Monday, January 28, 2013
quick update
Just running in here really quick to update and say that I have an induction date! If she doesn't come before then, I will go in on Sunday to be induced and then have the actual induction on Monday! I'm still hoping she comes on her own before then, but at least I have an end date in sight. I'm so excited. My last day of work is gonna be Wednesday, so I will have appointments on Thursday and then i will do any last minute things on Friday. and then relax on Saturday before our 5 year wedding anniversary on Saturday night!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Baby Updates
Sigh........ I'm still here. No baby yet. She is hanging on to my ribs for dear life. lol. I have had two had 2 doctor's appointments and at both I have been told that my cervix is soft but that I am not dilated at all. Sigh, I have another appointment tomorrow and my due date is saturday. If I am dilated any tomorrow, then they will induce me that day. If I'm not dilated tomorrow then my doctor will schedule an induction date for next week. I'm just ready for Izzy to come now. I have done everything I could possibly think of. I have had sex, eaten pineapples, walked, done squats, got a pedicure. NADA! when I'm walking i feel pain and pressure and contraction like symptoms, but once I lay down for the night, they go away. Maybe I should try them all at the same time. go walking, then have sex and eat pineapples afterwards. lol Everything is prepared for baby girl. Her room is 100% complete, carseat installed, bags packed and in trunk, house clean, everything. The only thing i need to do is do some grocery shopping, and do more laundry again. I am really hoping that my last day of work is friday. I would prefer to go into labor sometime today, or be told that they are inducing me tomorrow.
Updates:
How Far Along? 39 weeks 6days (week 40) only 2 more days left!
Symptoms: sleepy, sleepy, sleepy. I'm always tired now. It still hurts to get in and out of bed, and I am having alot more braxton hicks but no real consistent contractions.I think I've dropped (thats what I've been told), but I can't really tell cause she has always been low to me.
Total Weight Gain: I'm up to 196. hopefully since I'm at the very end, I wont gain anymore.
Stretch Marks: Well I have offically lost the battle with stretch marks. SInce my belly grew so fast in these last few weeks, I now have some on either side of my belly button. Im not too worried though, cause they don't look too bad, and its not a whole lot of them. I have heard that Bio oil works miracles, so I will be picking some up after I have baby to see if that helps any.
Sleep: As I said in the section about my symptoms, I am sleepy all the time now. Im too anxious to sleep now!
Food Cravings: I still love toast, and simply orange juice with mango
Best Moment This Week: Getting everything complete for baby
Movement: All day long. I feel more pushing, stretching, and rolling movements, but she still gets some good kicks in there. She hiccups alot too. all her movements are much more pronounced now, to the point where hubby can feel her hiccups too! Its weird cause since she is head down, i feel the hiccups in my pelvis cause that's where she likes to wedge her head at. lol She's so sometimey though. she really only moves for me and her daddy. Oh and when we are in church. any other time someone comes around trying to feel her move, she stops instantly. lol
Labor Signs: I get contractions when I go walking, but they stop once I have been resting. Other than that, NOTHING
Belly Button In or Out? Total outtie at this point
What I Miss: I really miss sleeping on my back. I miss being intimate with my hubby comfortably (TMI I know), I definitely miss not being in pain at this point. I still love being pregnant, and want my baby to bake as long as possible, but I'm ready to feel like myself again. absolutely nothing has changed here. lol
What I Am Looking Forward To: I'm looking forward to meeting my baby!
Milestones: I guess my milestone would be that i have totally reached 40 weeks of pregnancy.
Weekly Wisdom: No wisdom. At this point just researching inductions and how to manage contractions and labor.
Updates:
How Far Along? 39 weeks 6days (week 40) only 2 more days left!
Symptoms: sleepy, sleepy, sleepy. I'm always tired now. It still hurts to get in and out of bed, and I am having alot more braxton hicks but no real consistent contractions.I think I've dropped (thats what I've been told), but I can't really tell cause she has always been low to me.
Total Weight Gain: I'm up to 196. hopefully since I'm at the very end, I wont gain anymore.
Measurement:
I am measuring at 45 inches :(
Maternity Clothes: I am in full maternity wear.
except maternity underwear. I refuse to wear those.
Stretch Marks: Well I have offically lost the battle with stretch marks. SInce my belly grew so fast in these last few weeks, I now have some on either side of my belly button. Im not too worried though, cause they don't look too bad, and its not a whole lot of them. I have heard that Bio oil works miracles, so I will be picking some up after I have baby to see if that helps any.
Sleep: As I said in the section about my symptoms, I am sleepy all the time now. Im too anxious to sleep now!
