I am surprised at how much my body's been changing just in the last week or so:
(sorry if this is TMI... I tried to keep out any unpleasant details)
- HEARTBURN - I'm lucky that I've only had bad heartburn in the past few weeks and not the entire pregnancy. But man! This sucks! It happens every night regardless of what bland foods I eat. Seems like the only thing that makes it better is the Midnight Truffle Blizzard from Dairy Queen (silver lining!)
- Braxton Hicks - I have tons of contractions, some days they even get to be about every hour, but then they go away. They're not really that painful, mostly uncomfortable. Only occasionally do they wake me up. And I can usually make them less intense/go away when I change position. At least my body's doing something to gear up for labor!
- Hot and sweaty - I now know why pregnant women have that "glow" about them, it's cause we're so dang hot and sweaty! I can't believe how warm I feel. Luckily it's cold outside!
- Hip pain - my hips are so so so crazy uncomfortable. They feel so loose and they pop/grind when I walk. There is so much pressure on them (almost like a head is pushing on them from the inside, oh, wait...)
- Waddling - I seriously look like I learned to walk from a duck. I try to walk normal, but it's difficult with a head between your legs. Jami (who is recovering from torn cartilage in her toe) and I went out the other day - we were quite a pair. At least we have someone to sympathize with!
- Bending over - I feel ridiculous trying to pick something off the ground. I can't bend.. instead I have to do this squat maneuver. I've given up on shoes with laces.
- Bigger baby - I can tell she's still growing. How? There's no more room little lady! My belly is rock hard with baby body. She likes to stick out her little bum right by my rib cage.
- Face - my face is doing all sorts of weird things. My skin looks like it got sunburned. I keep getting cold sores. And my cheeks are puffy. Boooo!
- Bladder - I am constantly scoping out the nearest restroom. The real bummer is that when I'm washing my hands after going potty I think "have I gone to the bathroom yet?" cause I still feel like peeing. No relief. Cruel.
- Thirst - I can't get enough water! Which is a problem when combined with my tiny bladder.
- Tired - I'm so dang tired! Probably cause I don't sleep very soundly due to my achy hips and constant pee breaks (someone please pass the Benadryl!)
My Grandma Seaver called me and enlightened me on why I haven't gone into labor: because my little girl isn't done getting ready for her debut. She has to grow her eyelashes and nails to perfection! hahaha I do take comfort in knowing that she knows when the time is right and it will all work out. Even if I'm forced to learn patience in the process.
5 comments:
Keep eating milkshakes. They say that fat babies are better sleepers, so try to squish some extra calories into her since she's taking her sweet time making her debut!
Sure love you! Good luck with the birth. I'm sure it'll be any time now. Maybe Friday. Friday is a good day to be born. ;)
Oh, I so sympathize and also dread the reminder of what the next three months will entail. I hope the baby comes soon for your sake, but if not today, Sunday is a good day. We'll be having our own birthday celebration for a 4 yr old.
Definitely keep your eye on the prize. You'll mostly forget this stuff once she's here, and you'll also long for the day before you had kids. But it's all wonderful. Good luck.
I am so excited for you. Having a baby is hard but seriously the best thing ever and then it only gets better. I can't wait to see what you name her and what she looks like. It really is a perfect plan cause if you were all super comfy and stuff and then had to go through labor you would think, I am never doing that again. But the end of your pregnancy is so not comfy that you actually look forward to labor. Can't wait to hear how it all goes. Good luck and enjoy those first few precious moments with your little angel. They grow up so fast!!
I'm so glad to hear that you are getting to FULLY enjoy all the aspects of pregnancy! I am 8 months pregnant and experiencing all of those symptoms right along with you! Isn't motherhood just glorious? I must say, as bad as it gets, it is soooo totally worth it in the end. I am so excited for you! Good luck!
Ditto to Miranda's comment.
Your comment about your face doing weird stuff reminded me that my facial skin also went nuts with my pregnancy hormones. I would get patches of eczema. When I was pregnant with #2, some people had already figured it out because they remembered my complexion with #1. My young and at-the-time-foolish husband one day made the observation that my face looked like hamburger and my belly looked like a zebra. Knowing your tastes, you might color your stretch marks (if you have them) to look like zebra stripes; but NO ONE wants to be called "hamburger face". (He has since learned some sense.)
I think my body was used to it by #4, because the eczema didn't return after #3. So there's something for you to look forward to! ;o)
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