Six and a half months!

Well, I'm six and a half months tomorrow actually but I'm in a workshop all day so I'll write about it today!!!
I feel on top of the world now, this is all uncharted territory for me, but I feel stronger and more determined than ever! I guess it helps when you're not constantly weighed down with worry.....

Had my fortnightly OB appointment today. Saw the "head" OB today (who actually owns the clinic), Dr B and he was jsut fantastic. A very thorough, pleasant and caring doctor who seemed to know my full history (he'd done his pre-reading) and was happy to answer questions, provide options and generally was an all round nice guy.
There was a student doc in with him which he was teaching as he did my various observations, which I like cause you seem to get more detail when they are explaining it to someone else. BP was low again and he is sending me for another renal function test due to elevated corisol again, but he didn't seem overly concerned, just checking.
He then did a scan and I got to see bub again - who by the way, now fully looks like a real little chubby cheeked baby! He was even pointing out facial features like the nose and cute little lips! God, I sound like such a soppy mum, but I can't begin to tell you how amazed I am every time I see it. I know I am competely biased but seriously, it looks like a pretty darn cute little thing! I was head down this time instead of its usual breech position, but I could have told Dr B that before the scan as the past 24 hours I have felt bub more than ever! Yesterday at work I had my left hand pressing on top of the fundus and I SWEAR i felt a heel roll across the inside of my fingers!!! It actually felt weird from the outside, so much I pulled away in a bit of shock!! I love it though and wish I could feel that all the time!!
Some tentatively good news....it appears that my placenta has shifted slightly so that now it is only partially covering the cervix and Dr B seemed to think it would well and truly move (although can't guarantee it of course) out of the way by the time of the birth and hopefully eliminating the need for a c section! Fingers crossed!!!! That would be just an extra blessing!!!

I am booked in next Tuesday for the glucose challenge test (as it's called ony my Gribbles slip - I thought it was the glucose tolerance test) which I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to that! But it has to be done and I'm happy to go along and do it. Booked it for next week though as I've just had a bout of gastro and I currently have a sore throat and the onset of a cold! Boy, it's all hit me at once!!! So will also have a full blood count and he will be checking for cortisol levels again. Dr B has also told me to cut my work back to 4 days a week which I was a bit hesitant about - mostly because I have SOOOO much to do before I finish up, but also glad about because I'm pretty knackered by the end of the week! I'm happy to do whatever he tells me, so as of this week, I'll now have Fridays off! Yay! So, taking out my annual leave, I only have 32 actual work days left! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!!!

Anyway, I'm off to read the other blogs seseing as I've been sick and haven't been online. Hope everyone is well and look forward to catching up on more shortly!

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