Today Hod wanted #1 and I to meet him for lunch. We went to a little burger place and discovered #1 needed a diaper change. They didn't have any sort of changing station. Hod went to change her in the front seat of the car. As I waited for our food he called me in a panic. #1 had MAJOR diaper rash (she had been in the diaper for less than 25 min, I'm really not a major slacker. She had been fine then.) And she had managed to get urine all over the seat. She was actually getting blisters it was so bad. She doesn't have a dr yet so we went to the local urgent care. While there I was in some pretty intense pain. Not labor, but not right. The dr saw #1 and talked to me, telling me I needed to go to labor and delivery.
We called some friends to watch #1 for us and headed over to the hospital. This is what we now know: I am borderline diabetic. After the three hour glucose test my Dr's nurse called me and told me I was fine. No other details, just "fine". Today I learned that if my numbers had been just one higher I would be listed as diabetic. I'm that close, and you couldn't tell me to limit my hot chocolate? No wonder I have felt so lousy.
Along with this I have "floating anxiety". Basically I am so stressed out that I am hurting myself. This is why I can't sleep and why I am in so much pain. It is bad enough that if I don't figure out how to change something I will have to be medicated or it could harm #2. Oh, so you mean all the times I tried to talk to my dr about how I was feeling and he quickly told me "your baby has a normal heart beat, you're fine." He was actually wrong? Lame-o. I have been thinking of getting a new dr for a while, and today was the final straw!
After finding all of this out, I talked to the nurse in labor and delivery about doctors. She told me that in an emergency she would love to have my current dr, but if she wanted to be listened to, she would find someone else. So she gave us a recommendation. We asked for the phone number. She just had the dr come in and give it to us. I am very excited to try this new dr! Even just the 5 min we talked I felt like she has learned more about me than my current dr did in a month. So glad to have a dr I can feel confidence in!
2 comments:
i'm so glad you found someone better! I hope things go better for the rest of your pregnancy (and that it lasts at least 37 weeks!)
Having the right doctor can make such a big difference! I am so glad you found someone new!!! And I am so glad you are doing alright... Hang in there a few more weeks! Also I think it is fantastic that you have managed to only gain 20 lbs being as far as you are! Holy smokes girl I have gained almost 30 and I am only 30 weeks! I can't believe they told you your BMI. Sheesh! Totally inaccurate and a sure way to upset a pregnant woman who is already got enough on her mind!
Also... I love you. Thanks for your comment on my blog. I don't feel so alone now either.
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