It’s May, we are officially “at term”, and this baby could come any time. Hallelujah! This has been the longest pregnancy ever and I am so ready to not be pregnant any more. I figured I needed to document this pregnancy once more time before baby comes, and share a few things about the last part of pregnancy and what I’m hoping for as far as labor and delivery goes.
37 weeks.
Due Date: May 21, 2018.
How Far Along? 37 weeks.
Gender? Unknown! We can’t wait to find out!
Weight Gain? +15 pounds. I’m currently 175 pounds.
Current Symptoms: All the aches and pains that come with the end of pregnancy, ha! My stomach is huge and tight, I am uncomfortable all the time, and I still feel sick and faint occasionally. My crotch hurts, my hips hurt, my back hurts, and getting off the bed or couch requires a ridiculous amount of effort. My fingers and ankles/feet are starting to swell just a tiny bit. On the bright side, my acid reflux has calmed down a lot in the last week or two.
Feeling Baby? Oh yes! It feels like this baby is trying to stretch it’s way out of me sometimes! Or I feel painful jabs by my bladder and cervix and ribs. It’s always funny when baby sticks out his/her bum and back and my stomach looks so lopsided. Or when the baby rolls and you can just see my stomach move all over the place. Feeling baby, even when it hurts, is definitely my favorite part of pregnancy. I’ll be honest though, I hate these last few weeks of pregnancy when I start to get paranoid about movement.
Birth Plan? I’m still planning on going unmedicated. I’ve read Hynobirthing and have earmarked some pages about relaxation and imagery that I plan to have Kyle help me with. Of course, every labor and delivery are different, but I’m hoping for one similar to Eliza’s, that goes smoothly and fairly quickly, and I think I’ll be able to accomplish an unmedicated birth just fine if that’s the case. I’m going in with an open mind, of course, and we’ll see what happens!
Thoughts and Feelings: March and April were pretty rough for me. I had high hopes in January as my 24/7 sickness faded that I’d be able to enjoy this pregnancy a little more, finally. But the sickness has never left all the way, and I’ve never really returned to feeling 100% like myself. I’m very much looking forward to not being pregnant any more!!! And as a quick side note, I feel like I’m carrying smaller this time around — which is weird considering this is my 3rd pregnancy? But smaller or not, I’m still very, very uncomfortable.
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