Heidi--I don't think you should worry too much about the weight thing. It sounds like you are gaining weight and everything is going fine. Maybe he just wants to make sure you are aware of weight gain and that you shouldn't be holding anything back! I actually started out weighing less than my doctor would like and he said that he thought I should gain 35-40 pounds, but so far I've only gained 18 and he seems fine with it--the baby's growing fine, so that's the most important part. He did say that if ever there's a time for me to 'indulge' it's now, though, and I'm trying, I just don't like to eat a lot of high calorie, junky food.
About the vaccinations--I'm going to ask my husband his thoughts on them. I know he's pro-vaccine, I just want to see what his 'expert medical opinion' is on the subject, to maybe get a few more facts from the medical side of things. I'll report back to y'all on what he says. I just don't get it--I've been reading the thread on the Mommy board about vaxing/delaying, and all these moms are coming up with their own schedules for vaxing or not vaxing at all, often sounding like it's against what their ped thinks. I know doctors don't know everything and can be wrong, and new info can be presented, but it just seems to me that most peds would be fairly up-to-date on the whole issue and don't just blindly offer vaccines, so all these moms who have read things online (or something like Jenny McCarthy's stuff) and think they know more than a doctor, it just kinda scares me. Yes, doctors make a living from seeing patients, but they aren't out to steal your money and hurt your children, which is what some of these mothers are implying.
Aturn--you're not on bed rest, though, right? You just left working early so you can rest...must be so nice!
Bobbysgirl--yeah for being released! I love that term, for some reason--being released...it makes me think of a wild animal being set free back into the wild. As for big babies...I asked my doctor if there was any way to guess how big the baby might be, and he said a good way to guess would be to take the mom's weight at birth and the dad's weight at birth and go in between the two. I don't know how accurate that actually is. I guess I'll find out soon enough!
Jen--aweeeee....I'm so happy that you're so happy to be a mom! It makes me happy!
I must look really big today. So many people at work have commented on it. I think I've popped a lot this week, plus I've decided to embrace my inner belly and let it all hang out. I went into the bathroom and actually startled myself at how big I looked!