dr says NO to spinning

met with dr. dobrenis today.  we saw dragon!!!  i knew she wouldn't let me down and give us a sonogram.  she didn't have to - next one is supposed to be in 35 weeks.  she said she was doing it because papa made an effort to come (but mik comes with me on all my visits!) and she wasn't completely behind on her appts.  our baby is sooooo big now since we last saw him at 20 weeks.  he's perfectly placed already - head down, facing my back, with his back on the front of my tummy.  dr thinks he will probably stay in that position...  so we are good to go!  we saw his head, strong heartbeat, spine, fingers and legs (he kept moving them).  couldn't really see his face since he's facing my back.  unfortunately, we forgot to videotape it.  :(  dr estimates he's at about 4 lbs now and predicts a healthy 7+ pound baby at delivery.  she said i'm having a very normal pregnancy... and unfortunately, the pains i'm experiencing are all normal during pregnancy too... esp since i have a small frame!  oh how i wish i was taller.

one new pain that i haven't blogged about since it only started happening after spin class last friday is the pain near my pubic area.  sometimes when i stand up, i literally cannot move because it's painful.  dr. dobrenis calls it pubic symphysis separation.  in pregnancy, hormones cause relaxation of the connecting ligaments and the bones separate - which explains the pain.  she told me to stop spinning because she doesn't want it to get worse.  she said i can still do physique57 class since it's for strengthening.  one of her doctor friends had this issue and had to be in a wheelchair til she gave birth so she doesn't want that to happen to me!  me neither.  that would be absolutely horrific.

she also said i'm not my usual happy self today.  with my cold, i'm more tired than usual and add all the pregnancy issues to that!  told her i even stayed home today.  she told me to take tylenol and bendryl tonight so we'll try that for my cold.  she said she'll provide a note if i need to be off work 2 weeks before but she's worried that may take away from the time after birth and to check with HR.  i may just work from home for 2 weeks instead.  she gave us hi-5s and told us to come back in 2 weeks.

i'm really sad that i can't spin anymore.  what am i going to do for cardio?  i'm going to blow up like a whale.  i feel like one already and i still have 8 1/2 weeks to go...  i feel like bella in twilight (yes, i'm a fan!).  her half vampire baby, who is stronger than her, is breaking her body.  i feel like i'm too small for my dragon baby.  if i knew what i know now before we decided to get pregnant, i would still do it.  nothing i wouldn't do for my dragon baby...