GD test results + discomfort

Well, of course I had to go hunting for them myself (at my hospital's patient website and then by harassing the OB's office) but I've passed the 3-hour gestational diabetes test with flying colors! Yay, food!

I'm a little perplexed by the fact that they're reporting my 1-hour and 2-hour to be the same level -- that has to be wrong, right? My body must have processed some of that glorified syrup between the 60 minute and 120 minute mark? Anyway, it doesn't really matter since all the values are well below the reference range and the OB's deadpan office manager gave me a monotone "You're normal" when I called in to confirm. Yea, would have been nice if you had called me first wench, but whatever. So happy!

On another note, I had what was probably my most uncomfortable day of pregnancy (at least once past the over-tired 10 week mark) yesterday. I'm not sure what happened, I woke up feeling fine but by the time I sat down in my office chair to do some work, my back was killing me, especially any time I stood up out of my chair. I tried sitting in different spots, walking around, lying on the ground (perks of working from home) but it was all uncomfortable. The only relief I got was on my daily 3-mile walk, being in constant motion definitely seemed to help, but only while in motion, no lasting effect.

On top of the back, I had noticed a building sense of pressure on my cervix over the past few days, not really noticeable except after I tinkled, and then - I guess due to the use and/or relaxing of the cervical/vaginal muscles - I'd feel a real sense of pressure, which would go away almost immediately after I walked out of the bathroom. So, not long-lasting but kind of freaky.

Today, I'm fine. My back is fine, and the cervical pressure is far lessened. My plan had been to call my OB today if it was still bad. I don't want to be a needy patient, calling with typical 3T concerns but I am going away on vacation next week and I was a little worried about being in Key West while going into premature labor ;). My best guess as to what may have been happening is that Bug was shifting positions, maybe going into the head down position, and my back/cervical muscles were adjusting to the newly distributed weight. I'm not positive on this theory, as it's a totally made up one (:P) plus this morning, I'm feeling alot of flutters right above my pubic bone, which would be odd if it was his head down there. Unless he has really long and thick eyelashes, like his daddy... ;)