Cute But Little Baby

I had my sonogram today and the baby is measuring really small. My doctor had me go see a High Risk Obstetrician today so that he could do his own (higher tech) sonogram and give me some recommendations. Luckily this High Risk doctor is just a few doors down from my own OBGYN so I didn't have to travel too far. The High Risk doctor confirmed that the baby is measuring really small so he recommended a couple of things: 1)that I eat more protein and carbohydrates (he suggested I have two Boost drinks a day and that I snack in between my three meals and before I go to bed). 2)that I start taking it really easy--don't move around too much and keep my feet up.

After getting the recommendations from the High Risk doctor, my own doctor agreed that I should definitely eat more and move less. They are thinking that while I may be eating a lot I'm also moving a lot so I'm burning the calories and stuff before it gets to the baby. So, my doctor suggested I go on bed rest to make sure the nutrients are able to make it to the baby.

So here I am--on bed rest and I'm not going to be working anymore (unless the doctor gives me a green light to go back to work...not likely this late in the pregnancy).

I will be going back to see my OBGYN and the High Risk Obstetrician once a week to get a sonogram to measure and monitor the baby. Also, the High Risk doctor was able to determine that she weighs a little more than 3 pounds right now. So a big part of the monitoring each week will be to make sure she is growing gaining weight. If she stops growing...we'll cross that bridge if we get there.

The good news is that the baby has a really strong heart beat. Also, I got a few good shots of her. I know it's hard to tell what you're looking at but here's the gist of it:

Top: The baby's face is looking at us. You can see where her eyes are (two black spots near the right of the screen) with her little nose in between those spots. If you look real carefully you can see her mouth in between two chipmunk cheeks. Her arm is right next to her right cheek.

Middle: This is a profile shot. Her head is on the right side of the screen with her hand up near her chin. The little bubble looking thing is the umbilical cord.

Bottom: This is her foot. Cute!