Size of baby: 16 inches long and weighs about 3.3 pounds (about 4 navel oranges)
Gender: Girl - Emma
Maternity Clothes: Yes, all maternity
Weight gain: + 14 pounds (official measurement from Thursday's visit to the doctor)
Movement: Emma has found a new toy to play with inside me. She used to like to kick/punch the bladder but now her legs have found my ribs. Ouch - this is uncomfortable! Her movement's are pretty regular; I feel movement at least once an hour. I don't know if it's normal for a baby to move in utero this often, but I can stare for hours at the belly movements!
Symptoms: acid reflux. sore. sides of the belly is achy - the skin stretching? Tired. Swollen feet. Some cramping
What I miss: being more active/energetic.
Cravings: Anything that's in front of me, I will eat. I have a sweet tooth.
Best moment this week: Finishing up the Christmas shopping, childbirth class, doctor's appointment
What I am looking forward to: Infant CPR class this weekend.
Doctor's appointment recap: urine and blood pressure (98/60) were good. It's weird to me that my blood pressure has continued to drop; from what I read, it usually goes up in the 3rd T. Weight gain has been right on track. Greg had to ask where the baby was positioned, so the Dr. pressed hard all around my belly. Emma was head down, with her butt pressing hard against my side (uncomfortable!). She's moved a little bit since then but I think that she prefers being head down; I feel her hiccups low in the belly. Doctor said that everything is right on track and they'll start doing an inside investigation at 34/35 weeks, which is right after Christmas. My next appointment is Thursday, December 22.
Childbirth Education recap: This was a 9am - 4pm class that we had on Saturday and it was LONG! We watched videos and had floor mat exercises for breathing/relaxation techniques.For the video, I think they found women that had the most extreme and painful births. The instructor was an advocate of natural (no drugs) delivery but I still plan on having an epidural. Out of about 8 couples, 2 other couples had the same due date.
Weight gain: + 14 pounds (official measurement from Thursday's visit to the doctor)
Movement: Emma has found a new toy to play with inside me. She used to like to kick/punch the bladder but now her legs have found my ribs. Ouch - this is uncomfortable! Her movement's are pretty regular; I feel movement at least once an hour. I don't know if it's normal for a baby to move in utero this often, but I can stare for hours at the belly movements!
Symptoms: acid reflux. sore. sides of the belly is achy - the skin stretching? Tired. Swollen feet. Some cramping
What I miss: being more active/energetic.
Cravings: Anything that's in front of me, I will eat. I have a sweet tooth.
Best moment this week: Finishing up the Christmas shopping, childbirth class, doctor's appointment
What I am looking forward to: Infant CPR class this weekend.
Doctor's appointment recap: urine and blood pressure (98/60) were good. It's weird to me that my blood pressure has continued to drop; from what I read, it usually goes up in the 3rd T. Weight gain has been right on track. Greg had to ask where the baby was positioned, so the Dr. pressed hard all around my belly. Emma was head down, with her butt pressing hard against my side (uncomfortable!). She's moved a little bit since then but I think that she prefers being head down; I feel her hiccups low in the belly. Doctor said that everything is right on track and they'll start doing an inside investigation at 34/35 weeks, which is right after Christmas. My next appointment is Thursday, December 22.
Childbirth Education recap: This was a 9am - 4pm class that we had on Saturday and it was LONG! We watched videos and had floor mat exercises for breathing/relaxation techniques.For the video, I think they found women that had the most extreme and painful births. The instructor was an advocate of natural (no drugs) delivery but I still plan on having an epidural. Out of about 8 couples, 2 other couples had the same due date.
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