I've found that my contour leg pillow does help with my sleep/comfort issues; and strangely enough, I haven't been waking up to pee every couple hours. Not sure if my being more comfortable has anything to do with it, but I'd like to think so. Along with being more comfy and sleeping better/for longer stretches comes wacked out dreams. Really nothing new for me; I always have strange dreams. But I would venture to say these have been extra strange! I had a dream I had to rescue my friend Nikki from work; she wasn't feeling well and her boss (another classmate of ours from high school in this dream) wouldn't let her go home. All I remember now is having to tell off the other girl and get Nikki home. It doesn't sound all that weird, but the parts I'm not remembering at the moment were bizarre! Another strange (even stranger) dream I had the other day was I had to hold someone's pot for them. And by "pot" I do mean marijuana. I would never hold it for someone in real life; no way! I'm proud to say I've never done it and have never wanted to. But of course, in my messed up dream life, I thought "What's the harm?" Not only did I hold it for them, I decided it wouldn't be a big deal to take a couple puffs. I was pregnant in the dream but apparently, it's not that big of a deal in dreams and it won't hurt the baby! *Smacking self on forehead* It didn't look like a joint; anybody know what I'm talking about when I say there are those things out there that are supposed to help clear your nasal passages; they look like a chapstick with a domed end. The cover comes off and it's just a white piece of plastic you shove up your nose and sniff on until you can breathe. Anyway, the "pot" looked like that; except I smoked off it instead of sniffed. I'm so weird, seriously! This just proves that my dreams aren't credible; they can't be trusted! Which is good, because I also had a dream this past week that I had the baby really early (babies, actually); I had 3 of them, 1 of which was bigger than the other two but none of them were right---they looked weird. Actually, I only saw the heads, so not sure what's up with that. I'm not sure if they were alive or not. Just my worries shining through yet again.
On to more pressing and realistic news, I've been having some bladder issues for about a week or so. Kind of like cramping, sometimes lasting all day and sometimes just when I pee or after. It has been increasingly difficult to start peeing (even though I have to go) and this led me to believe I may have some sort of bladder infection. Yikes! So of course, I got Dr. Google on the job the other day and read all these doomsday scenarios that talk about letting it go too long and it spreading to the kidneys and causing premature labor and pregnancy problems! Definitely don't need that!! So I called first thing Monday morning to get into my primary physician, thinking it wasn't a good idea to wait until next week's OB appointment to ask about it. They got me in for a lab and appointment later in the day; I left work WAY early and had them reschedule a couple patients so I could go. I mean, this could be serious and is important! Lab was scheduled for 3:30; I arrived at 3:20 and got in a few minutes after that (thankfully, because I really had to pee!). Then I was told to go to "Lobby 1" to wait to be called in after my results came. The doctor appointment was supposed to be at 4:05, so I knew I'd be waiting a little while between appointments. By 4:35 I still hadn't been called in and I started getting impatient. It was almost time for me to pee again for Pete's sake! I finally got called back around 4:40 or so; met with the doctor (who isn't my primary physician, but who gets to see their actual doctor these days?!). I tried to describe what it felt like to him without much success; he pressed carefully around the Nugget, asking if anything hurt. I wanted to say, "I waited so damn long, I have to pee again so I'd be careful pushing, if I were you!"...but I restrained myself, because all my good zingers are always in my head and I'm too chicken to actually say them out loud!
He sits me up and is so baffled by my description of the cramps/pains and then just tells me that my urine came back completely normal. Turns out, I don't have a bladder infection...I'm just pregnant. Relief? Yes. Peeved at having to spend $30 office visit copay plus 20% of the lab test costs to find out I'm just pregnant and that's the way my body is? Hell yes. Oh well; live and learn! I'd rather just think I have an infection and not have one than the other way around. Better to get checked out. I probably wouldn't have cared so much but since I'm pregnant, I really didn't want to chance it.
On to what Nugget is up to this week:
18 week fetus
Nugget is approximately 5 1/2-6" in length from crown to rump and weighs almost 7 ounces! Some sites say grapefruit, others say papaya. Either way, my little bean is growing like a weed, hence my extreme never-ending hunger! There aren't as many big changes happening now as in the beginning; mostly just growing and progress. Nugget is flexing his/her arms and legs like crazy, which account for the flutters; I don't feel them every day but if I stop to pay attention, I can usually pick them out. He/she can hear sounds from outside the womb now, so it'll be important for hubby to start talking to the belly more. :) I talk to it every day; in fact, I usually narrate my activities. I would do the same if I was walking around holding Nugget in my arms; "Hmm, what should we have for lunch today, baby?"
Next week Wednesday is our OB appointment (and hopefully, gender reveal!!---just don't expect me to share!), so I won't be updating the blog until after that. Have a good week, everyone!! xoxo
Next week Wednesday is our OB appointment (and hopefully, gender reveal!!---just don't expect me to share!), so I won't be updating the blog until after that. Have a good week, everyone!! xoxo
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