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Week 30 and Stuff
Jan. 5th, 2015 03:50 pmI was doing so well for a while there posting every week! But the posts were getting awfully long, and they were feeling like they were saying the same thing. So for week 30 I'll do a brief (I hope) re-cap of 24-29 along with my feelings on making it to 30.
24-29 was the transition from second to third trimester. With it I experienced a huge increase in baby movements (not only in strength, but in type as well), continuing increase in inches and pounds, and continuing to struggle with pains and discomforts.
I have still been having those weird abdominal pains every once in a while. They never seem to happen more than once a week, and sometimes not even that. The first time they came back (so the 3rd or 4th time ever) I called the hospital for advice, and they told me to come in. So Dave and I spent 4 hours in the hospital on a Thursday night from 9-2. They didn't do any tests, and by the time they finally saw me the pains had subsided... the doctor seemed convinced that all was ok with the baby, and thinks it might be pelvic girdle dysfunction... though they didn't really know, and my symptoms aren't entirely consistent with that dx. So who knows? They've happened again twice since then. Once bad enough it brought me to tears. The pain is impossible to describe... it's not really cramping, it's not really soreness, it's not sharp, but it's also not dull. The closest thing I can describe it to is the feeling you get when you really really really have to pee, but you hold it for too long and then everything hurts. Only the location of this pain isn't in the same place as the bladder- it travels all around my stomach- lower stomach, sides, above the belly button. It usually happens at the end of the day, and lasts for several hours. By the next morning I feel tender, but gradually feel back to normal.
For the most part in the mid-20s I had decent energy levels and side effects were minimal (other than the pain thing). I had a little bit of heartburn, still with the bloody noses/gums, and backpain. But otherwise, feeling pretty good.
OK- week 30 stuff.
I've finally gotten a copy of the Hypnobirthing book and CD. I'm hoping it will help to calm down my anxieties about labour and help me to stick with my plan for natural birth. I don't actually believe that a pain-free labour is possible, but I do agree with the principle that staying relaxed will help things along and will be less painful than a tense labour.
I'm feeling properly huge now! I can FEEL the skin on my stomach stretching (it sort of burns, much like an Indian burn feels... that's probably a terribly non-PC thing to say, but that's what we called them!) It's hard to move around, especially bending over! Getting into the fridge is a real pain, because it's so small and low that I have to bend way down to even see what's in there, and I have to sit on the kitchen floor to get anything from the back of it, which is then nearly impossible to stand up from because there's nothing to grab onto to help pull myself up. I know that's a super run-sentence... I don't care :P
The baby never seems to stop moving! Apparently they are supposed to be sleeping more than half of the day (similar to a newborn) but I think they must squirm about in their sleep, cause I hardly ever have a moment without some kind of movement happening.
Movements include:
-hiccups! I've only felt these a couple of times. They are strong enough for someone else to feel with their hand. You can tell because it's like a little twitch that happens in rhythm for a couple of minutes and then stops.
-kicks & punches- sharp jabs in isolated locations
-pressure pushes- no idea what is causing these... but it feels like the baby is stretching his/her head or bum up against my stomach causing pressure and slight bulging, but it's gradual, and remains present for a good while before it subsides
-wibbles- constant wiggling and jiggling. My whole stomach looks like there is a wave machine on it
-turns & tumbling- this feels like my organs are re-arranging themselves
-stretching- pressure that moves location as it pushes up against me, like a pressure push but one that sort of moves across my stomach
-shifting- low level movement of something. It's not enough to see or feel from outside, but I can feel it happening. There is usually at least a low level of this happening at all times
-ouches- sometimes a jab to something that hurts (pelvic bone or rib?) or a sharp point pushing against me in a painful sort of way.
The baby does move in response to sound. He/she especially like it when daddy sings to her/him. Yesterday Dave put his face against my stomach and was shocked at how much movement he could feel! I'll admit that I was delighted when the baby kicked him hard in the cheek :)
Energy levels are dropping, and I find it extremely difficult to get comfortable. Seems like it doesn't matter how I sit, stand, or lay... I still feel really full and stretched. Walking is sometimes hard and sometimes easy.. depends on how tired I am and how much I've been on my feet.
My appetite is still voracious. I'm gaining FAR too much weight! (Last I checked I was 222 lbs). I also find that I appear short of breath, but it's just that I can't really breath as deeply as I once could because there is nowhere for my lungs to expand into.
So far no ankle swelling! But I do have some pretty severe looking stretch marks :(.
