Baby sounds good and I’m growing well, fundal height is right about on schedule. Fundal height is the measurement from your pubic bone to the top of your uterus. It’s usually right about even with how many weeks along you are.

Our baby’s heartbeat was in the 150′s. I don’t remember exactly what it was though. Scott remembers the heartbeat better than I. He remembered that it was lower last time. It’s interesting how variable fetal heartbeat can be and still be all in the range of “normal.”

We were also able to get baby position determined today! Baby is head down (stay baby stay!), but he’s also posterior. Posterior babies are often responsible for “back labor” which is usually hard labor. Posterior is when the baby’s back is along your back, and his/her tummy is facing your front (pictures on this page).

What does this mean for me? It means a lot of not leaning back in my chairs, lol. It’s thought that leaning back in chairs makes babies want to recline back right along with you Doing yoga positions on all fours, such as the pelvic rock, are also good. I’m hoping swimming is good too, as I’d like to do a lot of that in the next few weeks :p

I’m unsure about this apparent conflict, having it considered safe by noted women’s herbalists but it clearly have diuretic properties.  I have an appointment with my midwife tonight and I’ll ask her opinion.  For now I think it best to go with other morning sickness remedies.  Reference Joy’s comments in the original post for some ideas on other remedies and a link explaining why diuretics are hazardous during pregnancy.

I also wanted to comment a bit on weight gain.  I’m a member of the pregnancy club for the month around my due date on one of the forums I post on.  These women are from 12-16 weeks pregnant or so, and today already one was mentioning the nurses were warning her about her weight gain!  Sudden, drastic weight gain can indeed be a warning sign in pregnancy, but by and large paying attention to your nutrition is FAR more important than keeping track of the pounds.  If you’re worried about it you should read this page on pregnancy weight gain – also a page done by reader Joy.  In fact, I’d recommend you take the time to read the entire site, it’s an absolute treasure trove of information on having a healthy pregnancy and provides a lot of information hard to find elsewhere.