Food Cravings: I still love toast, and simply orange juice with mango
Best Moment This Week: Getting everything complete for baby
Movement: All day long. I feel more pushing, stretching, and rolling movements, but she still gets some good kicks in there. She hiccups alot too. all her movements are much more pronounced now, to the point where hubby can feel her hiccups too! Its weird cause since she is head down, i feel the hiccups in my pelvis cause that's where she likes to wedge her head at. lol She's so sometimey though. she really only moves for me and her daddy. Oh and when we are in church. any other time someone comes around trying to feel her move, she stops instantly. lol
Labor Signs: I get contractions when I go walking, but they stop once I have been resting. Other than that, NOTHING
Belly Button In or Out? Total outtie at this point
What I Miss: I really miss sleeping on my back. I miss being intimate with my hubby comfortably (TMI I know), I definitely miss not being in pain at this point. I still love being pregnant, and want my baby to bake as long as possible, but I'm ready to feel like myself again. absolutely nothing has changed here. lol
What I Am Looking Forward To: I'm looking forward to meeting my baby!
Milestones: I guess my milestone would be that i have totally reached 40 weeks of pregnancy.
Weekly Wisdom: No wisdom. At this point just researching inductions and how to manage contractions and labor.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Baby Updates
Happy New Year! I am so excited about 2013! I truly cannot wait for my baby girl to get here. I'm sooo tired of working. I am on my work countdown. At the most, I only have 14 more days of work left (not counting today).
I had a doctors appointment yesterday and they did my swab for Group B Strep so I should be getting the results from that soon. I didn't get my cervix checked, that is supposed to happen at my appointment next week. Apparently my doctor does voluntary inductions a week before your due date, so depending on if there are any changes in my cervix. So D and I are thinking about the pros and cons of being induced. On one hand I believe that Izzy will come when she is ready, and i heard that inductions can be very hard and painful, and also end in a c-section alot of times. But on the other hand, I will be 39 weeks at that time, and it would be really convenient to have a scheduled date due to D's work schedule, he can prepare to take that time off. We will talk about it and talk to our pastor after our next appointment to see what we wanna do. It may be a moot point based on my cervix anyway.
The nursery is about 90% complete. I have all my wall decals up, and I have bought a bookcase for baby. I also bought a baby Bjorn at a steal on craigslist for $30. I still need to get bookends, picture frames, a basket for her blankets, storage for her pacifiers and hair accessories, and a hamper. I have a few clothes left to wash and I need to sanitize her bottles and pacifiers. I also have a few things I need to hang on the walls. I plan on getting the letters to spell her name this weekend. My dad was supposed to do it, but he hasn't yet so I'm just going to take care of it myself. I'm still considering getting a glider, but I have to find one at a steal of a price cause I just don't want to send alot of money on it.
Other than that, we are ready to go . Bags are packed, we just need to add electronics and chargers once we are ready to go.
I have so much stuff to do around the house though. I need to really deep clean cause people will be coming over after she gets here, and I know I wont feel like cleaning up anything for at least that first week.
Updates:
How Far Along? 36 weeks 7days (week 37) only 22 more days left!
Symptoms: sleepy, sleepy, sleepy. I'm always tired now. I'm also feeling the pain from my pelvis starting to stretch and open up (I forgot the medical term for it), it hurts to walk sometimes, and it definitely hurts to get in and out of bed at night (we have a high bed with a pillow top mattress), and I'm definitely feeling the pressure when she starts to push down every once in a while, having alot more braxton hicks. they are not painful but just uncomfortable.
Total Weight Gain: I'm up to 193. :( Time to start walking!
Stretch Marks: no stretch marks on my belly. I have two forming on my sides (one on each side) but I'm trying to keep them oiled so that they don't spread. lol. Everything is still good here.
Sleep: As I said in the section about my symptoms, I am sleepy all the time now. but I have too much to do, I don't have time to sleep!
Food Cravings: I still love toast, and simply orange juice with mango
Best Moment This Week: Getting the nursery pretty much complete.
Movement: All day long. I feel more pushing, stretching, and rolling movements, but she still gets some good kicks in there. She hiccups alot too. all her movements are much more pronounced now, to the point where hubby can feel her hiccups too! Its weird cause since she is head down, i feel the hiccups in my pelvis cause that's where she likes to wedge her head at. lol She's so sometimey though. she really only moves for me and her daddy. Oh and when we are in church. any other time someone comes around trying to feel her move, she stops instantly. lol
Labor Signs: No more painful braxton hicks! I still get them, but now it just feels like my belly get really tight and hard, but it doesn't hurt. my pelvic area is sore like I got kicked with a steel toe boot, but I'm not sure if that counts as a labor symptom
Belly Button In or Out? Total outtie at this point
What I Miss: I really miss sleeping on my back. I miss being intimate with my hubby comfortably (TMI I know), I definitely miss not being in pain at this point. I still love being pregnant, and want my baby to bake as long as possible, but I'm ready to feel like myself again. absolutely nothing has changed here. lol
What I Am Looking Forward To: I'm looking forward to meeting my baby!
