It's getting harder to breath, which is weird because the baby dropped probably a few weeks ago. It's also crazy hot outside right now (heat indexes over 100); I tried to walk around the block the other day and I might have gotten a bit of heat stroke??? I couldn't make it all the way around the block and and a few times I felt like I was going to puke. It took me the rest of the day to recover but when we got back in the house Dan help me put ice packs under my armpits and behind my neck. It help mostly.
I had my final meeting with my doula. It went well, but also I can't think of anything of note to talk about.
My arthritis has started and my carpal tunnel has returned. Looking back at my old blog from being pregnant with Sean, this started closer to 37 weeks.
I had my 36 week apt yesterday and it was mostly all the NST. They caught one "good" contraction on the chart and the baby was moving around like crazy. Both midwives seems to be very surprised at the amount of activity - and from my point of view, it was a lot but also not a lot compared to how they move in the evening!
They want to keep doing the test every week but I think I will be declining them unless I start to feel some concern. Fire baby doesn't like the test and each one is an additional $150 per visit.
At the end of my appointment my midwife looks at my stomach an says "you can come anytime you want now"
Later that day I had a chiropractic appointment and she started pushing on the back of my pelvis (right above my tail bone) and it was tender - which is normally isn't. She said my body is getting ready to have this baby anytime now as my hips are loosening up. She could tell b/c my pelvis was springy. She said it was the relaxin, but I thought that was a little bit weird since everything you read says I start releasing relaxin pretty much since day one and I've even seen one place say it peaks around 15 weeks!
I told her (before she told me this information) that I was hoping to have the baby before 39 weeks and she told me I won't be waiting that long. She kinds joked at the end of the appointment that she might not even see me for my appointment next week!
July 11, 2019
July 3, 2019
35 Weeks
The swelling has really started. Mostly in my feet, toes, and ankles, but I've also noticed a bit in my fingers. I remember from reading an old blog post that near the end of my pregnancy with Sean I started to get arthritic in my hands. I don't feel I'm there yet, but I do occasionally notice some stiffness.
The leg cramps are getting sooo bad!
I finished my visual birth plan. It looks pretty good. I paid someone $19 to do it - totally worth it. I just hope it holds up - that I stand up for what I want.
I think baby has been head-down for about a week now, but I feel like in the last 2 days they are transverse again. No confirmation though - just hoping they get head-down and stay there by next week (for my next apt).
The leg cramps are getting sooo bad!
I finished my visual birth plan. It looks pretty good. I paid someone $19 to do it - totally worth it. I just hope it holds up - that I stand up for what I want.
I think baby has been head-down for about a week now, but I feel like in the last 2 days they are transverse again. No confirmation though - just hoping they get head-down and stay there by next week (for my next apt).
June 26, 2019
34 weeks!
I'm still pretty sure baby is head-down - so that's good. I have an appointment today, so hopefully that will be verified soon. Along those lines, I've noticed that since the baby has been head-down my cramping and BH seemed to have increased with frequency.
My emotions have also been running high again - I get mad really easily and for a while I've felt like I've needed to hibernate, but I'm also conflicted b/c I'm worried about losing touch with my friends if I do that, plus the time lost when the baby is here. So I'm trying to make an effort to stay in touch and see people, but it's sooooooo hard.
I can't believe that I'm only 6 weeks away from being full-term! I don't remember anymore what made me look into it, but I found out today that just after Sean was born (late 2013) "they" changed the definition of full-term from 37 weeks to 39 weeks! I had no idea, but I like the change - hopefully it will encourage doctors to not be so pushy to induce or schedule c-sections until at least 39 weeks.
Sleeping is getting so much worse - my charlie horses are back my arms are going numb more frequently and my hips are always hurting
As part of my effort to turn the baby and/or keep them head-down, I've stopped sitting on our couch at all. That has been really exhausting - not having a place to relax is causing my body to get tired really quick, so much so I'm worried I'm already tiring it out too much before birth.
I found a way to sort of alleviate that - I sit on the floor now, facing the couch and put a huge pile of blankets in front of me and then lean over on that. It works for my back, but is rough on the lower 1/2 of my body. However, the best part of it is that Sean has been coming up and giving me big hugs when I do that and tucking me in with his Fuzz :).
