Today's appointment was the regular 4 week follow up, it went great and Dr. R confirmed what I kind of already new...Baby Scerbs is a BIG baby! Baby Scerbs measured at 24 weeks and heartbeat was a whopping 148bpm. Eventhough I measured at 25 weeks, my due date will not change...huh?
Soooo looking forward to my next appointment...NOT! Normally during the 24-28th week of pregnancy the Oral Glucose tolerance testing is done, yuck!! this is to screen for gestational diabetes.
And if you're wondering what happens during the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test?....
The oral glucose tolerance test involves quickly drinking a sweetened liquid (called Glucola) yucky!!, which contains 50 g of glucose. The body absorbs this glucose rapidly, causing blood glucose levels to rise within 30 to 60 minutes. A blood sample will be taken from a vein in your arm about 60 minutes after drinking the solution. The blood test measures how the glucose solution was metabolized (processed by the body).
Crossing my fingers that 1, I don't puke that glucola crap and 2, that I am healthy for baby Scerbs.
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