This weekend I got a letter from my doctor that my red blood count was low, indicating anemia, and mailed me a prescription for an iron supplement. This is not really anything to be worried about as anemia is fairly common during pregnancy and is corrected with the supplement. The thing that stinks is all the possible side effect of the iron supplement...nausea, vomiting, constipation, feeling hot and getting red in the face, intestinal discomfort and a few more I can't think of right now. I read the list off to Ryan and he says, "so the side effects are basically pregnancy symptoms!" Haha. Yes, he is correct.
I think I've been noticing some slight swelling in my ankles and calves, but it seems to be worse some days more than others. It's funny when I wear sandals or socks because when I take them off you can see the imprints of the sandal straps or the sock lines. I haven't noticed any swelling in my fingers or anywhere else though. I hope I don't swell too much. I don't want to look like a sausage!
Today we are looking at a fourth day care. We were going to go look last Wednesday, but Ryan had something come up with work. I'm hoping that this will be the last one and we'll be able to make a decision after this.
I have a doctor appointment on Thursday and then we're heading to Illinois for a week on Friday.
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