Not sure if I mentioned it in a previous blog, but mom and dad are well on their way to moving here by the time the baby arrives! It's all happened to fast - they are moving quickly on figuring out movers and getting rid of stuff, but are currently in a state of waiting for the results of the inspection on the sale of their house and the closing of the buyers house. I'm assuming by the end of this week, it should all be official. They are scheduled to close on their house 7/31, but they plan to be in texas by then.
I had my 1st official meeting with my doula the other day and dan finally go to meet her too. The meeting started off a little awkward, but ended up being very good. I still like here, and she had a lot of knowledge of how hospital births work, so that was helpful. We spend most of the time (1.5 hours) discussing the details of my birth plan. Now I just need to put it all together.
My emotions have also been running high again - I get mad really easily and for a while I've felt like I've needed to hibernate, but I'm also conflicted b/c I'm worried about losing touch with my friends if I do that, plus the time lost when the baby is here. So I'm trying to make an effort to stay in touch and see people, but it's sooooooo hard.
I can't believe that I'm only 6 weeks away from being full-term! I don't remember anymore what made me look into it, but I found out today that just after Sean was born (late 2013) "they" changed the definition of full-term from 37 weeks to 39 weeks! I had no idea, but I like the change - hopefully it will encourage doctors to not be so pushy to induce or schedule c-sections until at least 39 weeks.
Sleeping is getting so much worse - my charlie horses are back my arms are going numb more frequently and my hips are always hurting
As part of my effort to turn the baby and/or keep them head-down, I've stopped sitting on our couch at all. That has been really exhausting - not having a place to relax is causing my body to get tired really quick, so much so I'm worried I'm already tiring it out too much before birth.
I found a way to sort of alleviate that - I sit on the floor now, facing the couch and put a huge pile of blankets in front of me and then lean over on that. It works for my back, but is rough on the lower 1/2 of my body. However, the best part of it is that Sean has been coming up and giving me big hugs when I do that and tucking me in with his Fuzz :).
Not sure if I mentioned it in a previous blog, but mom and dad are well on their way to moving here by the time the baby arrives! It's all happened to fast - they are moving quickly on figuring out movers and getting rid of stuff, but are currently in a state of waiting for the results of the inspection on the sale of their house and the closing of the buyers house. I'm assuming by the end of this week, it should all be official. They are scheduled to close on their house 7/31, but they plan to be in texas by then.
I had my 1st official meeting with my doula the other day and dan finally go to meet her too. The meeting started off a little awkward, but ended up being very good. I still like here, and she had a lot of knowledge of how hospital births work, so that was helpful. We spend most of the time (1.5 hours) discussing the details of my birth plan. Now I just need to put it all together.
June 20, 2019
33 Weeks
- I'm Freakin' hot all the time! I've even been wearing shorts to work; I don't wear shorts in public.
- Supposed to have my 1st doula meeting today and that got pushed back to monday; she had a client being induced on the day of our meeting. She seemed to feel bad about it, but I was just glad I had a least a days notice. I understand that stuff comes up, but I feel better about the level of professionalism she has showed.
- Sleeping is getting so much worse. *fingers-crossed* I haven't had a leg cramp in a while, but my hip joints are really getting sore. I toss and turn a lot, but with the weight in the middle that's getting really difficult.
- Best of my knowledge, baby moved into my pelvis yesterday - still trying to figure out which end though.
- My nipples are starting to become sore again, like they were in the 1st trimester.
- I happen to catch a glimpse of my belly button the other day. Looks like my innie is about to become an outie!
- I don't seem to be getting the linea nigra this time around. I did with Sean and I remember it stayed around a while. But not seeing anything yet.
June 11, 2019
32 weeks
The pregnancy symptoms are back in full-effect!
- Dry Mouth
- Insomnia
- Pimples
- Nasal Congestion
- New one: My eyelashes are falling out! Which is really easy to tell since I have last extensions.
As of today, baby is still transverse.... the midwife nurse is concerned, but she's trying not to show it...and also trying not to tell me the thing I don't want to hear (c-section). She's dancing around the subject. But already talking about doing an external transversion around 36 weeks. No way. Don't want that. I literally left the appointment crying I'm so upset by this possibility.
