Sunday, March 6, 2011

Doctor Appointment

I had a check-up on Thursday.  Everything is continuing to look good.  Baby's heartbeat is still 150-160.  My blood pressure was a little higher than it normally is for me (it was 130/60) but is still within normal ranges. Pregnant women normally have low blood pressure because their circulatory system expands rapidly during pregnancy (yes I googled that!).   My weight is within normal even though I did have a jump this past month (but I also grew quite a belly in the last few weeks).  My doctor said women gain the most weight with their first pregnancy, I suppose because they don't have a little one to chase around and can be lazy,  and said normal is between 30-50 lbs.  I've been reading everywhere that normal is 20-35 and if you gain more than that you are frowned upon (maybe I'm being dramatic but that is the impression I got).  Needless to say, I LOVE my doctor....now, hand over the ice cream =)

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