Today I am 29 weeks pregnant. We had another ultrasound to check for growth a week ago because IBD can sometimes cause malnourishment in both mother and foetus. I am totally fine though and baby is doing wonderfully, in fact he already weighs at least 3lbs! This is great news to hear. I was also checked for Gestational Diabetes, that involved drinking a very sugary flat orange soda. It wasn't too bad but the sugar overload made me feel drunk. I also had blood drawn and the results were perfect. I am so relieved about everything looking good. I am still suffering IBD symptoms sort of sporadically but happy to know that there are no adverse effects. I am not anemic, nor do I have an elevated level of white blood cells (both indicators of a flare).
I am getting wicked heartburn nearly every day though, which is something I've never really suffered from before and that sucks.
The worst part about this week has been another health insurance dilemma. Brian's school decided to switch up their plans which means that when the baby comes it will cost us $750 a month to insure both me and him. That's more than our house payment and without me bringing in any income after the birth will be impossible to manage.
So now we don't know what to do and have the anxiety of the impending expense of a new human in our lives and the added expense of ridiculous health insurance coverage. So we're both very stressed and worried about everything.
