34 weeks

How far along? 34 Weeks 3 days

Baby Size: Cantaloupe (17.75 inches, 5.7 lbs)

Total weight gain: 20 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Ok to not so ok, depending on how tired I am and also depending on how well Alyssa is sleeping.  The past week has been a little rough since she's teething.  
Best moment this week: Seeing Peanut for the first time in 3D!!!
Movement: Oh yes!  Lots and lots of movement, all the time, nonstop
Food cravings: Ice cream (chocolate)
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks.
Symptoms: None
Belly Button in or out? Out.  
Wedding rings on or off? On but only wearing my wedding band
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and tired, and stressed



I've been seeing a specialist for the last few months about my placenta previa, which I had with Alyssa and it had lifted by this time.  With this pregnancy, I have full previa.  That means my previously scheduled C-section of December 2nd at 39 weeks has been moved to November 19th at 37 weeks.  I was not happy about having to move my delivery date when I first found out about a month ago, but after my final appointment yesterday with the specialist, I'm ok with the new due date.  Why?  Because Peanut is currently 5.7 lbs measuring 35 plus weeks and I'm 34+.  When I deliver at 37 weeks, he'll be around 7lbs and if we kept to original schedule of 39 weeks, he could be close to 9 lbs!!! Yikes!  That's huge for my little frame!  So less than 3 weeks from now, we will be holding this little babe and we can't wait!


35 Weeks

How far along? 35 weeks

Baby Size: Large cantaloupe (19 - 22 inches and exactly 5 pounds after yesterday's doctor's visit)

Total weight gain: 32.2 pounds

Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still the same.
Best moment this week: Seeing the baby again yesterday and the sonogram tech, Sheila, saying she has a lot of hair!  Plus, I love Sheila this week she said I need to gain more fat so it'll be easier to view the belly.  I told her I've gained over 30 pounds, she replied, "where?!"  So unlike the lady at Costco over the weekend.  She kept staring at me then finally said, "you're due any minute, right?"  I said, "still have 5 more weeks."  The look of shock on her face when I said I still have 5 more weeks.  Yes, lady!  5 more weeks!  I'm petite so the baby has nowhere to go but out!  Mind your business and move along!  And...end rant.
Miss Anything? Sleeping on my stomach.
Movement: Yes, she's still doing her dance and tumbling act.
Food cravings: Still juice and ice-cream
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not anymore! So glad that that's over!
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Getting lots of braxton hicks.
Belly Button in or out? Out out out
Wedding rings on or off? Off
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy happy happy

Looking forward to: I wouldn't really say that I'm looking forward to this, but have another doctor's appointment this week.  I'm going to see a specialist for my partial placenta previa.  My doctor just want me to get a second opinion to make sure that I am still partial and as of yesterday, baby is still breech.  So basically if I am still partial and she's still breech, I'll have a c-section, which we already scheduled for yesterday.  If I check out fine and baby is in position, I will have a natural birth.  So wish me luck!!

Poked and Prodded

I haven't been feeling very well for the last week and a half.  It all started last Monday when I felt dizzy.  Didn't think anything of it till the next day.  I had just gotten home from work and sat down, then all of a sudden, I heard this humming noise in  my right ear and felt my head started to spin.  Then the entire room was spinning.  What felt like maybe an hour of spinning was probably only about a minute and a half.  And I threw up immediately afterwards.  And everyday since, I would have the humming then a little spinning.  The next day after the major spinning episode, I called my doctor and spoke with the nurse several hours later.  I knew it wasn't anything to be concerned about since it took so long for the nurse to get back to me.  She told me it's most likely anemia.  All the symptoms listed like tiredness, dizziness, shortness of breath - you name it, I felt it!  That very night, I made myself a very delicious pan seared piece of rib eye, for the iron.  It was so good, with a really good crust on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside, mmm...!  My mouth is watering just thinking about it! 

Yesterday I had my 29th week check up.  The check up was mainly for the blood sugar test or Glucose screening.  I've heard some horrible stories about how awful this test was because they make you drink this way too sugary drink.  So I went into this a little nervous.  My nurse asked me what flavor I wanted, orange or fruit punch.  I chose fruit punch.  And you know what?  It tasted like fruit punch juice drink!  It wasn't too sugary or disgusting at all!  That I was happy about.  Once I finished my drink, the nurse pricked my finger for a little blood sample and was able to find out right away that I was anemic.  I was borderline before I got pregnant and now with the baby needing the iron, she's taking what I need so I have to supplement that with iron tablets.  (While I'm writing this, I got a call from my doctor's office telling me that I FAILED my glucose screening!!! Again, I was borderline!!  That word again, borderline.  With me failing the screening, I have to go back again for another test.  This time, as the nurse told me, it will be a three hour test with the super sugary drink that I've heard so much about.  Boo!)

After the finger prick, I was rushed over to the sonogram office for another check up since I had about half an hour left before the nurse had to draw my blood for the screening.  At this sonogram check up, we were able to see the baby again and WOW she got big!  It was looking like she's starting to get a little cramped in there.  The tech that I got, Sandy, is awesome!  She's the only one that will switch from the traditional black and white view to the colored 4D Real Time view.  Baby girl is starting to develop the fat under the skin and is looking like there will be some cheeks to pinch!  I'm so excited and can not wait to meet her! Baby is right on target with her development and is three pounds. 

She was not happy about getting her picture taken. Her face was scrunched up!

 

For every doctor's visit I've had, I've also had a sonogram appointment.  This is because I have placenta previa which pretty much means my placenta is covering the birth canal.  At this last check up, the placenta has moved slightly but not by much.  This doesn't cause the baby any harm, it just means I would have to have a C-section.  And baby is slightly breech too.  So I will not be surprised that I will have to have a C-section.  I'm not concerned with that at all, as long as the baby is delivered and healthy.

After my sonogram, I hiked it back to the doctor's office where the nurse drew two vials of blood and a Tdap vaccine that helps protect against the whooping cough.  After that, I finally got to see the doctor or the PA for this particular visit.  I love Courtney, she's awesome.  I was seeing her before I got pregnant and it was nice to be scheduled to see her because I also got to see her nurse.  During the visit with Courtney, I told her about the dizziness and the room spinning.  She listened to my story and said it sounds like vertigo and asked if my sinuses has been bothering me.  She recommended taking Sudafed to help clear up the sinus.  So I'm hoping this works and this spinning, dizziness all goes away. 

My next appointment is the 1st of February for the three hour glucose test.  I'm told that most women fail the screening and pass the test so wish me luck!