34 Weeks

I can't believe I only have 6 weeks left. I was worried that these past couple months would drag on so slow... But with how much I've been working it's really making them go by super fast! But we are ready for Baby Girl when she comes. I've finished getting the crib all ready and have gotten all her clothes organized and ready to go. So all we need now is a baby! Don't worry... I don't want her to come this early.... But we have decided on a date. February Friday the 13th. That's just two weeks before my due date. :) Now lets just see if she'll cooperate.... 

12 week to 34 week belly progression

Date: January 20, 2015

How far along? 34 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up 24 pounds.

Sleep: My groin pain started acting up again around 32 weeks. It got to the point that i couldn't even roll out of bed without feeling like my groin was going to split in two. So I've made the switch to the bean bag and am sleeping much much better now. In fact I think I slept the whole night through for the first time in a few months. It was awesome!

Movement: At my 34 week appointment my midwife commented that she thinks my stomach is fun to look at because I don't have much fat so it's skin then uterus and you can see everything that baby is doing inside. I would have to agree... You can almost see exactly what position she is without even feeling if you look long enough. It's definitely fun to watch. :)

Feeling sick? I think I'm feeling as good as I'm going to feel for the rest of my pregnancy. Occasional nausea here and there but as long as I keep food in me then I usually feel pretty good. I am starting to count down the days that my body feels "normal" again.

34 Weeks

Other pregnancy symptoms? As I mentioned above my groin pain is starting to kick in more. When I exercise it's more noticeable then when I don't. Also when I lift up my leg to put pants on or sometimes when I walk up the stairs. I do not think it's nearly as bad as it was with Jacob though. But I might just be remembering the last month of my pregnancy with Jacob that it was so bad so maybe it will still come. I also have shortness of breath. Sometimes the smallest things just leave me panting for more air! I decided I have pregnancy congestion. I've had a stuffed up, slightly runny nose for the past 3 months or so and I thought it was just a lingering cold that wouldn't go away. I've decided now that I think it's pregnancy related. I had it with Jacob as well. I have some heartburn here and there but it's not as bad as it was with Jacob. And as long as I don't eat a ton of food then I don't get that super full going to explode feeling like I always got with Jacob no matter how much I ate. Still no swelling and I'm pretty sure at this time with Jacob I was leaking colostrum. Which hasn't happened yet either.

Have you started to show yet? I'm carrying Baby Girl lower than my last pregnancy.  I think because Jacob was so big and breech that he just never was able to drop. So I just carried him high up until the very end. Which means no room for lungs or stomach. I think this is the reason I don't get as much heartburn, indigestion and super full feeling as much as I did with Jacob. So no complaining here!

So I might be changing my midwife... I was going to make my 36 week appointment with Susan but she wasn't available. So I'm going to come up with a list of questions to ask my current midwife then at my next appointment schedule with Susan and just see how I like their different responses. I met with Susan once when Natalie was gone and she seemed way more personable than Natalie. She also seemed more on board with my birthing plan. So... We shall see!