Yesterday I went to the doctor for my monthly prenatal visit, which this time included the dreaded glucose test. It was a simple test, no trigonometry required. All I had to do was pound down the drink, which tasted like a super-sweet version of Sprite, sit around for an hour, then let them suck a little blood out of my arm.<\/p>\n
For all that it was easy, it wasn’t fun. The drink made me nauseous and the blood drawing didn’t help. On the bright side, the results came back today and I don’t have gestational diabetes. The test showed, though, that I’m slightly anemic and now I have to take iron pills. Iron supplements are notorious for their constipational powers, so you can imagine how psyched I am about that.<\/p>\n
I hope the little guy appreciates what I suffer for him!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday I went to the doctor for my monthly prenatal visit, which this time included the dreaded glucose test. It was a simple test, no trigonometry required. All I had to do was pound down the drink, which tasted like … Continue reading