Think I've been feeling baby moving. Latest ultrasound last Friday (22 weeks) - she was 397 g estimated.  All looked good, as far as they told me.  Will see my Obe again next week or the following.... have to reschedule due to work commitments.

Am doing ok, but getting annoyed with tummy getting so big, though I know it's for a reason.

Weight is all over the place.  Guess it's at least partly fluid retention. It is impossible to gain 3 lbs overnight if it's not water.  Ankles have nearly disappeared and lower legs are also quite swollen.... Trying to keep legs up as much as I can.  Haven't been following gluten free... maybe that's contributing to the fluid gain.... I need to get disciplined on that again.

Holiday here today and i've been lazing around.  Will swim later and at least get some movement happening.  Maybe time to clear out some cupboards of all the clothes that no longer fit and won't fit for at least another 5 months or so.

I'm now 20-21 weeks!

Tummy is unmistakable now.

Haven't felt any obvious movements yet. I will feel relieved when I do.

Weight is all over the place.  Hate hate hate this.  Fluid retention has something to do with the fluctuations, but of course the overall pattern these days is to gain.   Need to be more disciplined with food and exercise (of course!).

Work attention and motivation also fluctates dramatically.

Will find out if it is a boy or girl on Saturday.
  

I'm home after 10 days. I've finally realised that this was major abdominal surgery, with complications, and it is going to take a while to recover.  One is sheltered from the pain and disability while in the hospital.

Spent all day in bed, except for a trip to the shops to buy badly needed supplies.  My helper (she's been wonderful) came and I was able to use a shopping centre wheelchair. No way I can walk more than a short distance.  Celia pushed me and pulled the cart.  Fortunately shes cooking cleaning and waiting on me.  I seriously am not much use at the moment.

Having neuropathic pain on part fo the incision wound and my right leg.. just sent message to OB asking her if I can take high dose b vits to see if it helps the pain.  Paracetamol, which is all I'm allowed for pain relief, doesn't touch it.

So I'm home and safe and on the long slow road to recovery.  Am so glad I can't feel peanut yet.  Imagine all this pain and being kicked as well! :)

Oh, blood sugar is down again, no doubt helped by my not being able to eat much.... but that's a relief for now.

Hi,

Still in the hospital.  Still hooked up to IV line.  They’re not disconnecting and discharging me until they’re happy that I’m eating and drinking properly, and my bowels have settled down satisfactorily.  Been making my greatest efforts today to eat and drink (despite the hospital catering’s best efforts not to feed me properly – imagine the dietary section here listed that I am celiac and MUST have wheat at every meal!!!  My OB was totally disgusted and has sent them a message to come interview me and get their information straight! Catering has been a little smarter than that! Thank goodness. She’s also referred me to gastro querying I be evaluated for ‘malabsorption syndrome’ – whatever that is.

Formal diagnosis is Subacute Appendicitis with Amoebic Colitis.

So I’m feeling heaps better and am ready to go home tomorrow.  I’ve been doing loopies around the floor (trailing my iv post).  The nurses have been totally bemused.  They know I was told to mobilize, but they have never seen a patient do it quite so systematically as me.  I guess they haven’t had any athlete patients before.  I can walk and laugh with only minimal discomfort, gently coughing is possible and fortunately retching hasn’t occurred since this morning when I called catering and gave them very clear instructions on what not to bring anywhere near my room.  

It appears my heightened sense of smell is due to the Flagyl (for the amoebiasis), not my being pregnant, as I never experienced smell sensitively so intensely earlier in the pregnancy.  I’m already up to beginning of second trimester with Peanut..

My blood sugars are being monitored and have been high. 2hr post meal well above the target 120.  Hoping it’s just the stress of being here, sick, and relatively immobile and not being properly fed (white rice 3 times a day is no way good for blood sugar).  I reckon it’s inevitable that I get on insulin at some stage during this pregnancy, but I’d like to delay it as long as possible.  Doc Mike hasn’t yet commented on the BS results.  I guess I’ll see him tomorrow.

S