Midwife's Report @ 17 weeks.

I went in for my regular appointment this morning. I met Kim, another of the midwives in the practice, this morning for the first time.

I'm still at 119, so didn't gain any weight over the last month. Kim wants me to work on putting on more weight. As my metabolism has always controlled my weight more than anything I do, I don't know how much I can do. I'm trying to eat healthy foods and am not limiting what I'm eating. I suppose I probably skip breakfast too often, but I bought a bunch of granola bars last week to keep in the car, so maybe with them handy as I'm driving to work, I'll remember to eat them.

I got to hear Beta's heart beating again. Still going strong at around 150 beats/minute.

I asked about traveling by air for a couple of trips in June. Kim said they generally consider through 32 weeks to be the "safe" time for travel during pregnancy. So that means the week of the library conference would be the end of that period. Flying out west later in the month for a family reunion is not recommended. So now I have to decide whether to fly anyway or whether to just let Jesse and Jer enjoy the time without me. Maybe when I find out whether and when more help is being hired for the library, that will help me decide.

I continue to have sinus congestion--not drainage/runny nose, just can't breathe as easily as I'd like. Kim said if I started to run a fever or anything like that, I should see my general doctor. But I'm certainly not feeling sick in any way, so I'm not worried about it.

One thing I've noticed over the last couple of months is that my hands seem to be more susceptible to small cuts, like paper cuts. It seems like I always have a collection of 2-4 small cuts that are in various stages of healing. Most of them on the back of my hands. Not big enough to really bleed at the time, I usually don't even notice them until I do something that irritates the cut and it develops just enough of a scab that I can identify the spot for a week or so. I'm trying to keep lotion on my hands, so that they don't dry out and make the problem worse.

Ah well, I'm really not complaining. I've really been very blessed with an easy pregnancy, a husband that loves and pampers me, and family that supports me (even from a distance)!