36+6 today (37+6 according to Dating Scan). Another scheduled hospital visit this morning. The waiting wasn't so bad. Urine is clean, no sugar, no protein. Blood pressure is 'perfect' (118/75). Weight: 66.4 kg. BabyBunny is happy, growing well. Amniotic fluid is nice, plenty.
While I was waiting outside the doctor's door BabyBunny started to dance and my bump burst out like a billowy playground.
Symptoms/questions and comments/answers on this week's visit:
S: discharge still yellow(ish)
C: it's hormonal;
Q: Group B strep. test (GBC vaginal swab)?
A: not routinely done;
S: itchy labia majora (the top of the vulva), the skin is whitened out
C: yeast infection/thrush, very common;
the doctor took a swab and it will be checked under the microscope, meanwhile she told me to get a canestan cream in the pharmacy but use it only for a week;
S: hiccups - they are still frequent (noon, around 4pm, 8:35pm, 11pm, 1:3am just the last 12 hours for example), lasting from 15 to 20 minutes, but not so rhythmic anymore, there are 30 to 45 second gaps sin them sometimes; Q: what is normal in frequency and length?
C/A: there are no set parameters, do not worry about hiccups, we only worry if the baby is not moving;
S: baby movements - trembling/shivering-like movements once or twice a day for 3-4 seconds;
C: it's normal;
S: numb spot on tummy;
C: it's the stretching, normal;
Q: flowmetry (to measure microcirculatory blood flow in tissues - cord, placenta, oxygen, nutrition)?
Q: can I leak amniotic fluid while the mucus plug still there?
A: yes, if the fluid just dripping the mucus plug can stay there but there is a flow the plug will be loosen;
Q: raspberry leaf tea to tone the uterus?
A: no clinically proven results, but it won't do any harm;
Q: what is given and what is done (routinely) after a baby is born?
A: cutting the cod, putting the baby to skin-to-skin contact, some checking;
S: brown skin-growths on upper body mostly;
C: to be checked by a dermatologist after delivery;
I informed her that we gave it a try to perineal massage but it did not work for me eventually. I did not feel any burning sensation (DH was very gentle and careful). She said that there is no proven evidence that it can help avoid an episiotomy. In theory, yes.