36 Weeks - Prego Update

STATS
How far along: 36 weeks and 4 days.

How big is Baby-A: 6 lbs and 20 inches long (according to all the baby websites).

Total weight gain: At 163 lbs for a total weight gain of 26 lbs so far. 

Sleep: Not so much.  False labor has been stealing my precious zzzz's!

Best moment of the week: Probably today with the quick OB appointment.

Food cravings: Chocolate and cream of wheat...not together of course.

Symptoms: "Practice" aka false labor, exhaustion, heartburn, nausea, some very slight swelling of my feet, back aches, vision changes, breathlessness, overall LARGE feeling, waddling, increased pelvic pressure,and itchy belly.

Exercise: Been trying to get on the stationary bike for an hour each day to build of my endurance for labor, and usually cover 15 miles going at a very comfortable pace.

Movement: If Baby-A was a NORMAL baby, her movements would have decreased by now.  But since she has part of my genes in her...and we all know how un-normal I am, Baby-A's movements have only increased and gotten stronger.  I keep telling her that she can't claw her way out through my belly button.  It's just not the way out! 

35 Weeks - Prego Update

STATS:

How far along: 35 weeks and 0 days.

How big is Baby-A: 5.5 lbs and 18.5 inches long.

Total weight gain: No weight gain these past two weeks.  Still at 162 with a total gain of 25 lbs.  I thought for sure I was going to have gained at least 5 lbs with the midnight carb cravings I've been having. 

Sleep: I usually go to bed around 7 or 8am and then wake up from discomfort, thirst, or food cravings around midnight, 2pm, and 5am.  

Best moment of the week:  When my swollen feet were no longer swollen...and have stayed that way since! 

Food cravings: Chocolate and carbs (oatmeal, cream of wheat, plain pancake, frosted mini wheats, etc.)

Symptoms:

Nausea - Only a few times a week.  I just watch what I eat, keep it simple, and don't stuff myself.  

Hunger - Midnight carb cravings.  Weird!   

Heartburn - Not bad.

Swollen feet - As long as I drink a cup of red raspberry leaf tea about once a day, my feet don't swell up.  They look like normal non-prego feet!  Soooooo happy.  

Contractions (Braxton Hicks) - Yep.  It's funny watching my belly contract.

 

 

Clothes: I'm bringing belly shirts back.  Even prego shirts aren't keeping my lower belly covered.  

Exercise: Stretches with the exercise ball.

Movement: Both my mom and sister said Baby-A has dropped.  I read it's normal for first time mom's to drop early on.  Boo....I thought it meant labor was going to happen soon!!!

34 Weeks - Prego Update

STATS:

How far along: 34 weeks and 1 day.

How big is Baby-A: Cantalope...yikes!  4 3/4 lbs and 18 inches long.

Total weight gain: Not sure.  Forgot to step on the scale this morning and I'm not about to do it now after drinking tons of water and eating spaghetti for dinner.  

Sleep: Was doing better, but I just got yelled at for turning the AC down so sleep is probably going to go out the way-side now. People forget I'm a human incubator.  I already sleep with the ceiling fan on and two small fans blowing directly on me.  Guess I'm going to have to go out and buy bigger fans.

Best moment of the week:  Saturday at my sister's pool with Mom, sis, niece, nephew and both brothers! 

Food cravings: Chocolate anything.

Symptoms:

Nausea - Not bad. 

Hunger - Normal.

Heartburn - Not much at all (fingers crossed that it stayes this way).

Swollen feet - I have to keep them up most of the time or else they look like fat bear paws.  It's so weird.  The fluid and swelling is only on the top of my feet and "jiggles" when I walk. 

Contractions (Braxton Hicks) - Only the REALLY strong ones catch my attention.  Otherwise I'm almost use to them.  The other night after some crazy driver nearly crashed into the side of me and gave me a good scare...contractions started hitting me every few minutes and I thought I'd have to drive straight to hospital to deliver!  But then the contractions died down and finally stopped after an hour.  Whew. 

 

Clothes: Everything is uncomfortable.

Exercise: Swimming at the pool or riding the stationary bike.

Movement: The intensity of Baby-A's kicks have died down.  And since some of my skirts don't fit anymore and I can breath alot easier, I'm guessing she has moved down and out of my ribs.

33 Weeks - Prego Update

STATS:

How far along: 33 weeks and 0 days. 

How big is Baby-A: About 17 inches long.

Total weight gain: 162 lbs. Total prego weight gain of 25 lbs at this point.  

