Last night, while in bed watching South Park (not MY idea, by the way...) I felt the baby rolling around. I put my book down, and looked at my belly, thinking maybe, just maybe I'll see it kick!
Well, was I in for a surprise when the area immediately around my belly button started to move... then a sudden jolt to the left, and then to the right... it looked like the part in the Ace Ventura 2 movie, where he attempts to escape from the rhino! It was so strong, and incredible to watch that it actually startled me! I grabbed Rob's arm and yelled WATCH THIS!!!
Of course, at this point, the baby knew daddy was watching, so it stopped moving altogether...
Hopefully soon, they'll stop playing these games with eachother!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
28 Weeks
We're in the homestretch! The third trimester typically starts at week 28, and last until week 40 and sometimes even beyond! Most women gain an average of 11 pounds during this trimester alone. At this point in your pregnancy, it's likely that I'll be having mixed feelings, ranging from feeling like I've been pregnant forever, to being super nervous abotu labour and birth.
By this week, the baby weighs about 2.3 pounds and may measure 14.8 inches from top to toe. At about this time, the baby can open it's eyes and turn it's head if it notices a continuous, bright light shining from the outside. The fat layers are beginning to form, and his/her fingernails are appearing.
So for the last couple days, I've been sore! It feels as though the baby is so low, and pushing down so hard, that it's bruised my... *ahem*... lady area. It's painful to roll over in bed, it's painful to get out of a sitting position... it pretty much just hurts. Rob assures me that the pregnancy book says that a little pain is normal. Well, we'll see about that at my next OB appt because I'll SURE be asking if it's supposed to hurt!
Other than that - we're getting ready for the baby. Rob decided he's tired of baby things lying around, so he's ready to get the crib and dresser... now we just need to decide if it's this weekend, or next. We're going to be able to finally put away some of the baby clothes, buy some essentials (like diapers) and get a hospital bag ready! And last night, Shannon gave us an awesome gift - a rainforest play mat! I was excited, so when I got home, I marched into the baby's room and opened it and attached all the little rattles and stuff.
Only about 12 weeks left!!!
By this week, the baby weighs about 2.3 pounds and may measure 14.8 inches from top to toe. At about this time, the baby can open it's eyes and turn it's head if it notices a continuous, bright light shining from the outside. The fat layers are beginning to form, and his/her fingernails are appearing.
So for the last couple days, I've been sore! It feels as though the baby is so low, and pushing down so hard, that it's bruised my... *ahem*... lady area. It's painful to roll over in bed, it's painful to get out of a sitting position... it pretty much just hurts. Rob assures me that the pregnancy book says that a little pain is normal. Well, we'll see about that at my next OB appt because I'll SURE be asking if it's supposed to hurt!
Other than that - we're getting ready for the baby. Rob decided he's tired of baby things lying around, so he's ready to get the crib and dresser... now we just need to decide if it's this weekend, or next. We're going to be able to finally put away some of the baby clothes, buy some essentials (like diapers) and get a hospital bag ready! And last night, Shannon gave us an awesome gift - a rainforest play mat! I was excited, so when I got home, I marched into the baby's room and opened it and attached all the little rattles and stuff.
Only about 12 weeks left!!!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Rollin'... Rollin'... Rollin' in my belly :)
The all star game is on, and I'm less than excited. But since Rob's thing is hockey, so I can deal with it.
The real action isn't on the TV, it's in my belly! This little one is rolling around like crazy! We've felt it move from the left to the right and back again! Apparently, it already likes watching hockey with Daddy!
I had a popsicle, to see if I could persuade our little bean to kick a little bit, but it seems to be completely satisfied just rolling... summersaults in my belly! It's so cool to feel!
Anyways, I'm off to bribe the little guy or girl to kick Rob again... maybe it's coming around!
The real action isn't on the TV, it's in my belly! This little one is rolling around like crazy! We've felt it move from the left to the right and back again! Apparently, it already likes watching hockey with Daddy!
I had a popsicle, to see if I could persuade our little bean to kick a little bit, but it seems to be completely satisfied just rolling... summersaults in my belly! It's so cool to feel!
