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How far along : 34 weeks. Looking like 3-4 weeks to go (21-28 days). How big is baby : Butternut Squash. Ovia app:  Weight Gain :  +15 lbs  Stretch Marks : Nothing new.  Symptoms : The fatigue continues to be present. The peeing is getting hard and I have to go more often. Also constipation really sucks. I also am very gassy. The reflux hasn't lightened up any. I'm getting some weird pains here and there. It's really hard to get up from a sitting position. My feet are still pretty swollen. It's still hard to breathe.  Sleeping : It's so hard to fall asleep. Then it's hard to stay asleep. I'm still getting soreness on my legs when I sleep on my sides and I can't figure out any way to reduce it. Charlie horses have been trying to sneak up on me, but I've been pretty good about flexing my foot to try and avoid them. Peeing in the night about 2-3x's. Sometimes baby wakes up and is doing ninja kicks in there -- makes it hard to go back to sleep.  Food...

The OB appointment went relatively well. I always feel like I'm forgetting something though, like I should be asking more questions or having more discussion about something . My stats:  Weight : +15 lbs  Blood Pressure : 102/72 The NST is interesting because it's not always easy to get it on "right." Baby boy will sometimes move and then they lose the signal, then they have to readjust things, and then that makes me stay on for longer.  Good news, all looks well on the NST. No signs of contractions or anything.  I brought in my FMLA paperwork for them to complete. They said they'll complete it in the week and give me a copy next appointment. I also had to fill out some paperwork for them. This is my first time doing anything related to FMLA / Leaves of Absence / Short Term disability stuff. I just hope I'm doing everything right. I received paperwork from my company and it has a checklist. But to be honest, the checklist isn't very clear or succinct on wh...

My MFM appointments have been going relatively quickly! Which is a big change, they normally take FOREVER. Stats: Weight : +15 lbs Blood Pressure : 110/66 The BPP went relatively quickly. They were able to see everything they needed to see and I think we were done within 15 minutes or so. Baby boy is still head-down and looks perfect! No pictures or anything, he was facing my back and we couldn't see his face. The diabetes consults are getting so difficult. Work and life just feel extremely busy and I just haven't been able to log and eat well. I just wish there was a way to hit the pause button or something. Insulin changes: Morning : Humulin N 40 iu, Humulin 18 iu Evening (before dinner): Humulin R 20 or 22 iu Evening (before bed): Humulin N 64 iu I'm still having major needle aversions when doing my shots... It's such a stressor. My MFM did say she was OK with me scheduling induction at 38 weeks vs 37 weeks, which is good news! She doesn't see any issues with b...

I decided to take a newborn care class. Believe it or not, I never took one before and I've had how many babies? It's always funny to think that I've been able to manage and all my babies have actually done really well. I wanted to take the class as a "refresher" since it's been so long since I've parented a newborn. I also was hoping to get some new / useful information that maybe I missed since I never took a class on newborn care. Here is the book and the "baby" on display:  I will say that if you are a NEW parent and have not been around infants very much, this class is great and wonderful. Covers a lot of stuff: diapering, bathing,  But since I have so much experience with babies, I didn't learn anything new.  A lot of the "new" stuff I wasn't that familiar with was covered in birthing class and/or lactation class. There is a bit overlap in all three classes. Technically, I could've gone without it!  Also, the room was ...

How far along : 33 weeks. Countdown : 4-5 weeks (28-35 days) to go until possible delivery the week of May 20th (between 37-38 weeks). How big is baby : Celery. Ovia app:  Weight Gain :  +14 lbs  Stretch Marks : No new ones, but the ones I have area getting a bit darker.  Symptoms : Where to begin? Here are some of the joys of pregnancy that people don't talk about much :)  Swollen Feet . My work flats are TIGHT! My feet are so swollen. I even had my house cleaner comment on it and tell me to lay off the salt. Ugh.  Pregnancy Brain : Another silly example of pregnancy brain in the works. I gave my son his pajamas and he was taking so long to get dressed. I try not to 'crowd' him and let him take his time. Once he came in my room I figured out why it took him so long. I gave him two SHIRTS! He ended up putting one of the shirts on as pants. Poor guy :(   Pains and aches in neck . I've been getting a bunch of aches and pains. Most noticeably I've been ge...

Today I had my weekly OB visit and my very first  NST. My stats: Weight : +14 Blood Pressure: 122/80 I think I'm gaining too much at this point. I need to talk to my MFM about it next week in more detail. I'm not sure if it's because I've been eating RIGHT before my appointments or not? But I don't think I'm supposed to gain that much since I started out overweight. Baby boy is supposed to gain 1/2 a pound a week, but I don't think I'm supposed to gain. Argh. I'll have to remind myself to talk to my MFM about it. Non-Stress Test (NST)  On the SMC board there were some tips on the NST. I didn't really "realize" what they would be looking for, so it's nice to have had others that have been through it before me. I decided to eat right before my NST and I think that helped. Within 5 minutes of getting hooked up, baby boy started moving around a bunch. The NST is interesting. You go into this small room and sit in a recliner. They then ...

This week I start my 2x's a week appointments on Tuesdays and Fridays, rotating between the MFM+BPP and OB+NST. Today was the MFM visit and BPP. My stats: Weight : +13 Blood Pressure : 112/70 Hmph. I went up +3 lbs from last week. Not sure if it was a fluke of clothing or if it's because I ate right before my appointment. Hopefully it doesn't really mean anything. My blood pressure is awesome though, which is really nice. Bio Physical Profile (BPP) Ultrasound This is the fastest ultrasound I've ever had, less than 20 minutes. It's nice because that means that they were able to see everything they needed to see. According to WebMd :  The BPP measures your baby's heart rate, muscle tone, movement, breathing, and the amount of amniotic fluid around your baby . The ultrasound tech showed me baby boy practicing his breathing. I'm still amazed that he's in there! I mean, I see him on the ultrasound and everything -- I feel him moving -- but there are still tim...