RR goes next week for her two month check-up, plus her first big batch of vaccines. Like most moms, sure, I’m nervous about the poking/screaming that will occur, but am prepared for it. We’ll all shed a few tears, but it’s really a necessary evil. She’s young enough not to need therapy because of is, [...]
Archive for the ‘medical chitchat’ Category
5 Aug
Longer than… ?
This afternoon, I head to the OB’s office for my six week postpartum check-up. I know. Six weeks. What? Plus! I have to go without my wife, who is staying home with a napping RR. Seriously – who will I sit with in the waiting room and mock the other pregnant ladies and uncomfortable couples?! [...]
27 May
Check-Up
Yesterday’s 36 week check-up was the first dance-off, pants-off check-up, which, you may find surprising, I was actually looking forward to. No, I don’t have some kind of strange medical kink (although there’s nothing wrong with that), but after 36 weeks of long conversations and walks on the beach with the OB, it was nice [...]
7 May
Check-Up
We had our week 33 check-up with Dr. Georgardo yesterday and all is still well – well, at least with the pregnancy. Still (some would say finally) gaining the appropriate amount of weight, BP is still good (which means that the hot hot heat is causing my swolleness, and not anything life threatening). Blah blah [...]
19 Apr
Check-Up
We’re staring down the 31 week mark coming on Wednesday, and I have a feeling that the next nine weeks are when this movie gets reallllllly good. Regarding the check-up, I had actually gained some weight since the last visit (err, rather, since the last few months), which is totally reassuring that the baby is [...]
7 Apr
Check-Up
This morning we had our 29 week check-up, with today being week 29 right on the nose. Weight, check. Blood pressure, check. Pee in a cup, check. Let me expand on all three of these, in reverse order. Peeing in a cup: This is getting harder to manage the bigger my belly gets. Mind you, [...]
18 Mar
Check-Up
OK, two posts in one day is (for me) excessive, but c’mon now – how am I not supposed to talk about the appointment today in which I have gained zero (0, none, zilch) pounds between weeks 22 and 26? For real. We heard the heartbeat (in the 140′s), got my blood pressure taken (in [...]
4 Mar
Justice Sciatica
Now THIS is what I call exciting pregnancy symptoms! Hot damn! Ok – a little back story. A couple of months ago, I noticed a tender spot on my right leg. Think, that spot near beneath your kneecap, on the outside of your calf. You know, that place sometimes young men get unfortunate calf tattoos. [...]
19 Feb
Check-Up
Since this was never intended to be a fashion blog, I’m stepping away from my maternity clothes anger. Breathe in, breathe out. Rinse, and repeat. This morning brought our 22 week ultrasound and check-up. Finally. For pete’s sake, January, you took long enough. I went to the counter to check in, and made sure to [...]
19 Jan
Check-Up
First, I would like to welcome whoever Googled “how much partying by your husband is tolerable when pregnant” to get to my blog – welcome, friend. We had our monthly check-up this morning with OB #3 (3 down, 4 to go), who was a very nice man who used the term “perfect” to describe three [...]
