I had an appointment this morning with a midwife (appointments are every two weeks now) and all seems well with Ella. Of course I meant to confirm the gestational diabetes test results came back negative but forgot to ask. Oops. I am assuming that since I didn't get a call about it within a day or two after testing, and since the midwife didn't mention anything about it at my appointment, that I'm in the clear on that.
The midwife told me that Ella's head is down and her body curves around my right side, so her rear end is up and arms and legs punch and kick on my left side. She said she initially thought her body was on my left side, but I told her that while I feel movement all over, I feel stronger punching/kicking on my left. When she used the doppler to get the heart rate, that confirmed that Ella was, indeed, opposite of what she'd expected. (Because she found the heart rate on my right side, so that's where Ella's body is.) In talking about how she was positioned in there, I also forgot to ask about the heart rate. It's been in the 130's-140 range lately. I could break out the doppler I have here at home if I really want to know, I suppose!
I've definitely been having a lot more Braxton Hicks contractions this time than before. I don't think I had any at all with Kaylee, and with Andy they didn't start until about the last month or so. Now I've already been getting them for a month and I have two more to go! Luckily they aren't really painful, just an annoying tight feeling...so far. I think my second trimester "energy burst" (what little burst I got!) is completely gone now; I am feeling tired more often than not and have gone back to trying to get a little nap in when Andy naps when I can. I'm hoping that with all we have going on in November and December holiday-wise, it'll make the time pass more quickly and the next 2 months won't seem to take forever!
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