Wow, 30 weeks has come and gone quickly. The major development of this checkup was water retention. It went something like this: "Dr, do you think we can induce even earlier, maybe?" "At the rate you're swelling, we're going to have to." I see it as a silver lining... getting the baby even earlier. Just kidding... I ugly cried the whole way home. What have I DONE to get this swollen?
Anyone who knows me well knows that my first love is salt. I could give up sweets with no regrets, but not being able to salt the yummy pot roast my mother in law made yesterday is just wrong. Or eat pickles. My mouth just started watering thinking about it. So, the doctor said I should cut back and I'm on day 2 of not adding salt or eating salty things. The withdrawals aren't as bad as I thought they would be... I haven't died yet. I also haven't un-swelled yet...
But, he also said that "some people are just swellers." So bring on the compression stockings. Bring on the water bottles And the salt-free diet. I guess if I have to give up salt (sigh), there's no one else I'd rather do it for than a 3 pound cutie pie.
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