I had my 28 week appointment on Thursday. Did the 1 hour GD test, and also got my tetanus booster. Hopefully I'll get the results soon. Dr said I'm measuring on schedule (just my belly measurement, don't get actual US or anything), and we talked about the braxton hicks I'm feeling, which are normal. What blows me away is she said that I have 12 weeks until due date BUT that I'm only 9 weeks until "full term". Basically she said at 37 weeks it's considered full term and labor/birth anytime after that is "ok". Since babies in my family often come 1-2 weeks early that made me feel better but also made me realize just HOW CLOSE this is!
Otherwise I'm exhausted. It's conference week this week so on Thursday the kids got out of school at 10:30, I had conferences until 11:30, then went to my doctor for 2 hours, came back and did conferences until 4pm, then had a break for food and had to do evening conferences from 5 - 7:30pm. And today was day 2 of conferences, where students were out at 10:30 and I had conferences back ot back until 12:30. Teachers got ot leave at 12:30 today because we aren't paid for evening conferences, so this was our compensation.
And, I am blown away at how rude some of these parents were. Every parent asked of course how far along I was, and when I was due, and then I got a follow up of how long I was going to be out and when I was returning. Which I passed off as general curiosity. Although the tone of voice was not always just curiosity but some condemnation..... But THEN I got questions asking what I (me personally) was doing to make sure that their child was still going to receive an education while I am out on leave, and what my plan was for providing their education, and one parent was so bold as to ask whether I was going to continue to communicate with parents during my leave (specific question was "You do plan on being on contact with us while you're out, right?"). Follow up questions also included whether I would still do the grading while I was out, and answer emails, because the parent(s) didn't "want the sub to handle those things". Ummm no. NO. NO. Oh and btw it's actually not my job to make sure their kids have an education while I'm on leave. I don't get paid for the leave, I don't get paid to do anything during that time, and I have the right to have my 12 weeks with my baby without work! It is the job of the district to provide a teacher for the kids who is qualified to teach and during that time is the teacher for everything including grading and communication and meetings.
Overall I was frustrated, and the teacher at the table next to me was absolutely livid as she kept having to listen to this. At one point when there were not parents at either of our tables she told me she was contemplating slapping the next parent who asked me what I was doing for their kid while I was on leave, because I'm not the first teacher in the district to go on maternity and it's a pretty universal process as to what districts do for teachers taking maternity leave.
Ali - Glad to hear things are okay with your MIL. Keeping FX that is everything continues to go well.
froggy - wow! You might acually weigh less after birth, that would be pretty awesome. I've gained about 15lbs, but that was almost all fairly early on. In the last month or so I haven't gained more than a pound or two, and yet I'm getting huge, and all the weight gain has been belly so I'm hoping after baby I'll be able to drop it quickly.
Ally2015 - OMG! Wow! I really hope that clears up soon and does not continue to keep bothering you too bad, but at least you know what it is and can treat it!
(and she's not just saying that because she's made comments like that in front of her own children hahah). So hopefully my
