So here I am, in my 30th week of pregnancy. I could have anywhere from 8 weeks left if bub comes as early as his big sister but I hope he stays put closer to 40 weeks.
I'm getting on and off nervous about pushing out a baby again. I don't know if he'll be in a good postition yet as it feels like he's posterior a lot of the time right now. I almost permanently have a leg across my belly just above my belly button which stretches up into my ribs, and I can feel a heck of a lot of movement at my left hip, I can't palpate his back so it's either under the placenta or he's back to back with me, he moves a lot so it is very likely to be any at any given time. I've had feet or hands poking out and it is actually really uncomfortable! I never experienced this with either of my previous pregnancies. I do know the reason why, I have spent a fair bit of time reclining with a toddler (19 months now) nursing he just moves out the way of DS1.
I am getting no hip pain at all, just a bit of crunching as I walk but no pain. Very different to my last pregnancy where I was in constant pain from 25 weeks.
I get a lot of ligament pain now though, baby is sitting low probably due to the fact that this is my 3rd pregnancy and I've had no longer than 15 months between them, it is bothersome at the moment because we are in between gas bottles for the hot water so no warm baths for me.
I have started knitting a blanket for bub, I hope I get it finished within the next few weeks, even though we're quite busy and I don't get much time to sit and knit. We're in the process of organising a move. Our lease ends late Jan so we have to break lease or we'll be moving when I could go into labour at any time. Not safe in my opinion, I need somewhere I feel 100% comfortable and settled. It does bother me a lot, I moved when I was 36 weeks with DS1 and that was too much, I have birth at 39 weeks to the day so I had 3 weeks to unpack and get settled. I only barely did feel settled.
I've decided to book into the hospital and just go in within 24 hours after the birth so they can get all the paperwork for me and do the PKU heel prick, I decided it's not worth the stress doing it on my own just in case I do it wrong (the government website is just not clear enough for me to be 100% on what actually needs to be done, some parts say the birth has to be notified within 2 working days then another section says it has to be registered within 60 days, no telling the actual difference between notification and registration sometimes it is written as though they are the same thing) that and the PKU is something I will not decline, I know that it is nothing more than a heel prick that can tell us a lot. I will not be getting admitted, there's nothing that will make me stay in that hospital if the birth and postpartum are the same as my previous births - complication free.
My belly is growing fast now, in one week my bump filled out so that side on my belly looks a little square... just like DS1's pregnancy. My fundus was measuring at 30cm at 28+5 and my belly measures 102cm around (started off 93 cm, I've grown 9cm!). My blood pressure has stayed well within my normal, last check was 100/60. I'm feeling better now, less tired and practically no nausea :) I haven't been sick in about a week (but literally, as I wrote this a wave of nausea took over and I ended up sick...great fun..).
I've started reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, I am in love with this book! Half the time I find myself daydreaming and reminiscing about my births while I read the birth stories that have similarities or something that is mentioned makes me wish I knew before now. I am desperate to get my hands on Spiritual Midwifery now, it's the next thing on my list to get.
Not much else has been going on really. I'm under a bit of stress but the pregnancy is going great. I'm hoping life settles down a bit more over the next few weeks..
Until next time
Peace Love & Light xo
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