Sleep: Very little...from about 1-4am.

Best moment of the week: When I'm at the pool.  It's the only time I don't feel like a whale. 

Food cravings: Chocolate pudding.

Symptoms:

Nausea - All the time.  Today breakfast stayed down for no more than 20 mins.

Hunger - Mostly mid mornings. Very little in the evenings. 

Heartburn - Barely there. Yeah!

Nosebleeds - None. Yeah!

Chest Pain - My poor ribs...ouch!  The other night Baby-A was kicking my ribs so hard for three hours straight and all I could do was bite down on a towel to keep from screaming. 

Braxton Hicks - All the time.

Clothes: This morning I was seriously considering joining a nudist camp until Baby-A is born.  Down to only two tank tops that are comfortable. 

Exercise: Swimming at the pool.

Movement: All the time. 

32 Weeks - Prego Update

STATS:

How far along: 32 weeks and 0 days

How big is Baby-A: Weighs about 4 pounds.

Total weight gain: 160 lbs. Total prego weight gain of 23 lbs at this point. 

Sleep: Doing pretty good.  I'm getting around 5-6 hours of sleep a night.  Of course I would love to get alot more than that, but Baby-A kicks and wakes me up nearly every morning between 2-3am.

Best moment of the week: Finding the perfect fabric for Baby-A's nursery and being able to Facetime soon after shopping to show Hubby. 

Food cravings: Peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches.  I could eat them for every lunch and dinner!

Symptoms:

Nausea - It's back again, but I'm doing pretty good at avoiding puking.  Mostly just feel sick to my stomach.  Stopped taking the anti-nausea medication because of the side effect of depression, which I certainly don't need. 

Hunger - It comes and goes, depending on the nausea.       

Heartburn - Not so bad.

Nosebleeds - Almost none.  Yeah!

Chest Pain - In full force.  I just keep reminding myself that this is all temporary. 

Braxton Hicks - All the time.  I'm almost use to them by now.

Clothes: Finally broke down and bought a maternity swimsuit.  I was soooo scared to try them on, but the one I bought actually looks amazing!  And it was a HUGE ego booster when I fit into a size small, considering the weight gain and the fact that I feel like a whale.

Exercise: Trying to walk as much as I can.  Feet and hands swell up big time after each walk, but I still try because I know it will make labor alot easier if I stay active.

Movement: Baby-A kicks and moves around all the time.  When I'm tired of my insides acting as her punching bag and I need a break, I pull up old voice messages from Hubby that I have saved on my phone and play them next to my belly, and INSTANTLY she is still.  Baby-A is definately going to be "daddy's little girl." 

28 Weeks - Prego Update

STATS:

How far along: 28 weeks and 2 days (Third trimester!!!!!!!!)

How big is Baby-A: Weighs about 2 and 1/4 pounds.

Total weight gain: 150 lbs.  Total prego weight gain of 13 lbs at this point.  

Sleep: I've resorted to benadryl when needed to get some sleep.  

Best moment of the week: Hubby was looking at pictures from our vacation in Hawaii from three years ago, and he pointed out that I was currently wearing the same shorts from the picture.  How I love my hubby!!!  He sure knows how to lift the spirit of his bloated/fat feeling prego wife.  

Food cravings: ANYTHING chocolate.

Symptoms:

Nausea - Pretty much gone this week.  Yeah!

Hunger - Hungry all the time.  I eat more than hubby!  It's kind of scary.      

Heartburn - Whew...it's getting rough.

Nosebleeds - Calming down...but it's been really humid here with the rain so that might be helping.

Chest Pain - The midwife said it's just muscular but boy does it hurt.  Laying flat on my back helps to relieve the pain, but since that is discouraged in the 3rd trimester, I shove a little pillow under one side so I'm not interfering with the flow of blood and nutrients to Baby-A.

Braxton Hicks - Mostly when I'm moving around or doing something like dishes.  Once I hit full term at 37 weeks, I'm thinking about going around to everyone's house to do dishes just to kickstart my labor.

Clothes: most of my normal clothes don't fit and a few of my prego clothes got stained with ink when I washed Hubby's uniforms and didn't see the pen in one of the pockets.  Boo. 

Exercise: Walking mostly and doing a few "active" things like organizing the apartment and cleaning.

Movement: I'm starting to come to the conclusion that Baby-A kicks and moves just to get attention from her daddy.  Once Hubby puts his hand on my belly, she calms down.  It's the funniest thing.