We had another doctor's appointment today. Everything looks good - I was only measuring one week ahead this time (as opposed to the four or five weeks ahead that I normally measure), and the doctor thinks that means he could have dropped! If I could not be a 42 weeker, I would most definitely appreciate it. We also have a sono scheduled for next week to see how big this guy is. Oh, and a double plus - I only gained 1/2 pound since my last appointment two weeks ago! Maybe it'll start slowing down now?
The negative: because I couldn't skate away completely unscathed, the doctor announced that they'd be performing my group b strep test next week (although they were supposed to do it this week). Because I can't bring myself to form the words myself, I'll just go ahead and copy and paste a little diddy from babycenter.com explaining the procedure:
"Your practitioner will take swabs of cells from the lower end of your vagina and rectum (this won't be painful at all) and send them to a lab to be grown in a culture that will identify whether GBS bacteria is present. Your results should be available in two to three days, and your practitioner will give them to you at your next prenatal appointment."
Yep, you read it right, folks! As if pregnancy itself wasn't humiliating enough.
I'd say scratch the junk drawer assignment and buy the meal pre-cooked - they'll see you heating it up, won't they?!
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