Thanks to the Lovenox shots, my stomach is covered in hard unpleasant lumps and I have a feeling they are never going to go away :( The drug kills any tissue that it meets and thus you end up with lumps of dead cells. Lovely. Fragmin didn't do this (the type of shot I had last pregnancy). Bring back Fragmin.
In other news, I had a good OB appointment yesterday. Horrifically I had gained 11lb since my last visit a month earlier. She asked what I've been eating. When I told her about the Protein drinks she was horrified that I'd been told to drink them and said they would be why the weight is piling on.
I explained that the Perinatologist had said he wanted me to so that the baby grew more....... and she started to review the Ultrasound report. While she was doing that I told her that every time I go and see the Peri I end up quite stressed with a diagnosis of something wrong and she looked up and immediately said "I want you to see another Perinatologist". It became apparent that she doesn't have alot of time for the one I see, that she believes he's too over zealous at diagnosing and medicating. So I have a new one to start seeing as of next appointment. She said that the new one will be 'far more moderate and realistic'.
She also said that in her view there is nothing whatsoever wrong with a baby in the 45th percentile! If the baby drops down to the 15th or 20th THEN we'll consider protein but right now all it is doing is adding weight to me which is bad.
All in all I came away very reassured. Next time I see her in 4 weeks we'll be doing the diabetes test plus the paperwork to get booked in for the c/section!
Posted by katie at March 21, 2007 12:07 PMNothing wrong with 45th percentile indeed; it's very close to median. Hope your new perinatologist ends up being less stress-inducing for you!
Posted by: Steve at March 21, 2007 01:02 PM