do you think I'm having a small baby?" She says no. How does she know? This is the same person that seems to think that nearly 4cm behind is no big deal.
On the plus side, baby was head down today, back on my left side, foot firmly planted in my lower right side (ow). She says this is not likely to change and kid SHOULD be head down for the duration. So now I guess I can't blame my small side on transverse baby.
I know that TTC and pregnancy are all about "giving up control" and "letting nature take its course" and all of that hippie crap, but I just want some sort of straight info on the BP and the belly size. That's all. Bleh.
For starters, I have been having weird BP. I have always been really close to 110/60 before I got knocked up, and was a firm 120/70 for a long while in pregnancy. Then for whatever reason I went from 124/64 to 130/64 to now 130something/60something. So for whatever reason my systolic BP keeps going up while my diastolic BP is totally rock on normal. And TMIL has no suggestions or answers, but now "we have to watch it." I don't want to watch it. I want to have normal BP again. Abnormal BP = threatened inductions = don't want to go there.
And then of course there is measuring time. Two weeks ago I met with a different midwife and AGAIN asked if I was too small, and she said I was measuring 29 weeks which was perfect for 30 weeks. I go in today a day shy of 33 weeks and my measurement? 29.5cm. WTF? So I once again ask if I should be concerned or whatever, and TMIL says 1) that I have grown 6cm in the 6 weeks since I saw her last (which means I have always measured so behind and she never told me) and 2) that I measured 28cm last time, even though I am /sure/ I was told 29. She basically gives me the "I'm sure everything is fine," brush off, and asks me if I want another ultrasound. No, I don't WANT another ultrasound, but I want to know if I /should/ get another ultrasound. She's the professional, I'm just the dumbass who is always told she is SO SMALL and stuff. So I say no to the ultrasound and ask her, "Do you think I'm having a small baby?" She says no. How does she know? This is the same person that seems to think that nearly 4cm behind is no big deal.
On the plus side, baby was head down today, back on my left side, foot firmly planted in my lower right side (ow). She says this is not likely to change and kid SHOULD be head down for the duration. So now I guess I can't blame my small side on transverse baby.
I know that TTC and pregnancy are all about "giving up control" and "letting nature take its course" and all of that hippie crap, but I just want some sort of straight info on the BP and the belly size. That's all. Bleh.
