Baby update

Well, this pregnancy has been quite different from Abbi. Abbi was pretty smooth sailing the whole way, no real concerns. However this one, I can't really say that.

My iron levels are lower than normal anyway, so when I am pregnant I expect them to go even lower and I immediately start taking an iron supplement. However, when they tested my levels I was a low 8, which they want you to be around 11. So, my doctor prescribed me a heavy dose iron pill to take twice a day. So I start taking those. My next appointment, they check my levels again, NO CHANGE!!! So, I then had to go get an IV of iron for 5 straight days. Since they are pumping it straight into my blood, I figured my iron levels would shoot right up! Well, went to the doctor and they tested and it went up 1 point to a 9. It went up, but not quite enough. My doctor was trying to decide if I should get another round of IV's or not. I really didn't want to, mainly because it is way expensive, but also, I wanted to try and see if taking the pills and really trying to eat iron rich foods could bring it up. So he let me wait a week. So after trying really hard to bring my levels up that way I went back in and it rose 1/2 a point! My doctor decided to not have me do the IV's but to continue with what I was doing and hopefully the level's won't go down. He calls this baby a sponge because of how much iron I've taken and my levels are still as low as they are! The only concern he has is if anything happens during delivery and I bleed, I don't have a reserve of iron in my system and I would need a blood transfusion. Let's just pray that doesn't happen!

So, I've been working on my iron, however this last doctors appointment, we found out this baby is breech. Yay. So we have 3 plans in place. I will crawl around on the floor (the gravity expands the room the baby has and hopefully she will turn on her own) If that doesn't happen at 37 weeks he'll give me something that will relax the uterus and he'll try and turn her from the outside. If we succeed there, great...however she could still turn back to breech, but hopefully not. If she is still breech at 39 weeks I'll get an epidural he'll go in and try and turn the baby and if successful they'll go ahead and start me and hopefully have a great delivery. Finally if all else fails, unfortunately it will be a c-section. Both the doctor and I would like to avoid that last scenario, but I am thankful that we have all these plans in place. So here's to hoping this little baby turns!

Mark and I still haven't decided on a name. We have a couple we like, but unfortunately, I like some, then he likes others. We haven't made up our mind on a common name yet. This may just happen whenever she comes!

I am ready for the constant 24 hour heartburn/acid reflux to be over! I'm excited to be able to move more freely again, not have to kick my legs up to get enough leverage to get out of bed, to be able to bend over and tie my shoes without having to hold my breath. Oh, the little things we take for granted! Yesterday my feet and ankles looked like an elephants trunk! :-( I can't get my ring off either! I just have to keep telling myself 4 more weeks, just 4 more weeks!