Baby Peanut Earns Her Nickname

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Ahhh, no one ever said that pregnancy was going to be easy. Especially at my ripe old age of 31.

My doctor's appointment went relatively well yesterday. I saw my fourth doctor to date, with scheduled appointments with lucky number 5. (Just something to think about with the big push towards socialized medicine- how do we get continuity of care? Okay, back to my appointment.) Baby Peanut is measuring small for her age, so I am scheduled to have another ultrasound in a few weeks.

Now, any nurse worth her salt is an expert at playing the "Doctor-Nurse Game." (The next time you are in a hospital, keep alert to see when you can pick this up.) The "Doctor-Nurse Game" is when a nurse asks the doctor pointed questions to get him/her going in the direction the nurse wants, all the while making the doctor feel that said direction was originally HIS/HER idea the whole time.

So, my appointment had me concerned and playing the Doctor-Nurse Game. Here's how it went down:
ME: "So, are you sending me to radiology because you are concerned with fetal growth?"
Doc: "Yes, you are measuring a little small and we need to make sure the baby is growing appropriately. Schedule your ultrasound for 2 weeks from now."
ME: " Okay, but how do you know I'm not measuring small due to low amniotic fluid versus that the baby is just small?"
Doc: "We don't. The ultrasound will tell us if it is the baby or the amniotic fluid..."
ME: " Okay, so, in other words, I shouldn't worry that my amniotic fluid might be low and you won't know until 2 weeks from now..."
Doc: "Let's go to the exam room and check your fluid real quick."

See how beautifully that worked?

On a funny note, I seem to be plagued by Restless Leg Syndrome. I swear, I could give Michael Flately a run for his money on River Dance.



The treatment for Restless Leg Syndrome, it seems, is Ambien- a sleeping pill. I decided, upon reading the warnings associated with the medication, I will live with dancing in my sleep:
"...after taking this drug, people have gotten out of bed and driven vehicles while not fully awake. People have also sleep-walked, prepared/eaten food, made phone calls, or had sex while not fully awake. Often, people do not remember these events. If you discover that you have experienced any of these events, tell your doctor immediately."

Seriously. Can you imagine how THAT conversation would go?