I will officially be 31 weeks pregnant tomorrow! This update is about all that has happened during my 30th week.
I saw my midwife last Friday, at 30 weeks, 1 day. We discussed a number of things and below are the final results and decisions of anything needing care as well as some other general feelings, ailments, etc.
First of all, I had an ultrasound last Thursday to check up on the status of my marginal placenta previa. It is still about the same. Unfortunately, if it doesn't improve significantly I'll be scheduled for a c-section at around 37 weeks. I will have another ultrasound between 32 and 36 weeks to get another update.
Last week I had some major lower back pain that nearly prevented me from walking properly. I mentioned this to the midwife and ended up with a muscle relaxer. It did not help but the pain has MOSTLY gone away. If I sit upright in an uncomfortable chair or for too long, it comes back. I do my best to avoid that, of course. It also hurts if I walk for too long but I just suck it up.
I also mentioned to the midwife how much I had been sleeping. I was sleeping 6-8 hours per night, off and on between bathroom trips PLUS from about 9am until 1:30 pm each day. Also, about every other day, I would go back to sleep from about 3pm until 6pm. On those days, I was sleeping 13-15 hours in a 24-hour period. That is ridiculous! Even for a pregnant woman. She asked if I thought I had any symptoms of depression and I stated I didn't think I did. She looked at my most recent lab work and found that my iron had been borderline low. She prescribed ferrous sulfate (iron) 325mg and I'm happy to report that those have definitely helped!
So far, by 30 weeks, 1 day, I have gained a total of 5 lbs with this pregnancy. Both me and my midwife are happy about this weight gain. I am going to be especially happy about it once baby girl is born and I really start to lose the baby weight. I may end up weighing less after I have her than I weighed before I got pregnant. We'll see. I haven't had a weight gain goal other than to stay under 20lbs. I have not done anything differently other than having little appetite and constant morning sickness. I eat plenty of food and consume ample calories per day and I don't vomit everything up, either. I think if I was eating the same and NOT sick, I'd still have gained the same amount.
Yesterday I noticed that baby has grown yet again and that my belly button area is starting to flatten out. This makes my skin itch incredibly bad! I have put Bio Oil on it, Curel lotion on it, Mama Bee Belly Butter on it. My skin still itches. Oh well... not the end of the world.
Baby girl moves like crazy and seeing my entire belly shape shift while I'm lying in bed is quickly becoming one of my favorite new hobbies. I can feel what body parts are where most of the time, too. Her butt is always up just above my belly button, on the right, almost near my ribs. She is still head-down, as confirmed by the most recent ultrasound. We got some really great pics this time because although she tends to have her face toward my spine, she turned to look and she was waving her little hand around. It was such a cute show! Here is a pic of her little face... I can't decide who she looks most like, me or dad. Do you see her waving?
Lately I'm noticing how big my belly is. It is difficult to get dressed standing up sometimes. I sit down to put my bottoms on and this started when my back started to hurt. I wonder if the extra baby weight contributed to the back pain starting. I know that I can stand to put on my right pant leg but not my right. Minor issues. I have gotten to the point that I can't do my own pedicure comfortably and I actually went and had it done yesterday. This morning I did my own mani to match.
Tomorrow we are going to Disneyland with family because my uncle and his wife will be in town from out of state. I plan to look cute even if I feel like crap or am achy, in pain or what have you. I'm hoping I can get enough sit-time and snacks to get me through the day as we'll be there for about 12 hours. I'm sure it'll be fine...
64 days to go!
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