How Far Along Are You? 37 weeks today What's Up Physically This Week? The belly has suddenly had a growth spurt, so I feel really ungainly and immobile all of a sudden after getting away quite lightly up until now. What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? I've been getting these little moments when he moves, not every time, but just now and then, he will move and my heart will plummet. Like a really depressed moment. Then it passes! I think it is hormonal, as most of the time I am totally hyped for the boy's arrival. What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? LJ, college books, magazines - enjoying it while I can. Random Things Of Note? I just want him to wait one more week to come out, because I get my birthing pool on Friday. Then I'd like him to come post-haste, because I am tired of being pregnant. Can't wait to have a waist again and be able to exercise more.
How Far Along Are You? 35w2d What's Up Physically This Week? My SPD is really acting up. I cannot turn over in bed at night without wanting to cry. I think baby dropped, though, as I have had no heartburn for a week now! What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? I'm getting excited to have this baby and to experience a natural and spontaneous labor (as I was induced the first time), but I'm afraid that my body will fail me and I won't get the vbac that I desperately want. I'm also starting to get really anxious about having two kiddos and making sure that DD has enough attention and doesn't feel neglected or resent the new baby. What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? babyfit.com, mothering.com, VBAC Companion, finishing Husband Coached Childbirth Random Things Of Note? I have my 35 week appt tomorrow and I'm going to talk to the mw about taking me out of work. I could stay, but I'm just miserable and my customer service skills are sorely lacking at this point in my pregnancy. :/
What's Up Physically This Week? SPD just keeps getting a little bit worse every day. If it weren't for that, I'd feel pretty good. Sleep is up and down - some nights I can sleep three or four hours at a stretch, some night (like last night) I am up six or seven times in as many hours.
What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? I'm both ready and not ready to have the baby. There's a big part of me that wants to get through this week, with Halloween and a few other loose ends to wrap up, so I'm irritated with myself about not having her yet!
What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? One last book on birth - The Power of Pleasurable Childbirth and then I want to re-read Aviva Romm's Naturally Healthy Babies and Children. Then I'm going to pick up one of the continuations of Pride & Prejudice I have. :)
Random Things Of Note? I finally got dh to do his Fear Release (part of the Hypnobabies program). I still need to find some scissors that are all-metal (so that they can be
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What's Up Physically This Week? i'm wondering if the baby might have dropped since i am feeling some classic symptoms of that: lower pelvic pain and pressure when standing and walking as well as waddling more and just generally feeling him lower inside me. i didn't have heartburn or shortness of breath, so it's hard to monitor by the disappearance of these things.
What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? feeling, finally, pretty good now that the Great Root Canal of 2008tm has passed. got the nursery all ready and washed all the clothes that we have (not many yet, but the shower is this weekend!) and it's starting to feel like we might have a baby 'round here. :)
What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? kind of nothing. my wife is reading all the free baby mags i keep bringing home from my appointments, but i'm just reading the old LJ and nothing more. i should be reading more of the breastfeeding book. i'll make an effort to get back to that!
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What's Up Physically This Week? The belly has suddenly had a growth spurt, so I feel really ungainly and immobile all of a sudden after getting away quite lightly up until now.
What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? I've been getting these little moments when he moves, not every time, but just now and then, he will move and my heart will plummet. Like a really depressed moment. Then it passes! I think it is hormonal, as most of the time I am totally hyped for the boy's arrival.
What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? LJ, college books, magazines - enjoying it while I can.
Random Things Of Note? I just want him to wait one more week to come out, because I get my birthing pool on Friday. Then I'd like him to come post-haste, because I am tired of being pregnant. Can't wait to have a waist again and be able to exercise more.
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What's Up Physically This Week? My SPD is really acting up. I cannot turn over in bed at night without wanting to cry. I think baby dropped, though, as I have had no heartburn for a week now!
What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? I'm getting excited to have this baby and to experience a natural and spontaneous labor (as I was induced the first time), but I'm afraid that my body will fail me and I won't get the vbac that I desperately want. I'm also starting to get really anxious about having two kiddos and making sure that DD has enough attention and doesn't feel neglected or resent the new baby.
What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? babyfit.com, mothering.com, VBAC Companion, finishing Husband Coached Childbirth
Random Things Of Note? I have my 35 week appt tomorrow and I'm going to talk to the mw about taking me out of work. I could stay, but I'm just miserable and my customer service skills are sorely lacking at this point in my pregnancy. :/
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What's Up Physically This Week? SPD just keeps getting a little bit worse every day. If it weren't for that, I'd feel pretty good. Sleep is up and down - some nights I can sleep three or four hours at a stretch, some night (like last night) I am up six or seven times in as many hours.
What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week? I'm both ready and not ready to have the baby. There's a big part of me that wants to get through this week, with Halloween and a few other loose ends to wrap up, so I'm irritated with myself about not having her yet!
What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites? One last book on birth - The Power of Pleasurable Childbirth and then I want to re-read Aviva Romm's Naturally Healthy Babies and Children. Then I'm going to pick up one of the continuations of Pride & Prejudice I have. :)
Random Things Of Note? I finally got dh to do his Fear Release (part of the Hypnobabies program). I still need to find some scissors that are all-metal (so that they can be ( ... )
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I feel this way a lot too!
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What's Up Physically This Week?
i'm wondering if the baby might have dropped since i am feeling some classic symptoms of that: lower pelvic pain and pressure when standing and walking as well as waddling more and just generally feeling him lower inside me. i didn't have heartburn or shortness of breath, so it's hard to monitor by the disappearance of these things.
What's Up Emotionally & Mentally This Week?
feeling, finally, pretty good now that the Great Root Canal of 2008tm has passed. got the nursery all ready and washed all the clothes that we have (not many yet, but the shower is this weekend!) and it's starting to feel like we might have a baby 'round here. :)
What Are You Reading - Books, Magazines, Web Sites?
kind of nothing. my wife is reading all the free baby mags i keep bringing home from my appointments, but i'm just reading the old LJ and nothing more. i should be reading more of the breastfeeding book. i'll make an effort to get back to that!
Random Things Of Note?not too much. it's ( ... )
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