27 weeks

Well I am feeling much better than this time last week. It has been a looong week and I'm still in some pain. This whole ordeal is just really confusing. They thought the pain was either from a kidney stone or kidney infection. I haven't passed a stone and my antibiotics are now gone. I have more pain meds but haven't been taking them because I want to know how I really feel.

Monday night was REALLY bad. I was at my grandparents "watching" the national championship game with Joel. I was having some pains so decided to go lay down in the guest room. After about an hour the pains kept increasing and I was able to take my meds again, but they didn't do anything. Joel came in and I cried and cried because the pain was more than I could bare.

I was able to get home, took a bath, which eased the pain a little and went to sleep. Around 4:30am I was back up with more pain. I tried another bath but it didn't help. At 5am I got out a bag of frozen veggies and put it on the pain until 6:30am when Joel got up for work and I went back to sleep. The rest of the day I felt ok.

Tuesday I was out of pain meds and was worried I may need more if pain returned so I went into the doctor's office to refill my pain meds and they did a another blood test and said they would call me in the morning with the results. Yesterday, Wednesday, I laid down pretty much all day on the couch and didn't feel much pain unless I got up.

As of 1pm today, they never called me to tell me the result of the test, so I called them. They said my white blood count was normal and that's it. I tried to think of questions to ask the nurse while I had her on the phone but too many rushed through my head and I just said ok and hung up.

I'm back to work today and my right side is still hurting a bit. I'm not sure where to turn next. I feel they should be more concerned that something wrong could hurt the baby. I don't want to continue to take pain meds when I don't know what is even causing the pain and no effort to try to find out what it is.

My doctor wants me to go back the ER if the pains are bad again, but it seems like she should be able to try and figure it out or send me to the hospital for a test or ultrasound of my kidney. I guess I will wait til tomorrow and see if the pain is still there, I'll call again and seek answers again.

All this craziness is taking away from the happiness I should be having that I'm finally in the 3rd trimester and I get to meet my baby girl in about 3 months! Baby Girl seems to be doing good, moving around lots. I hope and pray none of this affects her health. I love her SO very much and would be crushed if anything were to happen to her.

27 weeks

How Big is the Baby at 27 Weeks Pregnant?
Your baby at 27 weeks weighs slightly under 2 pounds. Your baby's total length is close to 14.4 inches. Your baby is now a perfectly formed albeit very tiny human being, but of course, he will continue growing as you continue your pregnancy week by week .

Your Baby's Growth and Development
Your baby's systems continue to mature during pregnancy week 27 and your little one even starts accumulating some weight in the upcoming weeks.

Up until the 27th and 28th weeks of pregnancy, your baby's eyelids were fused together. After this week or next, they will open. The retina, the light sensitive portion of the eye, typically starts maturing at about 27 weeks of pregnancy. The layers that form in the retina will allow your baby's eyes to receive light and transmit the information it is receiving to the brain to form images. This basic process is referred to as "sight". Imagine that, at 27 weeks pregnant, your baby is a tiny, seeing human being!