Saturday, September 1

28 Weeks - Hello Third Trimester!

I am officially in my third trimester! I had an appointment yesterday and my cervix is almost back to normal length. Dr. Wagner told me to write a paper on how to grow cervixes because he's never seen such a big change. The problem is that we know how short it has been, and I could get back to that length pretty quickly if I don't keep doing what I'm doing. He did lift my bed rest restrictions a little bit (I can be on my feet for longer periods of time, cook light meals, etc.), but since I'm still contracting and feeling a lot of pressure he wants me to "listen to my body" and stop when I start to feel crampy or start to contract. I am still taking my Procardia every 4 hours right now. She is measuring fine and looked great on the ultrasound as usual. I've gained 2 pounds since I was put on bed rest and a total of 13 pounds so far with this pregnancy. Pretty similar to what I gained with Calvin. I was curious to see what I've gained just laying in bed all day for the last 4 weeks, but I guess my appetite hasn't been great so it's not as much as I thought it would be. I am looking forward to another "normal" ultrasound and hopefully I will be taken off bed rest and can ease back into a normal routine. Work is iffy right now, I think if I sat at a desk all day that he would let me go back to work, but he knows that my shifts consist mostly of being on my feet and running around for 12 hours. But if things stay stable then maybe I can pick up some shifts as I get closer to my due date. Next ultrasound is Friday - may be the last one for a little while if things still look good!

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