The ultrasound was good today. My fluid is "low normal" at 10 (Cathrina said she was at 4 when they induced her, and 5 when they put her on bed rest--so I am good) and she weights about 3.5 pounds, right on for my due date (or maybe even a few ounces under), which I will never see (March 26th due date) because Dr. Joseph is going to treat me as "regular" diabetic and do the amnio at 37 weeks, which is March 5th. Keturah may have this baby for her birthday, after all. He says that with diabetic babies they don't mature as fast as they do in regular pregnancies and that's one of the reasons they start monitoring so close at 37 weeks. He said in the 50's before insulin the moms/babies just died. And after insulin the babies were doing great, then dying at full term for some reason, and then they started taking the babies early and some still died, and now after lots of practice they have the system down.
Next week I start the non stress test and ultrasound each week. He doesn't want me to go more than 4 or 5 days without coming into to office, which he admitted is "overkill" but he says they also won't miss anything. So my appt next week is on Wednesday for the NST, Ultrasound and Doctor. I think I've decided to stay there, I feel comfortable with how serious they monitor me, and I will probably switch and have Tracey (another midwife) do the delivery with Dr. Joseph as the backup. Grandma Nonie really liked him (Dr. Joseph) and thinks I should let him do the delivery. I will still see him over the next month and he will be the one to the amnio.
I also, still have to see LeAnne for the diabetic monitoring, and now she is at McKay Dee hospital, so I am living at the doctors office for the next 6 weeks.
Love, Kimberly