I've also started having some very strange, new feelings by the baby. I've been trying to think of how to describe them, and the best I came up with was it was like the baby was passing a lot of gas really fast - but that doesn't make sense. Just the other day I saw a post in one of my pregnancy groups that mentioned something similar (but didn't describe it that way)! I was glad to see someone else was feeling that too. My gut said it wasn't a bad feeling, but I wasn't sure b/c it was so strange.
Someone commented that they are "spasmodic sensations" and it's an early start to the baby's nervous system. After reading that, it totally explains what I'm feeling. However, I'm not sure that's the correct term b/c I wasn't able to successfully google it.
I've also started having some very strange, new feelings by the baby. I've been trying to think of how to describe them, and the best I came up with was it was like the baby was passing a lot of gas really fast - but that doesn't make sense. Just the other day I saw a post in one of my pregnancy groups that mentioned something similar (but didn't describe it that way)! I was glad to see someone else was feeling that too. My gut said it wasn't a bad feeling, but I wasn't sure b/c it was so strange.
Someone commented that they are "spasmodic sensations" and it's an early start to the baby's nervous system. After reading that, it totally explains what I'm feeling. However, I'm not sure that's the correct term b/c I wasn't able to successfully google it.
June 5, 2019
Weeks 30 - 31
It's been a very busy 2 weeks, but most of it has happened in the last week!
The most exciting thing is that I had my baby shower. We only had one last minute cancellation and I think there were about 8 of us total. It was short and sweet and really nice. I think people had a good time - they stayed about an hour past the end time and we went through about 2 bottles of champagne. Everyone brought gifts, which was surprising. Mostly diapers and a few cute onsies.
My hosteses both though the shower was a huge success. I didn't fell that way, but I'm glad they did :)
I got some sweet texts too from 2 of my sister-in-laws, mom, MIL, and one of my friends that couldn't make it. Those were all very sweet.
Since we are not setting up a nursery before the baby gets here, we are putting effort into making space in the house and getting our bedroom set up (where fire baby will sleep for a while). The biggest change we did was add custom, wall-mounted nightstands. 1) to make the room look nicer 2) to make more room next to the bed for the bassinet. So, those just got installed a few days ago and I love them. The varnish smell is still in the room, but is finally fading.
I had a facial in the last week too - I paid for it with my birthday gift card from TL. It wasn't special to prenatal, but it was pregnancy-safe. Overall, not that great. I won't be going back. One strange thing that happened was as I was laying down, fire baby was pushing on my lungs so hard I couldn't breath - to the point that I started coughing and could hardly talk! The tech propped me up a little bit more and then things got better.
Another room prep thing we are doing is taking Sean's current dresser and moving it into our room for the baby dresser/changing table. So, we had to buy him a new dresser. We were hoping to buy used, but couldn't find something that we all liked. I found a really great one new, but it was about $700 before tax. At the last min, we found something on Facebook marketplace and now we are all set up. Which means I can start washing and putting away baby items. Yikes
The last new thing that happened recently was that I went to a chiropractor that specialized in pregnancy. The apt was an hour long and I was told she works really hard on you - well, she does. She beat the shit out of me for 30min! I couldn't talk I was in so much pain / lungs being squished I had a bad headache for the next day, exhausted, and I broke out in a full body sweat while on the table. I only went to see her per multiple recommendations from my midwife team, but overall still not interested. I was hoping to see what she thought about being able to help turn a breech baby if that scenario presented itself, but even she said there isn't much evidence for it - it it worked it could have also been a coincidence. So... not likely I'll be back. Oh! She did find that I had a few ribs popped out of place on both sides. She put those back...but from what I know, they will pop back out eventually.
The most exciting thing is that I had my baby shower. We only had one last minute cancellation and I think there were about 8 of us total. It was short and sweet and really nice. I think people had a good time - they stayed about an hour past the end time and we went through about 2 bottles of champagne. Everyone brought gifts, which was surprising. Mostly diapers and a few cute onsies.
My hosteses both though the shower was a huge success. I didn't fell that way, but I'm glad they did :)
I got some sweet texts too from 2 of my sister-in-laws, mom, MIL, and one of my friends that couldn't make it. Those were all very sweet.
