Baby’s Size: Coconut (I’m really starting to wonder about the people that came up with this fruit system… I think they are confused…)
How far
along: 35 Weeks
Total
weight gain: 21 pounds. Another pound gained this week.
Sleep: I
don’t think anything is going to randomly get better about this area of my life
any time soon. For now, I get up quite often to pee. In no more than about 6
weeks (plus perhaps a couple of days at most), I will be up likely every two
hours to nurse a baby, if not more. Maybe having to go to the bathroom so often
at night towards the end is nature’s way of preparing you for the lack of sleep
you will get once baby is here. No…. nothing could prepare you. I can’t stay on
one side too long still so I rotate a lot (which also contributes to my
wakefulness). I have also been waking up soaked in sweat lately. I get so very
hot at night despite the fact that the house is cool and I am not using any
sort of covers.
Maternity
Clothes: Yep. I tend to wear tank tops more often than not though
and honestly, those are not maternity. They just stretch and I love them.
Food
cravings: Not a whole lot. I have really been liking buffalo sauce lately.
I have a container of it and have had chicken nuggets dipped in them for lunch
a couple of times this week. We had wings on Sunday night and I tossed them in
another kind of buffalo sauce. Maybe it is the spice.
Symptoms
I HAVE: I almost want to rotate the heartburn with the
Braxton Hicks this week and mention the BH first. They are irritating and
making an appearance more often than I would like. Still mostly manifesting as
the crampy type ones. I just wish they actually meant a whole lot. At least let
me know it was causing dilation or something. Not that I want to go early (I
don’t know why anyone would. Having a 37 weeker myself and wondering if
everything would be okay when she was born was tough… my thought is to suck it
up, deal with whatever you are given and you will meet your baby when they are
ready… or late enough that a doc wants to induce you…. Okay, off my soapbox
now.) I had a bit of swelling again on Saturday, but I think it was contributed
by all the standing I did on Friday because it went back down fairly quickly.
It really only shows up in my ankles too so I figure it is normal pregnancy
swelling and not my BP doing weird things most of the time when it occurs.
Stretchmarks: Still
have the old ones darkening. I hate those things, but they are what they are. I
know they will fade quite a bit but waiting on that to happen stinks.
Doctor’s
Appointment: Weekly appointments have
started because we want to monitor my BP so I went again yesterday. BP was
127/85 so about where it has been for most of this pregnancy. Doc is still okay
with that. He still thinks last week was a fluke. Will’s heartbeat was 160. He
had been moving around a bit again before it was taken so that accounts for it
being a bit higher. He is an active one. He is still head down. Yay! Though of
course there are no promises he stays that way. Next week we will do the GBS
test. I asked today, out of curiosity, when he would start checking my cervix.
We likely won’t do that until 38 weeks or so. I asked because I remember hating
that experience last time. Haha. He told me that the national expectation is
usually to check for the last month or so each week but they do not do that
because your dilation has no bearing on when you may actually go in to
spontaneous labor. I had read that but it was nice hearing it too and knowing
why they don’t. I actually don’t mind waiting. He explained that I could be 0
and go in to labor later that day or I could walk around for weeks at 4 or 5
and still require an induction. The only reason they even check late in the
pregnancy is to prep and determine if I will be a candidate for induction.
Works for me. Again, not a pleasant experience. Honestly, hearing people
explain that they are 3 cm dilated and just KNOW they are going into labor in
the next week or so always sort of annoys me. Pregnancy hormones make it annoy
me more. I was 2cm at 37 weeks with Kenzie. I had likely been there a little
while and never even knew. Had we not needed to deliver her, there is no
telling how long I would have gone. I really feel like if my BP hadn’t climbed
that she would have been overdue. I feel like Will (if my BP stays down) will
be really, really close to his due date if not an induction. We shall see
though. Again, I prefer him to be as close to his due date as possible. I can
stick it out another 5 weeks. I’ve made it this far.
Movement: Of
course. Still getting feet and butt in my ribs and lungs. He has dropped some
though so it’s not quite as uncomfortable. The downfall is that his movement of
his hands and head makes me have to use the bathroom way more often.
Belly Button
(In or Out): In. Counting down the weeks and wondering…
Wedding
Ring (On or Off): Still on. I think I kept it on almost the entire time with
Kenzie and I am almost to the point that I delivered her. I have gained less
than with her and I have had very minimal swelling so I’m hoping to make it to
delivery day with it on. I feel weird without it.
Labor
Signs: Still none. Good… and yet bad because those BH are so
annoying I wish I could list them here. He did drop a bit, but I know that has
little bearing on when he will show up. I just want him to engage some so his
chance of flipping breech is less.
Gender: Boy!
Happy
or Moody Most of the Time: Eh. Depends on the day. I still get fairly moody.
The hormones aren’t getting better here at the end. I get my feelings hurt
easily about stupid things. I tend to snap quicker. I can’t wait to be done
with this part. I’m just hoping I don’t have any postpartum issues. I had a
touch of something very close to (if not actually) post partum depression after
Kenzie. As an aside, it is a serious thing. If anyone you know (or even
yourself) has to deal with it… please seek help. I was a mess for a while with
what was likely closer to just normal hormones. I can’t imagine what it may be
like dealing with PPD. I hear it tends to be first with first babies but anyone
can get it and it can have really dire consequences.
Best moment of the week: We
celebrated our friends’ wedding this past Friday. It was an amazing time! They
had a wonderful and personalized ceremony. The reception was so much fun. We
didn’t dance as much as we usually do. Didn’t want to chance putting myself
into labor. Haha. Just kidding, but my feet were swelling some from standing
and I was a bit dehydrated so I was dealing with some annoying BH so we sat out
a lot of dancing we would usually do. The bride looked amazing. The groom was
all smiles. Everyone was so happy and we really enjoyed sharing in their day
with them.
What
I’m looking forward to: Finally
finishing up Will’s room sometime in the next couple of weeks. We have bought
things slowly but surely trying to use coupons and deals as we were able to so
this has been a long process. I can’t see spending full price for some of that
stuff. I also won’t have his room entirely done as there are a couple of things
that can wait until after he is here (like the organizer in his closet) because
there is no need for it now so we want to budget to the best of our ability.
Anyway, still looking forward to getting it done as much as possible.
What I
miss: Hmmm… not much I guess because nothing big
comes to mind. Maybe just sleep.
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