This week has been interesting so far, bub dropped yesterday causing me a bit of discomfort, especially in my back. It was a rather stressful day and we did a bit of walking so when I started to feel achy I decided to check my cervix to make sure nothing was changing. I preferred to make sure things myself before heading to the hospital because I know they would have done exactly the same thing besides they would have checked for contractions which I am certain I was not having (no tightness at any stage and no pain, I was just a bit achy). I had my partner double check as he's just as aware of what happens to my body during pregnancy and just prior to birth. My cervix was high, posterior soft but not thinning and it was maybe 1cm dilated - which I know to be normal, more for mothers who have had more than one baby. I lose bits of my mucous plug over the last few months of my pregnancies, starting earlier each time but it regenerates so I'm not bothered by it, besides feeling a bit yuck ;) What surprised me was that I could feel bub's head in front of my cervix, which explained the aching ligaments and heavy feeling. I looked at my belly and then compared it to a photo taken the previous week and the change was obvious. I'm glad because I can take deeper breaths than I have been able to but I'm not sure how long it (easier breathing) will last, DS1 was 3/5ths engaged at 36 weeks then bobbed back up and down until the morning I gave birth at 39 weeks. At the moment I have no concerns about premature labour but am keeping an eye on things a bit more than I was, only because it's my reponsibility to be aware and get help if things change.
My fundus is measuring 31 weeks even with bub's head low, he's going through his growth spurt I'm sure. There's been a lot of growth around, at 28+5 my belly was 102cm around, now it's 106cm, at 26+6 it was 101cm.
Here's a pic taken 30+4:
At the moment he's clearly posterior, I can easily feel his legs at the front and little hands like to scrape at my pubic bone and hips. Sometimes he moves and I'll get a foot sticking out near my navel, it's so weird because I have never had a bub in a posterior position this late in pregnancy before, I always wanted to experience a leg coming out the front... now I have. I'm quite sure the position of the placenta is the reason he's chilling out where he is and not LOA like my other 2, that and there's plenty of room and no tight muscles so he's floating around doing whatever.
I've started having dreams of his birth, mostly strange ones. Some nightmares because I'm treated badly, there's a huge amount of people watching and trying to intervene when it's dangerous to do so, not because of the birth itself. The moment I meet my baby boy is always joyful, and he's always the chubbiest baby I've ever seen! I can't wait to see if my baby the chubby baby in my dreams and not just a figment of my imagination.
I'm still breastfeeding, I'm certain DS will not wean willingly before bub is born so I'm getting myself used to the idea of tandem. It doesn't bother me anymore, before it just filled me with worry... would DS even let his brother nurse, will he fight or will it be a bonding thing for them....
Only time will tell..
Well that's it for the time being. I'll do my absolute best not to leave it so long between updates, in 8 weeks or so I'll have a birth story to share! I'm so excited :D
Peace, Love & Light xo
