Glucose Screening Test

Last Thursday I went for the dreaded glucose test. I was told how terrible the stuff was you had to drink and how miserable it was to sit and wait for it to absorb into your system. Honestly, it wasn't that bad. I only had to drink 8-16 oz. ( two styrofoam paper cups full) and then wait one hour to get my blood drawn. It tasted like orange kool-aid. While I waited they gave me a few papers to fill out and I took a book to read. They also have a T.V. in the waiting room so there was plenty to keep me entertained. When my timer went off, the nurse took my blood and gave me my Rhogam shot. I am Rh negative so I had to have a shot to protect myself and the baby in case the baby's blood in Rh positive (More on that later). So after seeing the doctor I finally got to go home.

That was the longest I had ever been in the office. Usually your appointment takes about 5 minutes and you're done. On my way home I stopped at Arby's because I was starving. I hadn't had anything to eat or drink since midnight the night before because I had to fast for my test. This also starts the beginning of the every two week visits. I have to go every 2 weeks until I'm 36 weeks. Then its every week.

Our child birth classes are going well. Last week we toured the hospital so now J.C. knows where to take me. We didn't get see any babies though :-( They were all in their rooms with their mommies.