Milestones: I don't think I have any new milestones this week. Just glad that everything is going normally.
Weekly Wisdom: I'm due this month! I have at the most 3 weeks. And I'm currently full term, so technically she can come any day now!!
I am sooo ready for maternity leave. D and I have been talking. We both really, really want me to be able to stay home with her instead of sending her to daycare, but based on our budget we can't see how that would be a feasible option without D working an insane amount of hours every week, or getting a big raise or new job. We are still looking for other options, so we will see what happens. I really pray that we are able to work that out.
I had a doctors appointment yesterday and they did my swab for Group B Strep so I should be getting the results from that soon. I didn't get my cervix checked, that is supposed to happen at my appointment next week. Apparently my doctor does voluntary inductions a week before your due date, so depending on if there are any changes in my cervix. So D and I are thinking about the pros and cons of being induced. On one hand I believe that Izzy will come when she is ready, and i heard that inductions can be very hard and painful, and also end in a c-section alot of times. But on the other hand, I will be 39 weeks at that time, and it would be really convenient to have a scheduled date due to D's work schedule, he can prepare to take that time off. We will talk about it and talk to our pastor after our next appointment to see what we wanna do. It may be a moot point based on my cervix anyway.
The nursery is about 90% complete. I have all my wall decals up, and I have bought a bookcase for baby. I also bought a baby Bjorn at a steal on craigslist for $30. I still need to get bookends, picture frames, a basket for her blankets, storage for her pacifiers and hair accessories, and a hamper. I have a few clothes left to wash and I need to sanitize her bottles and pacifiers. I also have a few things I need to hang on the walls. I plan on getting the letters to spell her name this weekend. My dad was supposed to do it, but he hasn't yet so I'm just going to take care of it myself. I'm still considering getting a glider, but I have to find one at a steal of a price cause I just don't want to send alot of money on it.
Other than that, we are ready to go . Bags are packed, we just need to add electronics and chargers once we are ready to go.
I have so much stuff to do around the house though. I need to really deep clean cause people will be coming over after she gets here, and I know I wont feel like cleaning up anything for at least that first week.
Updates:
How Far Along? 36 weeks 7days (week 37) only 22 more days left!
Symptoms: sleepy, sleepy, sleepy. I'm always tired now. I'm also feeling the pain from my pelvis starting to stretch and open up (I forgot the medical term for it), it hurts to walk sometimes, and it definitely hurts to get in and out of bed at night (we have a high bed with a pillow top mattress), and I'm definitely feeling the pressure when she starts to push down every once in a while, having alot more braxton hicks. they are not painful but just uncomfortable.
Total Weight Gain: I'm up to 193. :( Time to start walking!
Measurement:
I am still measuring at 42.5 inches.
Maternity Clothes: I am in full maternity wear.
except maternity underwear. I refuse to wear those.
Stretch Marks: no stretch marks on my belly. I have two forming on my sides (one on each side) but I'm trying to keep them oiled so that they don't spread. lol. Everything is still good here.
Sleep: As I said in the section about my symptoms, I am sleepy all the time now. but I have too much to do, I don't have time to sleep!
Food Cravings: I still love toast, and simply orange juice with mango
Best Moment This Week: Getting the nursery pretty much complete.
Movement: All day long. I feel more pushing, stretching, and rolling movements, but she still gets some good kicks in there. She hiccups alot too. all her movements are much more pronounced now, to the point where hubby can feel her hiccups too! Its weird cause since she is head down, i feel the hiccups in my pelvis cause that's where she likes to wedge her head at. lol She's so sometimey though. she really only moves for me and her daddy. Oh and when we are in church. any other time someone comes around trying to feel her move, she stops instantly. lol
Labor Signs: No more painful braxton hicks! I still get them, but now it just feels like my belly get really tight and hard, but it doesn't hurt. my pelvic area is sore like I got kicked with a steel toe boot, but I'm not sure if that counts as a labor symptom
Belly Button In or Out? Total outtie at this point
What I Miss: I really miss sleeping on my back. I miss being intimate with my hubby comfortably (TMI I know), I definitely miss not being in pain at this point. I still love being pregnant, and want my baby to bake as long as possible, but I'm ready to feel like myself again. absolutely nothing has changed here. lol
What I Am Looking Forward To: I'm looking forward to meeting my baby!
Milestones: I don't think I have any new milestones this week. Just glad that everything is going normally.
Weekly Wisdom: I'm due this month! I have at the most 3 weeks. And I'm currently full term, so technically she can come any day now!!
I am sooo ready for maternity leave. D and I have been talking. We both really, really want me to be able to stay home with her instead of sending her to daycare, but based on our budget we can't see how that would be a feasible option without D working an insane amount of hours every week, or getting a big raise or new job. We are still looking for other options, so we will see what happens. I really pray that we are able to work that out.
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