Yeah, I think that's about it. I really can't decide on whether I think it's a boy or a girl. If I had to bet, I think I'd say it's a boy... but I really can't tell.
24-29 was the transition from second to third trimester. With it I experienced a huge increase in baby movements (not only in strength, but in type as well), continuing increase in inches and pounds, and continuing to struggle with pains and discomforts.
I have still been having those weird abdominal pains every once in a while. They never seem to happen more than once a week, and sometimes not even that. The first time they came back (so the 3rd or 4th time ever) I called the hospital for advice, and they told me to come in. So Dave and I spent 4 hours in the hospital on a Thursday night from 9-2. They didn't do any tests, and by the time they finally saw me the pains had subsided... the doctor seemed convinced that all was ok with the baby, and thinks it might be pelvic girdle dysfunction... though they didn't really know, and my symptoms aren't entirely consistent with that dx. So who knows? They've happened again twice since then. Once bad enough it brought me to tears. The pain is impossible to describe... it's not really cramping, it's not really soreness, it's not sharp, but it's also not dull. The closest thing I can describe it to is the feeling you get when you really really really have to pee, but you hold it for too long and then everything hurts. Only the location of this pain isn't in the same place as the bladder- it travels all around my stomach- lower stomach, sides, above the belly button. It usually happens at the end of the day, and lasts for several hours. By the next morning I feel tender, but gradually feel back to normal.
For the most part in the mid-20s I had decent energy levels and side effects were minimal (other than the pain thing). I had a little bit of heartburn, still with the bloody noses/gums, and backpain. But otherwise, feeling pretty good.
OK- week 30 stuff.
I've finally gotten a copy of the Hypnobirthing book and CD. I'm hoping it will help to calm down my anxieties about labour and help me to stick with my plan for natural birth. I don't actually believe that a pain-free labour is possible, but I do agree with the principle that staying relaxed will help things along and will be less painful than a tense labour.
I'm feeling properly huge now! I can FEEL the skin on my stomach stretching (it sort of burns, much like an Indian burn feels... that's probably a terribly non-PC thing to say, but that's what we called them!) It's hard to move around, especially bending over! Getting into the fridge is a real pain, because it's so small and low that I have to bend way down to even see what's in there, and I have to sit on the kitchen floor to get anything from the back of it, which is then nearly impossible to stand up from because there's nothing to grab onto to help pull myself up. I know that's a super run-sentence... I don't care :P
The baby never seems to stop moving! Apparently they are supposed to be sleeping more than half of the day (similar to a newborn) but I think they must squirm about in their sleep, cause I hardly ever have a moment without some kind of movement happening.
Movements include:
-hiccups! I've only felt these a couple of times. They are strong enough for someone else to feel with their hand. You can tell because it's like a little twitch that happens in rhythm for a couple of minutes and then stops.
-kicks & punches- sharp jabs in isolated locations
-pressure pushes- no idea what is causing these... but it feels like the baby is stretching his/her head or bum up against my stomach causing pressure and slight bulging, but it's gradual, and remains present for a good while before it subsides
-wibbles- constant wiggling and jiggling. My whole stomach looks like there is a wave machine on it
-turns & tumbling- this feels like my organs are re-arranging themselves
-stretching- pressure that moves location as it pushes up against me, like a pressure push but one that sort of moves across my stomach
-shifting- low level movement of something. It's not enough to see or feel from outside, but I can feel it happening. There is usually at least a low level of this happening at all times
-ouches- sometimes a jab to something that hurts (pelvic bone or rib?) or a sharp point pushing against me in a painful sort of way.
The baby does move in response to sound. He/she especially like it when daddy sings to her/him. Yesterday Dave put his face against my stomach and was shocked at how much movement he could feel! I'll admit that I was delighted when the baby kicked him hard in the cheek :)
Energy levels are dropping, and I find it extremely difficult to get comfortable. Seems like it doesn't matter how I sit, stand, or lay... I still feel really full and stretched. Walking is sometimes hard and sometimes easy.. depends on how tired I am and how much I've been on my feet.
My appetite is still voracious. I'm gaining FAR too much weight! (Last I checked I was 222 lbs). I also find that I appear short of breath, but it's just that I can't really breath as deeply as I once could because there is nowhere for my lungs to expand into.
So far no ankle swelling! But I do have some pretty severe looking stretch marks :(.
Yeah, I think that's about it. I really can't decide on whether I think it's a boy or a girl. If I had to bet, I think I'd say it's a boy... but I really can't tell.
