Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Summer heat is here with 86F and air conditioner. Having an air conditioner is wonderful. I did leave the house today - I had a doctor's check-up today (I go every two weeks now). That meant that walking from the bus and then around the office until my appointment time became my walk for the day. It is starting to be a bit harder to walk, with my giant belly, especially right after lunch, but I know I need to make the effort. My blood pressure was a little high, probably because of the weather and how it will drop 20 degrees tomorrow, but otherwise, everything is looking good. I do need to take some iron supplements - hopefully, I can keep them down.

In the doctor's office, while waiting for the appointment, I got to talking with a new patient, who is only about 5 weeks pregnant and she was asking me questions. It is strange to be the one with experience now and be able to reassure her that some pain and discomfort in the first trimester is pretty normal, especially, if her hormone levels are fine and rising.

I also watched part of an online child labor class today - it's free and I don't feel like going somewhere and paying money for things I can learn from books or for free. Also, I'm not really anxious about labor (it has to happen and it is temporary), so just watching online is fine. It was informative enough. I liked the animation that shows labor from the baby's perspective.