Life of the Rainers

I thought our new patient was 27 weeks pregnant?

This was the statement my new dr. said to her nurse this morning at our appointment. I am currently 27 weeks pregnant, but gets comments pretty much daily about how big my belly is already or I get asked if I am having twins. I had the shirt I wore to the hospital when Canon was born a few days ago and my belly was just about poking out the bottom.

I feel (and look) like I am full term and I pretty much ache all over.

Anyway, I asked the dr. why I was so big and she said " I am a little perplexed about this. Are you having twins? I was a little confused when I saw you come down the hallway and thought our new patient was only 27 weeks, not full term." She measured me and I am measuring full term and my weight gain has been very rapid the last 6 to 7 weeks (like as in 20 lbs). She assured me that I wasn't gaining weight any where else but my belly, so it's not that I haven't been eating too much (which is debatable). Anyway she knows how to make a pregnant woman feel better about her weight, ha.

She continued to tell us that she has some concerns that there is too much amniotic fluid surrounding the baby or that I have gestational diabetes. I go in on Thursday to have some tests run and to have an ultrasound to see what is going on. I should not be this big already. If there is too much fluid they will put me on a medicine to try and get rid of some of it. If the meds don't work they will go in and drain it (yikes).

So if you could just be in prayer that we get some answers on Thursday and that the baby continues to be healthy no matter what is going on Jess and I would appreciate it! Please pray that once they do find out what is going on that I get a little relief. I am not able to rock Canon or hardly even pick him up. I am feeling really guilty, like he is getting the shaft.

Thanks!

Rachel