I started off this week with my first OB appointment at Little Rock. The doctor seems very nice, and he answered all the questions I went in with regarding labor & delivery. He said I’m measuring perfectly, baby is head down, and everything looks good!
Approximate size of Baby: the size of a butternut squash or a quokka (about 4.7 lbs and 17.7″ long)
Symptoms: fatigue, eye issues, nausea, low appetite, SPD?, Braxton Hicks contractions, heartburn
- Always tired, although I do feel like I’ve had some deeper sleep this past week.
- Haven’t bothered with my contacts in weeks. I’m so sick of wearing my glasses, but I can’t stand having my eyes burning either.
- Nausea has been increasing again. I think the baby is just squishing all my organs at this point.
- Still dealing with low appetite. I feel like my nutrition is going downhill again as I try to think of things I want to eat. I also can feel the baby pushing up into my ribs more often now, which really doesn’t make me feel like eating.
- I feel like the achiness has not been as bad this week, except for when I’m trying to roll myself over in bed.
- I still get regular BH contractions daily, but I had no crampy painful contractions this week until the day I actually hit 34 weeks. Out of curiosity I timed them, and they were lasting 2 minute and were 5 minutes apart for awhile before spacing out and going away.
- Heartburn has started. It’s not every day, thankfully!
Maternity clothes: All the time.
Stretch marks: no new ones
Belly button in or out: in but getting close to flat
Sleep: I have had a hard time shutting my brain off to go to sleep. There’s always something that I feel like I need to get done. If I wake up with Andrew’s alarm, I often can’t get back to sleep now either.
Best moment this week: Meeting my new OB! I think it eased my anxiety to get everything checked out again. It sounds like most of what I want for labor & delivery will be possible at the hospital here too. I’m hoping we can find time to do a tour of L&D soon.
Miss anything: My appetite & my energy
Movement: Lots of movement all day long. Sometimes all the rolling and kicking actually makes me feel nauseated.
Cravings: Nothing new. Still having apples and cheese almost every night for a snack. Also enjoying frozen yogurt many nights.
Looking forward to: My sister Becki visiting! She is going to do maternity photos for me, and I’m already looking forward to seeing how they turn out. Plus I’m excited to have a visitor!
On An Even Kiel 