On Monday we had our regular bi-weekly appointment at the doctor's office. Everything seems to be going well. I'm always worried that I'll get chewed out for gaining too much weight since I eat way too much junk food, but the nurse said my weight was good so that makes me happy :)
True to his word, my husband recorded the heart beat and it sounds good - I'm not an expert so I'm not really sure how it's supposed to sound, but it was loud, regular, and seemed to be going at a good speed, plus the doctor didn't say there was a problem.
She answered some questions I had about when is a good time to get an epidural. She says that it's good to wait as long as you can, but it all depends on the person's labor. If your labor is long you might want to get it earlier, if it's really short you might not get one at all, so keep an open mind. It'd be great if my labor was so short I didn't need an epidural, but I'm planning on long and painful so I'll probably get one.
She answered some questions I had about when is a good time to get an epidural. She says that it's good to wait as long as you can, but it all depends on the person's labor. If your labor is long you might want to get it earlier, if it's really short you might not get one at all, so keep an open mind. It'd be great if my labor was so short I didn't need an epidural, but I'm planning on long and painful so I'll probably get one.
We received two gifts from our baby registry in the mail from good friends yesterday. One was the Baby Trends frame stroller we wanted and it fits perfectly with our new car seat. We are very pleased with our selection of car seat and stroller combo. I'm finding that this selection process is quite personal. Sometimes I see parents with a type of car seat I would never dream of getting, so impractical, but maybe they were looking for something different than me in a seat.
This morning we went to visit the pediatrician's office to see how we like it. There are pluses and minuses to the practice and I'm not sure if we really like it or not. Everyone was nice enough. The nurse almost won me over when she commented on how I must be carrying the baby all in the front because I didn't seem that far along. My husband didn't get that it was a complement, but I sure took it as one because I feel like I'm carrying it all in my butt :) There are a bunch of doctors and a bunch of nurse practitioners who work there and you don't have a regular doctor although you can request one that you like if they are available (sort of like the Hair Cuttery).
Mostly I felt like I was going into a daycare facility with all the kids and toys and germs. The nurse mentioned that you will probably get sick going there and they have a bunch of fees like a no show fee and a late fee. I'm not a big fan of fees (who is, right?) and this turned me off a little. They said that there aren't particular hard and fast rules about the fees either so you might be able to get out of them if you sweet talk who ever is giving them out. I don't like to bother with stuff like that.
So I don't know, I'm not convinced, but I'm also kind of lazy so I guess we'll see which one wins out. They do have great hours (6 AM-8 PM weekdays, plus Saturday mornings) and are very accommodating in getting you in plus they will most likely have one of their doctors check out the baby at the hospital when he's born.
In other news it looks like we'll be in this area for longer than anticipated. Hubby got word from the HR person handling his employment as an air traffic controller that the center in Albuquerque has people lined up to get in for up to three years so who knows when we'll be moving. It's sort of funny because ever since we got married we've been saying that we were going to move soon. We really didn't think we'd stay in DC long enough to complete our one year lease and now we've been in the same apartment for almost three years.
We're now contemplating moving into a two bedroom apartment a little further away from the city and trying to weigh our options balancing work, school, and baby meanwhile trying to make sure we have health insurance. Being responsible is tough.
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