28-Week Checkup

Not much to tell here, this appointment took less than fifteen minutes. She acknowledged that I'm gaining weight, which is a good thing. She asked about my asthma, which has been inactive for years, and about my depression, which has reared its ugly head this last week. She measured my uterus, but didn't tell me the measurement. She found the baby's heartbeat with no problem, and it was in the 140s, which is what it was on the 20th. We talked about traveling, since the cutoff for my insurance is 34 weeks. The trip Bryan and I have planned puts me back home at 34 weeks and 4 days, so I've got to contact the insurance company about getting authorization for that. But the nurse said she'd be willing to write a letter attesting to the fact that I am not showing any risk factors for early delivery, and she also mentioned that it might be good for my depression to get home and see everyone. So I emailed my insurance company when I got home, and am just waiting for word back now. I mentioned the pain in my upper abdomen, and she started talking about pre-eclampsia, because right upper quadrant pain is one symptom of it. She did say that I'm not showing any signs of it, I'm not swelling majorly anywhere, and my blood pressure is low, where high blood pressure would be a worrisome symptom. But she gave me a pamphlet on high blood pressure anyway. We managed to get a lot done in the ten or so minutes I was in there. I went to the appointment desk and made my next appointment for April 20th, which would be the day before Bryan and I are supposed to leave for our trip home. That is 32 weeks and 2 days along at that appointment. So we'll see. I really don't want to be stuck at home if they don't clear me for travel... I really want to go home and see some of my family and friends. We'll see, though. It all depends on Tricare. Yay...

TTFN!!!