Week 32

December 10, 2008
Weight: 174 pounds

I almost fainted today at work. I was teaching a math lesson and began to get really hot and shaky. I fanned myself with a paper and sent a couple of kids to get my water bottle and some crackers for me to eat. I ate a couple of crackers and told the kids I wasn't feel well. It all hit me very fast. I broke out in a cold sweat all over and felt very lightheaded and tingly. After about 1o minutes I was getting worse so I asked one of my students t go get Jennifer Sanders down the hall. By the time she got to my room, which was real fast, I began to cry a little becasue I was scared and feeling extremly weak. I could feel the baby moving so that gave me a little peace of mind. Jennifer got the nurse to come get me and take me to the clinic in the wheelchair. My poor students had to watch them take me away. I figured my sugar level was really low and I needed to eat. The nurse took my blood pressure and it was 98/60 - pretty low. It was almost my lunch time so they brught me my lunch and I ate it in the nurse's clinic and laid down awhile. After awhile I began feeling better. Four of my student's parents came to check on me because theywere in the building and lots of my coworkers came too. I was embarrassed but it was nice to know that so many people care.

I went to the doctor at 4:00 for my 32 week checkup. By the way it was snowing! I gained 1 pound the last 2 weeks and my blood pressure was 110/70. I told Dr Williams what happened before lunch today and he told me it was probably a combination of my blood pressure and blood sugar both dropping at the same time. He told me my iron leels and sugar levels were notmal when I took the glucose tolerance test. He also showed me all my blood pressure readings from my previous visits. THey are all in the normal-low range. He told me I need to vary how much I sit and stand and not do either for long periods of time. He also recommended me to eat snacks in between meals even if I'm not hungry. He said cheese sticks and peanut butter crackers would be good. He also said to drink lots of water. I feel like I do a good job of that already but I will try to drink more.

He measured my belly and said that the baby is right on target as far as growth goes. The baby kicked his hand when he touched me! Also when the nurse listened for the baby's heartbeat (138 bpm) it was hard to hear for a long time because the baby was hiccupping. I got to hear the hiccups - it was so cute!

December 16, 2008
32 Weeks 5 Days

Today I got faint feeling again at about 10:45 am. I ate a mid morning snack and lunch at 11:30ish and it didn't make me feel any better. I was dizzy and lightheaded and feeling hot flashes. After I dropped my kids at music I went to the school nurse to have my blood pressure checked and it was 110/50. I left a message with my doctor's office and took it pretty easy the rest of the afternoon. I did all my teaching sitting down. When school was out, I went home right away and called the doctor again on my way home. The nurse asked if I was eating snacks between meals and if I was taking iron supplements. I told her last Wednesday the doctor told me I didn't need any extra because my blood tests had all been normal. The last blood work I had done was at 24 weeks. The nurse said I may need to have some done again to check my iron level. She wants me to call back tomorrow if my blood pressure is still low. I would like to know why I'm feeling weird even if they said it is common in late pregnancy. It's a bit scary feeling so unsteady.