OB Check Up
March 7th, 2007 at 5:51 pm (Pregnancy)
Got back from my OB check up with Dr. S. S. today. We listened to Christopher’s heartbeat, which as always sounded nice and strong. He also felt around my tummy to see where my uterus started and finished, and used a tape measure to make sure that I am within my dates (apparently I am). I am hovering at the lower end of a healthy Iron Level of 113 (110 is the cut-off), so I was given the option of taking some Iron supplements, which I will, as I have been feeling extremely tired by the end of each day.
Dr S.S. also gave me a referral back to the Ultrasound Clinic to have a growth scan done, as Chris measured about 10 days behind on the last one. He wants to make sure that he is growing well. Also if it works out that he is still a bit on the small side, then he hinted at the fact that Chris would likely stay in-utero longer and not arrive at 38 weeks as previously planned.
This growth scan is in addition to the second scan that I need to have with the Cardiologist (at 30 weeks) at the WCH. That scan will be to review his earlier diagnosis and (hopefully - fingers crossed) not find anything else wrong with Chris’s little heart.