Well, my Dr. called to fill me in on the results of my Glucose Test (btw, that was disgusting- they call it Glucola) and told me that it came back normal. That was surprising because if you know me at all you know that sweets are not something I can go a day without. That was exciting, and surprising.
However, they did say that I have a low iron count and that I needed to take iron pills that they were going to call in right away. That isn’t very comforting when doctors use the phrase “right away”.
Bummer.
It wasn’t long until the guilt started to sneak into my thoughts. It is completely my fault. I have not been taking my prenatal vitamins because they were making me sick for a while and then I just got out of the habit of taking them. After I had not taken them for a while I rationalized my thinking by reminding myself that for millions of years, millions of woman have not take vitamins and have had perfectly healthy babies. I should have reminded myself that I do not have the best diet to not be concerned with the lack of nutrients Lucy will or will not be getting. Then, red meat- the number one source of iron in your diet, I don’t really like it. I may eat Taco or a Burger once in a while but when it started upsetting my stomach I just cut it out of my diet completely. Also, Vitamin-C helps your body to absorb the iron that your body takes in but because it had been giving me bad indigestion, I slowed down on that as well. So, all of these things combined have contributed to my iron deficiency and the reason that Lucy could be born prematurely and at a low birth weight… because I was selfish and thought about myself and my discomforts instead of her needs.
One the good side, maybe I will start feeling better and have more energy. And maybe she will not be born early or not have a low birth weight.
Did you know that chocolate is a contributing factor for indigestion? I did not. I was getting really irritated about how bad and how often I was getting it and wanted to read up on it a little more. I know that it is normal for pregnancy due to your body changes but I wanted to see if there was anything I could do to help the situation. Of course you should not eat too much fried food, spicy food or citrus but did you know that chocolate and mint are also contributors ro indigestion? I cracked up when I read that because it made perfect sence. I would eat chocolate and have the worst indigestion and shove mint Rolaids down my throat to help which was actually making it worse. Ha-Ha.. uh, sometimes.
So, by cutting chocolate out of my diet (not all but most)I probably have had 70% less indigestion than before. Honestly. It is AMAZING! I am also now saving money on Rolaids.
Oh yeah! Doc says Lucy’s heartbeat sounds really strong and healthy and I am still measuring on target. She is going crazy in my belly and still really likes to hang out on my right side. I have not had any cravings and my belly button has not popped yet. My mom said hers did not but my aunt says she thinks it looks like it will soon… we shall see.
I can’t believe, still, that my daughter is inside of me. A real one. Weird.
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