Head In The Ribs, Butt On The Bladder

We had another doctor's appointment today at 30 weeks. I climbed up on the scale and to my horror this is what occurred:

Sally (nurse): "oh wait, I don't think it was zero'd out. Step off."
Me: "From what I just saw it better not be!"
Sally: "nope, had half a pound still on there"
Me: "That's IT?! That is bad news"
Sally: "Well, it's probably mostly water weight"
Me: "You're probably right. My ankles and fingers are swollen"

Gained 5 pounds since last time, but that wasn't the horrifying part. It was my actual total weight that was the bad news. So, I think my total weight gain is currently up to 16 lbs. Next strange conversation:

Sally: "Having any pressure or contractions?"
Me: "some..."
Sally: "Good, go in the room, take your pants off and she'll be in to check you in a minute."

I figure they are medical professionals and they know what they're doing but I was behind the curtain changing telling Jason that is sure seems awfully soon to be doing any "checking." Surely, she wasn't going to start doing internal exams already?! And surely she wouldn't do this EVERY time until I deliver! But whatever.... Enter Dr. Appel...

Dr. Appel: "You're having some problems?"
Me: "I AM?!?!"
Dr. Appel: "Well, I see we are checking you today, any bleeding, cramping, leaking?"
Me: "Well, those iron pills are making me nauseous. But Sally told me you were going to check me"
Dr. Appel: "Well, if you're not having any other problems go ahead and get dressed and we'll listen to the heart beat when I come back."

Well, she came back in and told me Sally had my due date wrong in the computer and thought I was 38 weeks along. So anyway....

Dr. Appel said weight, blood pressure, and urinalysis are all good. The sonogram I had last time showed that the baby is in the 50th percentile for her weight which is right on target. My doctor said she thinks the baby will weigh between 7 and 7.5 pounds when she's born if she doesn't have any big growth spurts. She felt my tummy and said her little head is up by my ribs. No wonder it hurts to eat anything, she's taking up all the room I could be using for food storage and giving me heart burn. I also asked if she could be sitting on my bladder since I feel like I have to go every minute of every day and Dr. Appel said sometimes they just "nestle up" in a spot and that she could be on it. Well, I need her to nestle somewhere else! Although she is breech right now, my doctor said 98% of the time they find their way back down. Since the iron pill is making me sick, she said I could just take it every other day since my levels were just "marginally low" - whatever that means. So, I'm going every 2 weeks now for the next 6 weeks and I'm counting down the days until she gets here. Hopefully this child is on time!