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Showing posts with label week 19. Show all posts
Showing posts with label week 19. Show all posts

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Week 19

This week the major event was having to take a Glucose Tolerance Test. For those of you who haven't had to take this test, it's a 2 1/2 hour test. You start by having fasted for at least 8 hours, they take your blood, you drink a glucose drink, wait one hour and they draw blood, wait another hour and draw blood again. I was hungry going in and I had two major concerns. One - I might throw up because I was so hungry (thankfully the only time I have been sick during this journey so far) and two the Glucose drink...the last time I had to drink something for a medical procedure was when I had to have a colonoscopy.

Great news...the drink doesn't taste the same. Mine was Lemon Lime flavored and tasted like watered down soda without the carbonation. I also had a nice place to sit and watch a movie while waiting for my next blood draws. So the test is over and I should know the results some time next week. Next week will be a big week because it's ULTRASOUND WEEK!!!! I'm both nervous and excited to find out if were having a girl or boy.

Other things on my mind...well I still haven't really gained much weight. In fact one of the other ladies getting her glucose test said I didn't really look 5 months along. I am still somewhat okay with that because I know I will be gaining soon. I guess that's everything for now. Big post coming up Thursday if the baby cooperates ;)