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Doctor Updates |
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Starting Weight |
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Ending Stats |
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Pleather & Kirsten's Health |
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88 POUNDS!! Isn't that terrible! Weight at first appointment: 98 pounds. |
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We'll See. Goal is to gain 35-40 pounds total. |
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Highlights |
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This page is where I'll tell you all about my doc appointments. & please don't be concerned for your children. This is a G-rated site. :-)
-Pleather & Kirsten |
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April 16: heard Kirsten's heartbeat
May 1: had ultrasound & saw Kirsten for the first time!
July 25: heard Kirsten's heartbeat for the 2nd time & scheduled the "BIG" ultrasound.
August 8: SHE'S A SHE!
August 15: gained 2 1/2 pounds since 7/25/02; have pregnancy related anemia
August 30: gained 1 1/2 pounds since 8/15/02; tried to figure out why I lost so much weight prior to pregnancy.
September 12: gained 2 1/2 pounds since 8/30/02; lots of tests & all with positive results!
September 26: NO WEIGHT GAIN!
October 10: The ultrasound tech thinks Kirsten is 6 pounds, 11 ounces!!!
October 17: Found out I had a lot of little contractions I haven't been aware of.
October 23: 2 cm dilated . . . literally any day now! |
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April 16: EAT, EAT, EAT!
Gain 35-40 pounds total!
July 25: Continue doing exactly what I've been doing. I'm on the right track.
August 15: Take 325mg of Iron daily due to pregnancy related anemia.
August 30: Keep eating
September 12: monitor contractions
September 26: Keep eating; buy maternity belt
October 10: keep eating & call if anything changes
October 17: keep eating, call if anything changes, monitor contractions & fetal movement, & most of all, be prepared for ANYTHING!!!
October 23: keep resting, drink lots of fluids & be ready! |
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April 16, 2002 - Dr. Elizabeth McCrann |
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This was my first appointment. Nothing fancy. Most women know how this one goes. They do an exam & take some blood. They answer any questions that I may have & tell you any concerns they may have. The best part of this appointment was hearing Kirsten's heartbeat! Plus, Dr. McCrann said it's perfectly okay to go to Brazil in July & I'm supposed to eat what ever I want to gain weight! EDD given: Nov. 9, '02. |
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May 1, 2002 - FASTER Trial Appointment |
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The FASTER Trial appointment was a chance for a free ultrasound! I took it. The local College here in Denver is doing a study on Down Syndrome in pregnant women. Okay, so I had to let them draw some blood. But, if it got me a chance to see Kirsten & find out the odds of Kirsten have Down Syndrome, I figured it couldn't hurt. It was very exciting! Even at 12 weeks, 6 days, I could see Kirsten moving around in there. Very active child & I couldn't feel a thing! |
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TAKE ME HOME! |
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July 25, 2002 - Nancy Miller, CNM |
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FINALLY! I was able to see a doctor again. Moving can cause so many delays. But, things went GREAT! The baby's heartbeat sounded wonderful (150 bpm) . . . big surprise. & I've gained 24 pounds total! Nancy was very kind & pleasant. It's unlikely that she will be the one that deliver's Kirsten, (midwives rotate shifts CONSTANTLY), but I will have time to meet all of them & get to know them before the big day. Nancy says that she's very pleased with how I'm taking care of myself. Which is always nice to hear. :-) OH! & I scheduled the big ultrasound. |
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August 8, 2002 - Ultrasound Visit |
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She's a girl! Kirsten was finally seen for what she is for the first time. & already, she is very much like her mother. . . does what she wants, when she wants. :-) The ultrasound tech tried very hard to get a good picture of Kirsten's face & that did not happen. Kirsten had a great time keeping her face pointed towards my spine as well as possible & refused to turn her head at all. :-) I've been cursed with a daughter just like me. . . just like Mom always warned. LOL! |
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