7 Months Pregnant

Today is the day of my 7 Months Pregnant! Whew.. What months I had been through all of these months! Kevin and I are excited and at the same time nervous when it gets closer to baby's due date in two months! Since a month ago, we are sorry for not update blog because we both had been busy with Childbirth Prep, Breastfeeding Basic, Infant Safety/CPR, Newborn Care, and Fatherhood Foundation classes. We really learned a lot from these classes and were enjoyed. Also, there was few updates health issues for me lately. I know that a few of you already know, and some of you don't know.

A few weeks ago, I beleive I mentioned that I had glucose test for Diabetes. My OB doctor called and said that I had gestational diabetes that I was disappointed. However, Kevin went with me to the Diabetes Center to meet with nurtition and nurse to learn how to use that machine to prick my fingers for blood to test. The nurse stated that I needed to do that four times daily for the first five days before met with nurse again to evulate my test records I had done for the last five days. I was told that I did well and wanted me to do that two times a week instead of daily. That was wonderful news. A few weeks later after met with nurse, I had OB appointment for routine check up. She was glad that I did well with diabete records, but wanted me to test that daily instead of two times a week. I was not happy about that but for baby's safety in case. From that time, I still do test four times daily. It is no FUN! But, I can deal with that for the next two months.

Other update with my health issue lately is rash all over my body! Last three weeks, I started having my back hands itching and couldn't stop! It spreaded to my arms and continued itching like crazy! Luckily, I had OB appointment on that day and told her about my rashes on my back hands and arms. She told me to use Eucerin Lotion and Benadryl. I used them for a day or two, and they didn't help me at all. The rashes started spreading to the top of my belly and legs. It drove me crazy and continued itching them badly! I felt like to pull my hair and screamed! I was despareted with rashes itching all over my body! I called my OB about it and said same thing but said I could go to Dermatology to have them check it out. The next day, I did call Dermatologist in last minute and said needed to see her right away. Dermologist told me to come right away, and I went. Dermologist couldn't beleive what she had seen my rashes all over my body, and it was awful! She took a little rashes skin to cut off on my right hip to take to lab for result. Dermologist also gave me the name of cream that I need to pick up at the pharmacy. Unfortunately, pharmist said that the cream ran out and needed me to come back the next afternoon to pick up. Kevin and I went to pick it up. Afterward, I used that cream, and it helped me a lot better and less itching. I was in such relief! I haven't receive result from my dermatologist yet but will have appointment with her this Friday. Also, I thanked to my sisters for helping me through my issues with rashes especially Danuta. She sent me the articles about rashes that most common for pregnant women to have rashes at their third trimester. There are several different kind of rashes that women have been through their pregnancy. Danuta assumed that I have Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP). However, since I use that special cream, it seems that my rashes are getting better and less itching. Here following pictures below is my rashes on my right arm last Friday. There were other rashes all over my body that was worst than this picture showing.

Rash on my Rt arm

Enough with my health issues, our baby girl and I are doing great so far. I often have sciatica painfully. Our baby girl is still moving around alot and often hurt my belly in some spots. By the way, here is the update chart that people have guessed our baby as I mentioned last time. On my next 8 months pregnancy, I will have update blog with news if anything pop up.

Notes: Kevin and I want to say HAPPY EASTER to you all if we don't hear from you!