28 weeks!

This morning I had the joy of my 28 week midwife appointment. This meant that I had to do my blood glucose test to make sure I don't have gestational diabetes (2 separate blood drawings) as well as my rhogam shot to make sure that the baby's blood does not react negatively to mine (another shot). So I feel slightly like a pincushion right now. But all looks good - heartbeat is still strong and I am continuing to gain the exact correct amount of weight (despite my lack of exercise and good diet). Here's a bonus - my midwife told me that I have to get more sleep and told me to take Benadryl at night. So I will dose up tonight and hopefully get more than 4 hours of sleep! And another milestone - I now start going to the midwife every 2 weeks instead on every 4. That means the end is in sight!

Fetal development in pregnancy week 28:You know how you’ve been feeling a bit like a barn with legs some days? Well, that feeling won’t subside before… well, you know, when you finally give birth. For the time being, you’ve got yourself a baby in the business of collecting fat and lots of it! In spite of the dubious joys of being a barn, this baby fat business is very serious and you’ve got to put up with it, because it’s going to keep your little porker warm and healthy after birth. Other good stuff from inside: their eyes are doing lots of blinking this week because they’re now able to respond to light and dark. Also, their industrious little bone marrow is now a major construction site for developing red blood cells, while their super-cute adrenal glands are actually producing androgen and estrogen—which will stimulate your hormones to begin milk production. Can you say, “Moo?”