Week 21

I've finally gained some weight! I knew I had to have since I'm physically bigger now and so is Child Person. I've gained 7 pounds since last month's appointment. Doc hadn't been concerned at all but she was also glad to see that I started gaining. She has magic ears when it comes to listening to the heartbeat. The ultrasound tech had measured it at 150 beats per minute and it turned out Doc wrote just that on her sheet--she didn't use a watch or anything. Doc also said, "Sounds like a boy." Sure we had told her the sex but according to Doc, boys just sound different. Their heartbeats are somehow more deliberate as well as slightly slower. I joked it was because Mr. b is a bass player.

Doc hadn't seen the ultrasound results yet. She figured they were sitting in her box. But in her normal casual fashion she waved it off and said that if anything was wrong they would have flagged her down. So I'm not concerned at all.

I had blood taken (finger prick) so they could check my hemoglobin levels. First time I've had non-pee related lab work since the initial visit. I was very interested to see the results. I'm totally in the normal range! I was concerned when I was told to quit my twice daily iron supplements and just take the prenatals. I mean, I've been severely anemic since puberty! But duh. I'm not menstruating while pregnant so right there I'm retaining much more blood than normal. I sure haven't felt that horrible weakness like my life force is being drained out of me that I always associated with low iron levels.