Last Friday I had my first “real” midwife appointment of this pregnancy. We had the paperwork appointment in June, then the ultrasound the first week of August, but until last week we hadn’t had any sort of regular checkup, despite the fact that I’m well into my sixth month now. I’m not bothered by that, really, especially considering how much experience I’ve got with this whole business, but sometimes I’m struck by what a different beast prenatal care in Sweden is from prenatal care in the States.<\/p>\n
In any case, everything checks out fine. I can’t say that I was concerned, given the steady thump, thump, thump<\/i> that my insides have been getting from tiny hands and feet for the past several weeks, but it’s nice to hear the heartbeat all the same. We’re all hoping for a boy this time around — though, to be honest, I’m feeling girl — so I’m choosing to interpret the slower rate of 132 beats per minute as an XY-indicator. <\/p>\n
My own vitals were good as well, though I do have a urinary tract infection and extremely low iron levels, neither of which would have been a surprise for someone who had browsed through my earlier charts. Anyway, the upshot is that I’m waiting on a prescription for another round of antibiotics and I’ve been instructed to get going on the iron supplements. I don’t expect either to do much good, but I’m willing to play along for form’s sake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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