What's up with baby in week 28: she is in the phase of development where she just keeps getting bigger. Pretty much everything is created and in good working order. She will be adding body mass and growing eyelashes this week . She weighs about 2 lbs 4 oz.
What's up with mom: I went to the doctor for my monthly appointment. No ultrasound this time. It's the first appointment without one. We did listen to the heartbeat. This week I got to do my glucose test. At my last appointment they gave me the Tang colored drink and I put it in the fridge at my work. 1 hour before my appointment, I drank it. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be...some people had been telling me how horrible it tastes. Then when I got to my appointment they took a urine and blood sample to test my glucose levels to find out if I have gestational diabetes. Luckily I don't. I would have a VERY hard time staying away from sweets. As I type this, a co-worker has just given me half her oatmeal chocolate chip cookie from Potbelly's. I didn't even ask...she just gave it to me, honest.
Also at this doctors appointment, I got a Rogam shot. I had been expecting one. The reason for the shot is that I have RH Negative blood and my husband has RH Positive. That means there is a chance my baby has RH Positive blood. If she does, then if any of her blood gets into my bloodstream, my immune system would develop antibodies. It's not a risk to this pregnancy, but if my next pregnancy is RH Positive, my antibodies would not play nice and it would be a really difficult pregnancy and risky for the baby. So the Rogam shot basically will stop by immune system from forming antibodies to and RH Positive blood. The effects of the shot last 12 weeks (I have 12 more weeks of pregnancy) and then they will give me another shot right after I deliver. That's the most likely time for baby's blood to come in contact with my bloodstream.
Some interesting notes on the administration of the Rogam shot. I wasn't expecting this and it was midly annoying. My docotors office had to call in a prescription for the Rogam shot to the pharmacy (both are in the same hospital building) and then I had to go down to the pharmacy to get the shot. I had to pay about $60 for it (after insurance) and then trot back up to my doctor's office so a nurse could give me the shot (in the you-know-where). If I wanted to go the fully insured route (no payment from me) I would have had to go to the hospital lab to have my blood drawn and tested to show that I had RH Negative and then my insurance would cover the shot. But the nurse said that takes three hours, and I didn't factor that kind of time into my day, since I had no idea what was involved when I made my appointment.
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