We had another routine doctor's appointment this afternoon. Everything looks great; the baby's heartbeat, my cervix, my weight (I actually LOST a pound from my 16 week appointment - yee haw).
We got to spend a few minutes with the doctor asking some questions that I had been thinking up. I won't bore you with the details but I will say that at the end of the Q & A period, Brian was still a decided NON-fan of our doctor's. He felt that her answers were a bit melodramatic and biased. My impression was different because I expected her answers to reflect her medical training and her years of experience. So while her answers weren't always what I wanted to hear, I did feel that were her honest professional opinion. Since we have decided to go the OB route instead of the mid-wife route, I want to know what the doctor recommends.
Probably the most disheartening news for Brian and me was that there may be a possibility that we will not be able to travel for Christmas this year. The doctor said she would make her recommendation once we reached 24 weeks so we won't know one way or the other for another 6 weeks. Her main concern is that I would go into pre-term labor and would be stuck in another city, unable to fly until the baby is born and then he is cleared to fly. This could mean being away from home for up to 3 1/2 months. Again, we won't know definitively what the doctor suggests until 24 weeks so we aren't getting bent out of shape about our holiday plans just yet. I am sure everything will be fine and we will avoid a cactus Christmas.
Now, let's all remember that I lost a pound!
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