3rd Trimester Review

Even though I am starting this post at 36 weeks, I feel ready to review my 3rd trimester. WHY? BECAUSE I WROTE THIS POST LAST NIGHT AND NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE A BABY TODAY!!! Fluid got too low and so away we go.

You see, it's been a long road but the days are all the same for the most part. Everything from my second trimester is still around. The rib pain, the awful braxton hicks contractions and the constant fever- except I am so used to the fever now that I feel normal all the time! ha

34 Weeks

One of the things that started right before the 3rd trimester is an old pain I had when pregnant with June. Only it came about the last few weeks with her, so it was much earlier this time. The problem is that I have this nerve on the top of my belly and it is stretched in a way that is distressing to it and it's actually confused and sending signals to my brain that it's on fire. That's pretty much a quote from my doctor. SO what that means is that I constantly feel like I have a bad 3rd degree burn there. It's a good 3 inches long and I kind of hate it.... the only thing that helps is to keep a permanent ice pack on the spot. Fun times people, fun times. Anyone else ever had this? Bodies are sooo weird...

As I've mentioned before, my amniotic fluid is low again, as it was with June. SO I have had to go in weekly for ultrasounds and non-stress tests. Add to those my normal doctor visits and I feel like I live in that office. I'm also more dilated and effaced than I thought I would be by this point, kind of a surprising amount! And so as of today who knows what will happen. My doctor is convinced they will have to induce me early because the fluid will get too low and dangerous and now on top of that I could go into labor soon! SO-- I'm kind of getting my hopes up about all of that, which is bad because then what will my mood be like when I end up going over my due date?! Pregnancy is so unpredictable. But we are just grateful that they are aware of this issue and that we are being taken care of so that hopefully nothing bad will happen!

When I look back at older photos I took of my belly it's comical how I thought I was "big" then.
Although because of the low fluid my belly is measuring two weeks behind what I actually am. The good news is that the baby is measuring right on track. I feel kind of bad that I don't make very much room for my kids to grow in...

35 weeks

Despite all the fatigue and pains and low iron and fevers and dislocated ribs and psychotic nerves I still enjoy pregnancy. I guess I'm not one of those women who just LOVE it but I also don't hate it. I have felt more bonded this time to the baby while she is in my womb- I think that's because with June it was all so new but this time I know what it feels like to be a mom and so I am more excited to add more love into my life.

One thing I wish I would have done was work out. With June I went walking and did yoga every single day and I could feel the difference that made. Which this one I have hardly done a thing! I blame it on the winter weather, having a toddler and all the aforementioned aliments but in the end I wish that I would have just done something because I feel so much weaker this time around... gulp. Wish me luck for when I am in labor!