Since we are not setting up a nursery before the baby gets here, we are putting effort into making space in the house and getting our bedroom set up (where fire baby will sleep for a while). The biggest change we did was add custom, wall-mounted nightstands. 1) to make the room look nicer 2) to make more room next to the bed for the bassinet. So, those just got installed a few days ago and I love them. The varnish smell is still in the room, but is finally fading.
I had a facial in the last week too - I paid for it with my birthday gift card from TL. It wasn't special to prenatal, but it was pregnancy-safe. Overall, not that great. I won't be going back. One strange thing that happened was as I was laying down, fire baby was pushing on my lungs so hard I couldn't breath - to the point that I started coughing and could hardly talk! The tech propped me up a little bit more and then things got better.
Another room prep thing we are doing is taking Sean's current dresser and moving it into our room for the baby dresser/changing table. So, we had to buy him a new dresser. We were hoping to buy used, but couldn't find something that we all liked. I found a really great one new, but it was about $700 before tax. At the last min, we found something on Facebook marketplace and now we are all set up. Which means I can start washing and putting away baby items. Yikes
The last new thing that happened recently was that I went to a chiropractor that specialized in pregnancy. The apt was an hour long and I was told she works really hard on you - well, she does. She beat the shit out of me for 30min! I couldn't talk I was in so much pain / lungs being squished I had a bad headache for the next day, exhausted, and I broke out in a full body sweat while on the table. I only went to see her per multiple recommendations from my midwife team, but overall still not interested. I was hoping to see what she thought about being able to help turn a breech baby if that scenario presented itself, but even she said there isn't much evidence for it - it it worked it could have also been a coincidence. So... not likely I'll be back. Oh! She did find that I had a few ribs popped out of place on both sides. She put those back...but from what I know, they will pop back out eventually.
May 22, 2019
29 Weeks
I'm writing this blog from my midwifes labor room - I'm in the final hour of my 3-hour glucose test. Hoping so much I don't have GD. I had to drink 100mg of sugar water on a full fast. This time the flavor was lime and it was so much better than the fruit punch flavor I had last week. This one tastes like a warm Sprite - which is a tastes I'm familiar with.
This afternoon, I'm meeting a new doula as last week I finally fired Margie.
It did not go as smoothly as I had planned. She understood our reasoning for wanting to find someone new, but she didn't agree on refunding me any money. She starting spouting off prenatal apt dates that never happened and labs that were never drawn and that she also charges for her referrals. Just a bunch of BS, so I just stopped responding to her and un-friended her on Facebook and stopped following her birth center too. Now we are out $1k, but we can move on..
I had a phone call the other day with my friends to start getting more detailed planning on my shower. It went well, but I wasn't in a great mood from the week I've had and of course I was very tired. The good news is that like 99% of my guest list hadn't rsvp'd yet and within a few hours I think I had 4/5 Yes, rsvps! So, that's looking good.
I'm getting more requests for a registry, so I made my Amazon list public and sent it out to a few people.
I think Braxton Hicks contractions may have started. I occasionally feel mild cramping across my belly, horizontally near the lower to middle parts. I hardly notice them though, but I think that's what it might be.
This afternoon, I'm meeting a new doula as last week I finally fired Margie.
It did not go as smoothly as I had planned. She understood our reasoning for wanting to find someone new, but she didn't agree on refunding me any money. She starting spouting off prenatal apt dates that never happened and labs that were never drawn and that she also charges for her referrals. Just a bunch of BS, so I just stopped responding to her and un-friended her on Facebook and stopped following her birth center too. Now we are out $1k, but we can move on..
I had a phone call the other day with my friends to start getting more detailed planning on my shower. It went well, but I wasn't in a great mood from the week I've had and of course I was very tired. The good news is that like 99% of my guest list hadn't rsvp'd yet and within a few hours I think I had 4/5 Yes, rsvps! So, that's looking good.
I'm getting more requests for a registry, so I made my Amazon list public and sent it out to a few people.
I think Braxton Hicks contractions may have started. I occasionally feel mild cramping across my belly, horizontally near the lower to middle parts. I hardly notice them though, but I think that's what it might be.
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