Currently as I write this I'm 32 weeks and sicker than a dog, but let me back track a little.
Baby is the size of a pineapple.
How far along: 31 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 23 pounds
Maternity clothes: Still mixing a lot with my clothes
Stretch marks: Just a couple on my sides
Sleep: Sleep has been awful since I've been sick
Best moment of the week: My two week checkup with the doctor and hearing baby's heartbeat.
Miss anything: My easy going pregnancy. Since getting sick I'm miserable!
Movement: Baby is constantly moving
Food cravings: Chicken noodle soup, mashed potatoes, and cake
Have you started to show: Since my last doctor appointment my belly grew 5 cm. Holy baby bump
Gender prediction:These days I have no idea
Labor signs: Braxton Hicks every now and then
Belly button in or out:Very close to pooping out
Wedding rings on or off: On
Happy or moody: Happy other than being extremely sick
Looking forward to: Feeling better
On Wednesday I had my usually two week check up with the doctor. Everything with baby is great. My belly grew 5 cm which is still so shocking to me. I went from 28 cm to 33 cm. I didn't realize I grew that much until I looked back at last weeks picture and this weeks and I really did grow. Doctor is overjoyed with my weight gain and says all baby has to do now is grow. Well I told the doctor that since Monday I haven't been feeling well and I have a cough that I know will eventually turn into bronchitis. Needless to say I know my body and know that it's that time of season for me to get my usual bought of bronchitis. She wanted me to go over to the walk in clinic, but I couldn't because I'm on referral to only see her no one else through Aurora Medical, slightly confusing but it's what I have to do have TriCare as my insurance. So she calls over and asks what they are prescribing for the symptoms that I have. I got prescribed cough medicine with codeine that was supposed to help me sleep. So I was recommended to take the rest of the day off of work and just re-cooperate and rest. I was also told that if I start coughing up anything or my symptoms get worse that I should see my normal doctor to get antibiotics. Well low and behold last night my symptoms got worse and this morning I was coughing up yummy green goodness. Gross I know. Can you tell I'm used to having bronchitis. So I call to make an appointment with my normal doctor and the earliest they can get me in is the 21st, well that's just not going to work and if I leave what I have untreated it will turn into pneumonia and then I would really be in trouble. So the appointment lines best thing they can tell me is that I can go to the hospital/ER. I'm not thrilled by hearing this. Well I head into work, stupid on my part I know, but I feel awful for calling in knowing that work is short-staffed and probably really needs me. So now I'm stuck at work feeling MISERABLE trying to figure out how I can go home early. My boss reworked the schedule and I was able to go home, being told that tomorrow I have to come to work. Not excited that I have to go to work tomorrow with as crummy as I feel right now, but oh well. So I call Adam who had today off from the office and he says that he will meet me at the hospital/ER. I get checked in and since I'm coughing I'm required to wear a mask now I really feel great. I feel like some infected person that they are worried is going to get everyone sick. I finally get to see the doctor and let me tell you was he rude and seemed like I shouldn't even be there. I know I'm pregnant, I know that you can't give me a chest x-ray, I know that there are only a couple of antibiotics that you can give me, but will you write me the prescription so I can start getting better. GEESH. He tells me I have bronchitis and wrote me a prescription for amoxicillin. This whole time I have felt like the only person that has been listening to me is Adam, he knows my symptoms and knows that it can get worse very very quickly if I'm not treated. So finally after going through this whole mess I have an antibiotic and man do I hope it starts working quickly. I'm coughing like crazy and it's so painful I can't even describe it. Sorry for the medical rambling, but it was super frustrating that since I'm pregnant it seemed like no doctor wanted to touch me. Well how about you listen to me and I can tell you what's going on. Apparently I just need to be a doctor so when my usual bought of bronchitis comes I can write my own prescriptions.
Through this all my husband has simply been amazing. Making sure I'm taking my medicine, making me drink tea with lots of lemon and honey, cooking me whatever I want comfort food wise and just constantly being there. Today we went to the grocery store and he asked what comfort food would make me feel better. My answer was chicken noodle soup, mashed potatoes, and cake. Random yes I know and semi-difficult since it all has to be GF. Well Adam made homemade GF chicken noodle soup, we bought a box of GF cake mix and while making all of this had mashed potatoes getting ready. Let me tell you yummy and everything hit the spot perfectly. I'm still feeling utterly miserable so I'm off to bed. This weekend I plan on uploading my week 32 picture. I haven't really been in the mood to take a picture to say the least.
