We got our maternity pictures back today and I'm so excited to share them with you! They're all so good so it was hard to pick my favorites.
How far along? 36 weeks! 1 month left!!really hoping she comes soon
Total weight gain/loss: +4.6 pounds
Starting Weight: 168
Current Weight: 174?
Not sure cause my scales batteries died and I forgot to grab more at the store
Maternity clothes? All the time lol 😂 basically the only thing comfortable
Stretch marks? Yes. They’re bad. My stomach is almost always uncomfortably itchy. I’ll attach a picture. If anyone has any recommendations, I’d love to hear them
Sleep: these last few nights have been a little better. I’ve still been struggling to fall asleep and still have to wake and pee a couple of times a night. I’ve been struggling with some intense hip pain, inner thigh pain, groin pain and tailbone pain. It’s really bad when I’m laying down and then try to get it. I tried to “be a mermaid” when I get up but it hurts so bad sometimes I feel like my legs won’t support me. The only relief I’ve found is a warm bath and hip squeezes
Best moment this week: realizing I was having contractions and getting 1 step closer to baby. We’re clear for her to come at 37 weeks so 1 more week until then
Miss Anything? Sleeping on my back. Not hurting all the time. Not having hip pain. And maybe cause I’m self conscious not having stretch marks. I personally think they’re really bad.
Movement: tons. Except for when I’m waiting on her to move or when I’m anxious, then she’s stubborn like her dad.
Food cravings: BLT sandwiches. Last week a deli sandwich sounded amazing. Smoothies fromSmoothie king
Anything making you queasy or sick: I still get nauseous sometimes but thankfully it’s not related to a certain food
Have you started to show yet: duh
Gender: girl
Labor Signs: lots of contractions, hips hurting and just more pressure down there.
Belly Button in or out? It’s in right now but it also depends on how she is laying
Wedding rings on or off? On lately
Happy or Moody most of the time: I feel happy but I’m also more moody cause I want things done a certain way.
Looking forward to: I’m actually kinda excited for labor. Weird right? I think the reason is because when in labor, I know I’ll be holding her soon. I feel really impatient lately. Like I really want her to come. I joked with my husband at the beginning of pregnancy that I would do anything for a birth center birth. This week with my hips hurting the way they are, I told Nick if it meant that I would hold her in a few hours and my hips would feel better, I would totally do a hospital birth.
Migraine: I think this was the best week yet. I had 3 days out of 7 days that I had a migraine!
I’m so ready for her to be here. A little sad cause I know I’ll blink and she’ll be grown. One of these weeks I’ll post my last bump update without realizing it. And that will be sad.
This whole week hasn't gone as planned but today definitely didn't go as planned.
Last night I was carrying a laundry basket from the kitchen to the laundry room and our laundry room is so tiny, I ended up running into the corner of the wall. Because of how I was holding the basket, my belly took most of the hit and hurt afterward. For about 2 hours afterward, I was having contractions that were more painful than normal. My anxiety spiked and I was worried since I had hit my belly. She moved most of the night but she "stopped" moved around 7am this morning. I had a semi-busy morning so I didn't notice until around noon. Once I realized I hadn't felt her move, I drank some OJ, Bounced on the ball, ate some food, and then I laid on my left side in bed, hoping and praying that she'd move. After an hour, I still hadn't felt her move so I called the midwives. They recommended that I come in and get monitored. So I did. I'm thankful that we have doctors that take you seriously.
I drove to indy and once there got hooked up to the monitors. One was a contraction monitor and the other was a heartbeat. The nurse had asked if I thought I was having contractions and I told her that I had had "tightening" 1 time on the way down there. Baby's heartbeat was amazing but what was more shocking was that the monitors showed that I was having contractions every 4 mins. I'm only 35 weeks and 2 days and while I wish she'd come right now, I know she needs to wait a few more days.
Since I'm going to a birth center, I need to be 37 weeks before I go into labor to be able to go there. So the midwives recommended drinking lots of water, watching how active I am, and resting. The midwife joked that on April 19th if I wanted to go out and walk, that I'd probably have a baby later that day but to rest until then so she cooks a little longer.
Everything looked ok with the monitoring so they said it was just a false alarm but I'm really glad they took me seriously even though it was nothing.
I'm so ready for her to be here in my arms but I know she needs to wait a few more days. So thankful that today was nothing more than a false alarm.