24 weeks, 3 day doctor visit

I had the blood glucose screening today to check for gestational diabetes. I don't have it, which I am happy about. Baby's heartbeat was a slower 135 beats per minute today, which is still in the normal range of 120-160 and still amazing to hear. I am up six more pounds this month! Whoa! For a total net gain of twelve pounds. The doctor was happy about that, and thinks I need to gain at least eighteen more. I am now somewhat worried about gaining too much since that six pounds really snuck up on me!

I had a list of questions for Dr. Chwe including an alternative to the fish oil supplement I am taking for the extra DHA, which is super gross when I burp it. He suggested Expecta. I also asked about some pressure I was feeling (which he said was normal), when I need to start counting Baby's movements (he said about 29 weeks), and about some exercises and their safety. We also discussed the "birth plan," which we decided was so mainstream that we don't even need to write it down--that each decision can be reconfirmed during labor and delivery.

I picked up the child birth class schedule, and there are about five that I would like to attend--the breastfeeding one, the "pregnancy in the third trimester" one, the "taking care of your baby" one, the infant CPR and other safety one, and the comprehensive one. Now I just need to schedule them all for both Nicholas and me!