Anyways, I'm off to bribe the little guy or girl to kick Rob again... maybe it's coming around!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
27 Weeks
The baby now weighs nearly 2 pounds and is about 14.5 inches long, from head to toe. It's eyes are opening and closing, it sleeps and wakes up at regular intervals and may be sucking his or her thumbs. Some experts believe that babies begin to dream by the 28th week, although noone knows what they may dream about! There are more characteristic grooves forming on the baby's brain's surface, more brain tissue is developing.
At this point, any rythmic movement I may be feeling can be attributed to the baby having the hiccups - they are common at this point in the pregnancy. The episodes usually only last moments and the sensation may be strange, but not unpleasant.
Since my uterus is now up by my ribcage, I may find that I'm short of breath. And beginning now and continuing through the last 3 months of pregnancy, I may be plagued with leg cramps, varicose veins and an itchy abdomen, among other things. Keep in mind that there is a light at the end of the tunnel!
Ok, so I haven't felt the hiccups yet, although I think that would be really neat! But the problem I'm having is with this crazy feeling that I can NEVER, and I mean NEVER get comfortable at night. I would give my left arm to get a decent nights sleep, and yet, I know that for the next couple years, I'm out of luck.
A typical night goes a little like this: I go for a bath, to try and relax my muscles and sooth my back. I attempt to haul myself out of our deep soaker tub (great idea for the NON whales...) and generally become short of breath. As I attempt to lift my legs out of the tub to dry off, I notice a shooting pain through one or both of my hip/legs that causes me to grunt in pain. After drying off, I waddle slowly off to bed. Once I manage to get myself into the bed, I must attempt to get comfortable - ha.
If I choose to start on my left side, I ask Rob to grab my right arm, and pull me over - this way I use little muscles at all, and there is little chance of pain. Once on my side, I wedge part of a pillow under my belly - this minimizes the heavy, pulling feeling that is quite uncomfortable. Now, I try and fall asleep, lying completely perpendicular to the bed on my side. This lasts for about an hour, before I'm either woken up to go to the bathroom, or because I've rolled slightly in my sleep, and am now in pain. Either way, I start from scratch - I either get up and waddle in pain to the bathroom or I attempt to roll over on my own to the right side. This causes me to, again, grunt in pain and be out of breath.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
At this point, any rythmic movement I may be feeling can be attributed to the baby having the hiccups - they are common at this point in the pregnancy. The episodes usually only last moments and the sensation may be strange, but not unpleasant.
Since my uterus is now up by my ribcage, I may find that I'm short of breath. And beginning now and continuing through the last 3 months of pregnancy, I may be plagued with leg cramps, varicose veins and an itchy abdomen, among other things. Keep in mind that there is a light at the end of the tunnel!
Ok, so I haven't felt the hiccups yet, although I think that would be really neat! But the problem I'm having is with this crazy feeling that I can NEVER, and I mean NEVER get comfortable at night. I would give my left arm to get a decent nights sleep, and yet, I know that for the next couple years, I'm out of luck.
A typical night goes a little like this: I go for a bath, to try and relax my muscles and sooth my back. I attempt to haul myself out of our deep soaker tub (great idea for the NON whales...) and generally become short of breath. As I attempt to lift my legs out of the tub to dry off, I notice a shooting pain through one or both of my hip/legs that causes me to grunt in pain. After drying off, I waddle slowly off to bed. Once I manage to get myself into the bed, I must attempt to get comfortable - ha.
If I choose to start on my left side, I ask Rob to grab my right arm, and pull me over - this way I use little muscles at all, and there is little chance of pain. Once on my side, I wedge part of a pillow under my belly - this minimizes the heavy, pulling feeling that is quite uncomfortable. Now, I try and fall asleep, lying completely perpendicular to the bed on my side. This lasts for about an hour, before I'm either woken up to go to the bathroom, or because I've rolled slightly in my sleep, and am now in pain. Either way, I start from scratch - I either get up and waddle in pain to the bathroom or I attempt to roll over on my own to the right side. This causes me to, again, grunt in pain and be out of breath.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Meeting the OB
So, yesterday was my 26 week appointment with my OB - also known as the meet and greet. I'm not sure what I was expecting - the receptionist, and nurses were all very friendly. They had a pre-admission package for me to fill out, to help us save time when I go into labour. My glucose was normal, weight gain was only 4 or so pounds (bringing the total to under 10 pounds!) and blood pressure was low, as always.
The OB was friendly enough, but I felt rushed. I'm so used to my family doctor, who takes the time to address my concerns etc, that it was a bit of a culture shock moving to an obviously busy OB who probably won't take the time to get to know my name. She was thorough, don't get me wrong - just busy.
