32 week appointment

[blueeyedtabbycat]

My 32 week appointment was horrible! The only good thing that came out of it is that I get another u/s and get to see my little girl:) For starters I bleed some the night before. Really freaked me out because I have never bleed during pregnancy before. My oldest gave me a back massage with one of those plug in thingys. He thought it was funny to do it a little hard. About 30 mins later I went to the bathroom and noticed blood when I wiped, I kept wiping untill there was nothing left almost filling the toliet with paper. And since then NOTHING. I dont get it. My first thougt was placenta seperation. Thats why im getting another u/s. Next I lost another 4 pounds! My appointment 2 weeks ago I had lost 4 pounds also and my doctor said it was probably from moving. So now thats 8 pounds in 8 weeks! I wish I could lose that kind of weight when im not pregnant, lol. Next my fundal height measured the same as it did 2 weeks ago. I had been measuring 2-3 weeks ahead this whole pregancy and and at my last appointment 2 weeks ago I measured 31 weeks (so only a week ahead) I measured 31 weeks today at my 32 weeks appointment. I feel like I have dropped but that cant be, because they say you only drop ahead of time with your first babies.........right?? Baby is head down too, maybe thats why?? My doctor wants the u/s to check babies growth and my placenta. She checked my cervix also and said I was still closed so the blood wasnt from me dialating. I was so confused because she checked me 4 weeks ago due to BH and said I was 1 cm already. She claims because I have had babies before the bottom of my cervix is opened a little but the top next to my uterus is still closed............huh?? Does anyone understand that?? To top it off I schedule my u/s and the appointment lady trys to tell me she cant get me in for 2 weeks!!! I got a little bi**chy and stated that there was no way I was going to worry my self sick for 2 weeks and that my doctor said ASAP. Needless to say I have an appointment for next Tuesday. I think thats too long to wait but what can I do right?? If I have any more bleeding I will be going in to the ER to get  an u/s.
Sorry this is sooooooo long, lol. Just needed to vent and get all this out. So I guess 2 good things came from todays appointment. I get an u/s and I found out baby has turned head down (for now)
Thanks for listening to me vent:) Anyone eles have problems with measurments being the same for weeks in a row?? Or losing weight?? Or dropping at 32 weeks and it not being your first??? Sorry im so full of question:)
Thanks again,
Tabitha

[blueeyedtabbycat]

Thank you ladies, I feel a little better. I guess I shouldnt have discribed my doctors appointment as horrible, it just wasnt what I expected to hear. I mean the weight thing is crazy, I feel like a whale, lol, and I look huge! I guess I do have a problem with eating, I never seem to have much of an appetite anymore. I forget to eat alot. I have been drinking lots of milk even though I hate the stuff, because I know how good it is for my baby. I do tend to eat more at night, right before bed, you would think that would cause weight gain, right? I guess it could be from being over weight to start. With my first 2 pregnancys I was at a perfect weight and gained the normal 25-35 pounds. With my last baby it took almost 2 years to get pregnant and I put on 30 pounds TTC. I only gained 15 pounds my entire pregnancy, and he was so tiny! Only 6 lbs 12 oz!! I guess I just worry too much, lol.  But thank you for easing my worries:) I cant wait for tuesday!

[SoCalTricia]

The bleeding...don't freak out. Spotting is SO COMMON it's not funny. I know it's scary...but as long as you're still feeling your baby moving like normal and the bleeding has stopped, don't worry!

It's quite common to lose some weight at the end of the pregnancy! I've read that in several articles, anyway. I haven't gained one single pound this whole pregnancy...of course, I'm overweight to begin with. If your doctor isn't concerned, I don't think YOU should be! And Yvette is right...it could be water weight. As long as you're eating healthy and getting lots of fluids, you don't need to worry!

Fundal height...it's only a centimeter off! That could be accounted for by the eight pounds you lost! One centimeter could be that they didn't put the strip in the same place on your pubic bone! Again...relax! You poor thing....you're going to make yourself crazy! And I can't say if your baby has "dropped"...but I do know that I am carrying this baby LOW and my MD said that sometimes - especially if you've had a large baby before - subsequent babies can sit lower because your pelvic girdle stretches out more readily. So, while it's not necessarily the same thing as "lightening", the baby CAN be lower.

The MD saying you were 1 cm before, and nothing now...I don't know. Sounds weird. But whatever. Do you trust your OB? If so, then you have to believe that he/she is doing everything appropriately!

Take a deep breath...soak in a nice, warm tub...and buy yourself a pretty new nightgown. LOL. That's what I did earlier this week, and I felt 100 times better! :::hugs:::

Tricia

[pat4rod]

I lost 3.5 lbs at my last appt. and my midwife wasn't happy about that. She it was probably bc I started drinking lots of water which I never done b4 I swear I would take a drink of water once a month, but now I drink 5-6 bottles a day. My 32w appt is Monday we'll see how that goes.

[YvetteY]

Maybe your drop in weight gain was due to water retention...I didn't gain any weight at my last appt (30 weeks).  And since February, I've only gained seven pounds.  

[NicMom]

Good luck at your scan everything will probably turn out just fine. Don't worry too much about the fundal measurements mine have been off the whole pregnancy. Weeks ahead and then weeks behind. In fact they are doing a growth ultrasound on the 9th just to check the baby because the fundal size is so off. I'm not worried she's been fine at every other ultrasound. She's been sitting very low from early on so I don't even see how it's possible for her to drop. Maybe your just going to carry low.

Don't stress and good luck at that ultrasound.

[jenntanis]

My only problem with my 31/32 week appt was that I gained 6 lbs in 5 weeks.  The nurse was more worried about it that the OB though.  And I hadn't gained anything in the four weeks prior, so I was making up for lost time.  Hoping everything is okay with your scan.

[worriedbabe]

oh, sorry you've had a negative experience sweetie. i'm measuring over 2 weeks behind on the fundal measurements and no one seems concerned. my baby's gone head down too. and, as you know, i passed a large blood clot. i couldn't get a scan with the nhs so i'm waiting till tuesday evening to have one done privately so i can check there's no bleeding threatening the baby. i hope everything turns out ok for you.

[blueeyedtabbycat]

Opps typo! 8 pounds in the last 4 weeks!! I should have re- read this before submitting it, lol