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Baby Update at 35 Weeks

Lots of blood noses and congestion.

My own snoring wakes me up sometimes.

Have been extremely thirsty.

Harry Hungers attacks in the wee hours of the morning.

Belly gets in the way of everything.

So uncomfortable.

Bladder being pounded by active baby.

Some new aches around the pelvic region.

Me sleepy. So sleepy.

Taking the dog for a waddle, with sore carpal tunnel hands, not so fun.

And I want sushi.

35 weeks and 4 days pregnant

Tags: baby, pregnancy

Baby Update at 34 Weeks

I’m officially on parental leave now, for a year! Yay-ah!

I got a Baby Factory voucher from the staff at work which we used towards a pretty bassinette. We weren’t sure if we needed one, but thought it would be handy especially as the family will be staying for three weeks around Christmas and we can have her in our room then. It’s compact and portable, and even smaller than the portacot so we’ll be able to take it to Auckland when we go up for the Green Day concert also.

Pretty bassinette

Today was my first day off work, but I had to go in to drop off my swipe card and pick up some flowers that I got on Friday. Everyone asked how I liked having a sleep in. Can’t say I’ve had one yet – I got up at 7:30am, had breakfast, got showered and dressed and did a load of washing all before 9. That’s more than I get done on a normal work-day morning! I guess with the bright mornings and the broken sleep that I’m now used to, I just felt like I had had enough sleep by then. At least now I can take naps whenever I feel necessary.

Pretty flowers

Not much news on the pregnancy front. Just getting bigger and more uncomfortable. I waddle much more and slower too, which is frustrating because I hate it when people walk really slowly in front of me.

And the baby is pressing on my bladder more often when she squirms. Only five weeks to go though, and it could be as little as two (or as long as seven)! I’ve got my hospital bag all packed and ready to go, just in case.

Baby Update at 33 Weeks

Sunday night I had another weird dream.

The baby was full-sized, and you could see her whole shape as she stretched out from my belly. You could see the shapes of her arms, legs, torso and there was even a cute face.

The whole thing was freaking me out though. She kept squirming and twisting outwards and at one point she was so far outwards that I was holding her as if she was on the outside! I turned to Neil and said “She’s the wrong way round now. How am I supposed to get her head-down again..?”

My mum was also in my dream. “Why does the back of her head have that smudge?” she asked (the baby  had something like a reddish birth mark). My reply was “She’s still attached to me mum!” Yeah… that didn’t make any sense whatsoever did it?

I guess the dream is a reflection of real life in that the baby is running out of room.

Most of the time she’s fine, but then she will bunch up under my ribs and I can’t do anything, not even talk, without feeling out of breath. Her squirming can be painful at times too, especially when parts of her jut out the side suddenly. My belly is often lop-sided after I’ve been lying down – it’s kind of gross.

Baby is a good size and is still in a good head-down position. All is well in the development side of things.

I have decided to stop driving for now. My belly is only a couple centimetres from the steering wheel, and it’s almost impossible to look back to safely reverse. Looks like the hubby is out of luck for a sober driver until after the baby is born.

This is my last week of work! I’ll be glad when I don’t have to compete for a seat on crowded buses, and be uncomfortably stuck to my chair each day. It will be good for the carpal tunnel to not have to be on th computer all day too. Bring on Friday!

33 week and 6 days pregnant

Tags: baby, dream, pregnancy

Baby Update at 32 Weeks

At the end of 32 weeks I am fat and fed up.

Sitting is uncomfortable. Standing is uncomfortable. Walking is uncomfortable. Sleeping is uncomfortable. Eating is uncomfortable.

The baby is squirming a lot and it’s now not so pleasant. I’m sure I can feel her fingers scraping at my insides. Sometimes I feel winded because she’s decided to push upwards with her bum or feet.

Apart from that, and the carpel tunnel syndrome, all is good.

Baby is a good size, has a good heart rate, and my uterus is where it should be. Blood pressure, weight and all that is all good.

Just counting the days now until I finish work. Only eight more work days – woooh! And 38 weeks is considered full term so that’s only five weeks away! Although it could be as far as nine weeks if baby decides to stay in a bit longer – let’s hope not!

33 weeks pregnant

Tags: baby, pregnancy