WEEK 37: lots of meds & 22 days to go!!!

I had my weekly check up today. The doctor was in a c-section so the nurse checked me. Still no dilation, but the "softening" and "thinning" has started. The nurse told me that most first timers start dilating at 38 weeks....so we'll see what happens at next week's appointment.
I complained to the nurse about some new "bodily" things that have been going on and she assured me that all of those things are normal and signs that pregnancy is coming to end. I also got the Flu Shot while I was there. It was a quick, but tiny bit painful appointment. I am now counting down those appointments...only 2-3 to go!!!

At last week's appointment the doctor did a Group B Strep Test on me. During pregnancy they do 2 of these tests...one at the beginning (which I passed) and one at 36 weeks (which I failed). Since I tested positive for this test, I am now taking antibiotics for 1 week, and will have another round of antibiotics when I go into labor.

So adding antibiotics to my daily pill regimen gave me the idea to list all the meds/drugs I am currently putting into my body....

1x a day: Mission Prenatal Vitamins
3x a day: Citracal Petites - Calcium & Vitamin D
1x a day: Corvite 150 - Iron Supplement
2x a day: Colace - to offset the side effects of the Iron pill
3x a day: Amoxicillin 500mg - antibiotic for 1 week
2-3 Tums - to get me through the day
2-3 shots of Mylanta Cherry - to get me through the night
occasional Tylenol - for headaches

I have NEVER IN MY LIFE put this many pills into my body on a daily basis. Heck, I was doing really good to remember to take a vitamin before planning for pregnancy.
I'm not complaining, I am glad I don't have to try and get all the necessary vitamins and minerals into my body the natural way. (Ha!) I know that these pills are doing good things for me and my growing baby. I just wanted to list my daily regimen of meds/drugs for my own curiosity.
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