Twins! Ha!
Friday, March 09, 2007

We had an appointment with the midwife today and all was well. My limbs aren't very swollen at all. My fundal height is measuring pretty much right on target. (My midwife's assistant measured it first and got 38! Holy cow! But then my midwife went behind her and got 35.5..... Whew! That's more like it. I think the assistant was starting the measuring tape a little lower on my pubic bone than the midwife was) My urine checked out fine. I'm up to (gasp!) 228 lbs. (I started out at 178 lbs) but my midwife is thoroughly unconcerned with my weight. BP was 117/74. Yeehaw. Baby's heartrate was 144 BPM.

We discussed all the not-so-fun scenarios today, such as......how far a client can go past her due date before my midwife cannot legally attend the birth.....how many hours a client is legally allowed to labor before hospital transfer is imminent, etc. Even though I don't enjoy discussing the what-ifs, it was pretty encouraging. My back-up doc is VERY lenient with the midwives she works with and gives a lot of leeway when it comes to time constraints. I'm not going to let the thought of possible complications cloud my optimistic attitude. It is good to be prepared and I'm glad DH and I are informed of what will happen in case things go awry......but I feel extremely confident in my body's ability to do this thing on its own. I come from a family of easy birthers.

I startled you with the title of my post, didn't I? No, there's only one little person growing in my belly, I promise. Every week at church, I am bombarded with people telling me I must be having twins and that I'm so huge, yada yada....ya know, the typical dumb stuff people say to a pregnant lady with a big belly. When I told my midwife that, she thought it was totally laughable and said that if I'm having twins, then she needs to go back to school and relearn how to be a midwife. Keep in mind that she is a seasoned woman in her 60's who has attended 600-700 births and was the education director at a local midwifery school. I can't wait to quote what she said to the next fool who tells me I'm having twins. Gees. I've gotten to the point where I dislike going to church these days because I'm tired of all the comments about my size.

Today, DH and I went to lunch after our appointment and we ran into one of his ex-coworkers whom I had never met. Before we were even formally introduced (DH is sort of bad about remembering introductions) the guy looks at DH and asks, "So, you havin' twins?" I started laughing hysterically. I'm sure he wondered what was so funny.

Labels: prenatal appointment

posted by Unkempt Mommy @ 11:27 PM,

5 Comments:

At Sat Mar 10, 03:17:00 AM CST, Sorlil said...: I know the feeling, I got those kinds of comments all the time but you are looking super and it's been so fun following your whole progress!
At Sat Mar 10, 10:10:00 AM CST, Annika said...: I started getting the twins comments at FIVE MONTHS. I just stared people down and said, "No, I am HEALTHY." People are so accustomed to the women who gain 15 pounds and zero fat in their pregnancies, which is not the way it's supposed to be!

...Of course, I wouldn't mind LOSING some of the weight faster.
At Sat Mar 10, 05:25:00 PM CST, Wendy @ WMF said...: When I was pregnant with twins my OB quit measuring me at around 28 weeks--I was already measuring over 40. People were telling me my belly didn't look big enough to be having twins! Idiots! Will people never learn how to behave around pregnant women?
I think you look great.
At Sat Mar 10, 07:16:00 PM CST, Danielle said...: I think you look so fabulous!
At Mon Mar 12, 04:12:00 PM CDT, Shawna Lee said...: I didn't comment on your picture post, but you are looking sweet. I am 5' tall and carried 9 pound babies. I looked like I was ready to deliver at around 5.5 months both times. My hands did not meet around my tummy, and I, too, got the twins remark. It was sadder the second time around since I did start by carrying twins, but botht times, I was just tired of hearing people say it. I think you look precious! I wish I could "huggle" (my son's dear word) on your baby belly!! Oh, and Wendy DID look like she was carrying twins, but still looked adorable (she doesn't remember that we were just meeting during her last month of pregnancy...).