I went in for my final doctor's appointment at Kaiser on Wednesday (and then forgot to blog about it). It's sad because I really, really liked my midwife there... but she wouldn't be the one to actually deliver the baby. If I kept Kaiser, I'd have to deliver in one of the Kaiser hospitals (there are three in the area). I wouldn't get to choose who my doctor was for the deliver, it's just whoever happens to be there at that time. They also have a roughly 20% C-section rate, which despite being pretty low for hospitals in our area still seems way too high for my comfort.
The midwife said everything was looking good. She said I looked much better than at my previous appointment, although I'm not sure how she can remember what I looked like - it was a month ago. I feel much better, though, so I was willing to believe her.
We listened to the baby's heartbeat (about 170) and she felt my uterus. She says it's "just popped right out there, hasn't it", which is totally true and explains why I don't fit into any of my pants anymore. She said it was poking out about where they'd usually expect it at about 16 weeks, which means I'm a week and a half ahead of schedule as far as uterus-popping goes.
I appear to have entered the hungry phase of pregnancy. When I had morning sickness, I had to eat every hour and a half or two hours because otherwise I started to feel sick. Now, I have to eat every hour and a half or two hours because I'm starving. On the plus side, I've felt a lot more like cooking which means I'm eating better food. I've actually managed to cook some meals that involved vegetables, which would have been unthinkable back in trimester #1. Vegetables just weren't all that appetizing.
We're off to Costco this morning. There's currently nothing on our list. It will cost $200.
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