37 week appointment

All is good. My ob was in a great mood. He usually is, he is just a great guy all around. I have gained 2 lbs since last week! (I remember with Leif that I put on weight during the last few weeks as well.) My bp was 102/58… I have to have the lowest blood pressure for a pregnant woman ever I think. I am starting to wonder if this new nurse just doesn't know how to properly take blood pressures.

The biggest concern my doctor has right now is this cold I seem to have happened upon and has taken up residence in my system. He is concerned that I picked it up about 5 days ago and am still feeling pretty crappy. He told me this cold that is going around is a lingering one that has a tendency to move into the chest… great. Nearly every cold I get moves to my chest, but one that is known for moving to the chest, ugh, not good. If it hasn’t cleared up by Monday I am to call and let him know and he will put me on antibiotics. If I come down with a fever or anything before Monday I am to call for antibiotics. (Yeah, really thrilled now that Leif has had a low grade fever off and on with the exact same cold the last day and a half… ) He also indicated that going into labor with a cold is far less than desirable so I am to work hard in getting rid of it before then and not doing anything that may provoke labor. Lots of rest, fluids, vitamins, etc.

Baby is still head down, I still have “room to grow” (where, I will never understand), and he says the baby is feeling very average sized. He asked me to remind him what Leif weighed (7 lbs 9 oz) and he said he anticipated about the same with this baby. Works for me!

So no labor vibes until this cold clears, despite the fact that I feel about ready to burst. Let’s see… he asked about names and we didn’t even share the (many) prospects with our doctor. AB told him we want to get it narrowed down to two for each gender. AB also told him that he thinks it is a boy, which is for us, unfortunately the harder names to choose.