Except it really doesn't take much to distract me. Or make me happy at this point. I had a long list of questions to ask my midwife, frustration to express over feeling hungry all the time, questions about Group Strep B, etc. and ...
Well, it always seems that my midwife appointments always come at a good time. Hadn't felt the baby move in at least 2 days, so as soon as she put on the doppler and found the heartbeat (which took about 2 minutes - I was not happy) the world switched back to hearts and rainbows and kittens and I was just so happy about the dopplering that I told her I had no questions, no complaints about the diet, that everything was really just perfect.
So there we have it. It really does seem odd to me that the baby moves so very, very little. I don't think that combined I would have gotten through a single kick count last week (i.e. I did not feel 10 distinct movements all week) but my belly is measuring exactly on size, she says the baby feels normal-sized, and I did manage to gain 3 lbs in 2 weeks (which is great since I was down 6 last appointment, back up to 24 lbs total which seems nice), so no worries (at least on her side).
And I finally have a specialist appointment for GD next week, so hopefully they'll have a doppler and I'll leave feeling just as warm and fuzzy as I did today. And for the record, should I ever be in this precarious state again in the future, I am buying a doppler. On day 1. Because if I'd ever imagined I would still want a doppler at 31.5 weeks, I definitely would have splurged.
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I'm glad everything is coming up rainbows. Sorry that it's so worrisome in between.
I do the same thing...have a list of questions then see/hear the heartbeat--the real reason I came--and none of the questions are asked (or answered). At my last appointment the midwife said I may feel the baby move before my next appointment or I may not. Very odd thing to say to a paranoid freak. I was speaking to my sister-in-law about it and she said my niece never passed a kick test. I know it's easier said than done, but I would try not to worry about it too much. I hope things go well today in finding out about the move.
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