stress
I haven't been very good about keeping up with this. Things have been a little crazy. The relocation really has taken the focus away from the pregnancy. Although we spend a fair amount of time worrying about it: Where will we live? Where will the baby be born? Is this the right hospital? Is it just me or should we switch doctors?
Well we have a place to live. We are going to rent for awhile because there are some issues with our house in Maine and because the real estate market is so screwed up at the moment. But it is a far drive from the hospital we had been thinking of using. Turns out we really weren't all that impressed with the hospital though, so we have decided to switch hospitals and doctors. We were spoiled by our first doctor. She was really good about following up with us whenever there were tests, we never had to ask about the results. She just has a really open manner. At the new practice I saw a doctor the first time and a midwife the second time. I know my glucose screen was fine, but have no idea what the results of all the other blood tests that were order were and am really just guessing about the glucose screen based on the fact that there were no additional tests ordered. The waiting room was not welcoming or relaxing and as a result my blood pressure was elevated the first time they took it and normal the second time. I didn't notice if the nurse had used the larger cuff the first time, which would have possible also affected the result. All in all I was less than thrilled with my experience. I am hoping the next practice is more what I am accustomed to as there are only 9 weeks left.
So we have an appointment at a new practice closer to where we are going to live. We will have the baby at a different hospital. And we are enrolled in a child birth class. So I feel like we are taking some steps toward taking control of the baby experience.
In addition to the stress of relocating and getting everything sorted out with that, Mike's grandmother passed away this week. She was very excited about the baby and just wanted to live to see her great grandchild, so it is hard. She went very quickly and it was kind of unexpected. Although Mike seems to have been preparing himself.
All in all it has just been a long and stressful few months. |