She measured my belly, felt for the baby, listened to the heartbeat (which was a whopping 156 beats per minute!) and then wiped off the doppler gel and was half way out the door... she did however have a second to look back to tell me that she'd see me again in 4 weeks... then every 2 weeks after that.... and every week in the last month. Oh, and she'll induce if I haven't gone into labour a week after my due date....
Ok, thanks have a great day.....WHAT??? Ok, maybe I'm being whiny (as I've been told)... but how can you toss something so important, like that comment, around so cavalier? I must have had a shocked face, because she paused at the door and asked if I had any questions. I just said, I'd like to avoid that if at all possible - unless medically necessary. She didn't answer me, and left... so I assume that meant the appointment was over.
I'm still adjusting to the idea... I mean, I have every right to refuse an induction (which I intend to do, if it comes to it, unless it's medically necessary for the baby to be born healthy).. I just can't believe that OB's are advertising that they induce pregnancies as a matter of procedure!!! Nature did just fine on it's own for centuries... I don't see any reason to change that!
The OB was friendly enough, but I felt rushed. I'm so used to my family doctor, who takes the time to address my concerns etc, that it was a bit of a culture shock moving to an obviously busy OB who probably won't take the time to get to know my name. She was thorough, don't get me wrong - just busy.
She measured my belly, felt for the baby, listened to the heartbeat (which was a whopping 156 beats per minute!) and then wiped off the doppler gel and was half way out the door... she did however have a second to look back to tell me that she'd see me again in 4 weeks... then every 2 weeks after that.... and every week in the last month. Oh, and she'll induce if I haven't gone into labour a week after my due date....
Ok, thanks have a great day.....WHAT??? Ok, maybe I'm being whiny (as I've been told)... but how can you toss something so important, like that comment, around so cavalier? I must have had a shocked face, because she paused at the door and asked if I had any questions. I just said, I'd like to avoid that if at all possible - unless medically necessary. She didn't answer me, and left... so I assume that meant the appointment was over.
I'm still adjusting to the idea... I mean, I have every right to refuse an induction (which I intend to do, if it comes to it, unless it's medically necessary for the baby to be born healthy).. I just can't believe that OB's are advertising that they induce pregnancies as a matter of procedure!!! Nature did just fine on it's own for centuries... I don't see any reason to change that!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
26 Weeks
Measuring the baby from head to toe, it's about 14 inches, and a little more than 1.6 pounds. Right about now, the baby's eyes are beginning to open and the reponse to sound is growing more consistent, as the network of nerves to the ears are almost complete. The baby is continuing to take in small breaths of amniotic fluid, practicing for when it's born!
Since the baby is growing so fast, and brain development is so intense at this stage, my nutrition is very important. A well balanced diet is key to a healthy developing baby. Prenatal classes will be starting soon (March), they'll provide us with good, clear information about the birth of our baby, and the early days of parenthood.
Our first appointment with the OB is today - and I'm quite looking forward to it. I've got a couple questions I'd like to ask, specifically about the placenta - I'm wondering if it's moved up yet. I have crossed all my crossables, in hopes that our baby is going to be able to be delivered without a c-section!
Last night, while watching the second 2 hour stint of 24, Rob threw his impatience out the window and rested his hand on my belly, for almost 2 hours. Would you believe that that was the ONLY 2 hours I've had without any movement?? The baby was kicking like crazy before dinner,a nd even now, as we speak, there's little kicks here and there... but as soon as Rob's hand hit my skin, the baby fell into a deep, deep sleep. We joked that it can sense his hand is bigger than mine, and wants to play a trick on daddy. I was a little (ok, a lot) dissappointed, because I wonder if Rob will have the patience again to wait for our little one to kick - I guess we'll see! Until then, I'm encouraging him to read the books we've got (Oh baby the places you'll go - Dr. Suess and others like it) because the baby will recognize his voice, and also it's a way for Rob to feel like he's bonding, before actaully feeling anything.
Anyways, more to come after the OB appt, another weigh in today! Different scale though, so I'm not sure if I'll trust this one!
Since the baby is growing so fast, and brain development is so intense at this stage, my nutrition is very important. A well balanced diet is key to a healthy developing baby. Prenatal classes will be starting soon (March), they'll provide us with good, clear information about the birth of our baby, and the early days of parenthood.
