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		<title>Mmmm Glucose Drink!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How E's Feeling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hung out at the OBGYN yesterday evening to drink a glucose drink (think super-sprite) and then have my blood sugar tested. They also are monitoring my platelets and iron levels since my first blood panel showed my platelet count at the &#8220;low end of normal&#8221; and that I was just barely not anemic. The<a href="http://minisquatch.com/mmmm-glucose-drink" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hung out at the OBGYN yesterday evening to drink a glucose drink (think super-sprite) and then have my blood sugar tested. They also are monitoring my platelets and iron levels since my first blood panel showed my platelet count at the &#8220;low end of normal&#8221; and that I was just barely not anemic. The anemia thing is not new &#8212; I&#8217;ve been turned away from donating blood because I was at the low end of normal in regards to iron. I have no idea about the platelet thing&#8230;AND since I haven&#8217;t been eating sweets, I&#8217;m convinced I&#8217;ll develop gestational diabetes&#8230;just because. I think the only thing I could cut out of my diet at this point would be yogurt and the dab of honey I put on my oatmeal in the morning. <span id="more-216"></span>Anyways, they are going to call if the blood screening shows anything weird. And I have to go back for another blood-related thing at the end of the month. I have O- blood so they have go give me a shot of the Rh stuff to make sure my body doesn&#8217;t try to kill off the baby in the event that she has a positive blood type. Because of my negative blood type, they had to test for gestational diabetes as early as possible (24 weeks) BUT I can&#8217;t have the Rh shot until 28 week therefore I have two lab visits and one doctor&#8217;s visit in the month of February. And then starting in March I&#8217;ll go to the doctor every two weeks. I&#8217;m just waiting for the next ultrasound &#8212; no idea when that will be but surely there&#8217;s another one in my future, right?!</p>
<p>In other news, the baby websites where we learn that our baby is about the size of such and such piece of produce, are starting to prepare me for birth. At the beginning, the weekly updates on baby websites were all about the baby&#8217;s development but now I am now being prepared for things like selecting a pediatrician, getting the nursery ready (there are &#8220;helpful&#8221; suggestions on selecting a decor, etc.), the possibility of early labor, the aches and pains and discomfort that are around the corner, etc. Let&#8217;s just say its getting less magical and more frightening with every passing week. I&#8217;m trying to make myself just look at the produce comparison and the few notes on fetal development without scrolling down the page to the scary zone!</p>
<p>And I&#8217;ve learned also learned recently that nothing is more depressing during pregnancy than a clothing catalog!</p>
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