Our first appointment with the OB is today - and I'm quite looking forward to it. I've got a couple questions I'd like to ask, specifically about the placenta - I'm wondering if it's moved up yet. I have crossed all my crossables, in hopes that our baby is going to be able to be delivered without a c-section!
Last night, while watching the second 2 hour stint of 24, Rob threw his impatience out the window and rested his hand on my belly, for almost 2 hours. Would you believe that that was the ONLY 2 hours I've had without any movement?? The baby was kicking like crazy before dinner,a nd even now, as we speak, there's little kicks here and there... but as soon as Rob's hand hit my skin, the baby fell into a deep, deep sleep. We joked that it can sense his hand is bigger than mine, and wants to play a trick on daddy. I was a little (ok, a lot) dissappointed, because I wonder if Rob will have the patience again to wait for our little one to kick - I guess we'll see! Until then, I'm encouraging him to read the books we've got (Oh baby the places you'll go - Dr. Suess and others like it) because the baby will recognize his voice, and also it's a way for Rob to feel like he's bonding, before actaully feeling anything.
Anyways, more to come after the OB appt, another weigh in today! Different scale though, so I'm not sure if I'll trust this one!
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
25 Weeks
The baby now weighs about a pound and a half and is about 13.5 inches long from head to toe. It's making breathing movements, but there is no air in it's lungs yet. If I were to shine a light on my belly, the baby would turn it's head, letting you know the optic nerve is working.
The baby is kicking like crazy! It's the weirdest sensation, and nothing you could ever describe, because it's so unique. Yesterday, I felt like there was a thunderstorm happening in my lower belly! The baby is kicking remarkably low, and the uncomfortable sensation has stopped - I no longer believe the baby is trying to kick it's way out through my lady parts!
When I press on my belly, I can feel the outline of our little bean, Rob does it too - thats how he tries to feel movement, he feels for the baby, and waits. The other night, he had his first stern talking to with our little one, reminding him or her that if 'daddy can't feel you moving, he won't believe you're in there' - I thought this was the cutest thing I'd ever heard! The baby was moving around, but maybe it's still not strong enough for Rob to feel on the outside - he feels rolling, but no kicks just yet.
I did the gender predictor test, and it's coming up as 67% girl! I could care less either way, all our appointments are pointing towards healthy development, and thats all I could ask for - but a little girl, that would be awesome! I imagine I'd be saying the same thing about a little boy, if thats what it pointed to! From what I hear, my dad wants to start a baby pool, when I get the information, I'll post it here, and probably on facebook. I think it would be really cool to see who guesses right - Sarah says boy, and she hasn't been wrong with anyone we know, so I guess only time will tell!
I moved my OB appointment from today to a week from today - I'm really hoping to find out if my placenta has moved up at all, I dont' want a C-Section, but of course will do whatever I have to to make sure the baby is healthy!
More soon!
The baby is kicking like crazy! It's the weirdest sensation, and nothing you could ever describe, because it's so unique. Yesterday, I felt like there was a thunderstorm happening in my lower belly! The baby is kicking remarkably low, and the uncomfortable sensation has stopped - I no longer believe the baby is trying to kick it's way out through my lady parts!
When I press on my belly, I can feel the outline of our little bean, Rob does it too - thats how he tries to feel movement, he feels for the baby, and waits. The other night, he had his first stern talking to with our little one, reminding him or her that if 'daddy can't feel you moving, he won't believe you're in there' - I thought this was the cutest thing I'd ever heard! The baby was moving around, but maybe it's still not strong enough for Rob to feel on the outside - he feels rolling, but no kicks just yet.
I did the gender predictor test, and it's coming up as 67% girl! I could care less either way, all our appointments are pointing towards healthy development, and thats all I could ask for - but a little girl, that would be awesome! I imagine I'd be saying the same thing about a little boy, if thats what it pointed to! From what I hear, my dad wants to start a baby pool, when I get the information, I'll post it here, and probably on facebook. I think it would be really cool to see who guesses right - Sarah says boy, and she hasn't been wrong with anyone we know, so I guess only time will tell!
I moved my OB appointment from today to a week from today - I'm really hoping to find out if my placenta has moved up at all, I dont' want a C-Section, but of course will do whatever I have to to make sure the baby is healthy!
More soon!
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