I am measuring my belly.
Toddler sees it and also wants to measure.
Me: Do I have a big belly?
Toddler: Yes
M: How big is it?
T: Big – 15 meters!
Year: 2018
35 weeks pregnant
5 weeks to go!!
How far along: 35 weeks 2 days
How much do I weigh: 59,7 kg (+ 10 kg)
Baby size: Honeydew melon, my baby might weigh around 2,8kg now?
Belly size: The circumference (2cm under the belly button) is 101 cm and from top to bottom it’s 42 cm
Belly button in or out: Out/Even
Sleep: Getting up once a night to pee, other than that quite OK except when I’m awake for 2-3 hours and can’t get back to sleep. Happens every now and again.
Food (non) cravings: Sweets, chocolate pudding
Symptoms: heartburn, can’t sleep
Stretch marks: none yet
Linea negra: it starts under my boobs and is about 10 cm long
Miss anything: Maybe some time for myself? My little toddler is in his mommy-phase right now again, very clingy. Also he’s in his NO-phase which is very exhausting. So cute though, now he wants that mommy and daddy bring him to bed.
Looking forward to: next OB Gyn appointment in a few days, warm weather which is starting today, registering in two hospitals, I wonder what they say about VBAC.
Best/Worst happenings this week: Got tested positive for Streptococcus B (GBS), which means I’ll get antibiotics during birth. I’m taking uvula suppositories now three times a week to reduce the bacterium. I talked with my doctor and midwife, it sounds like this is quite common and nothing to worry (of course I worried when I heard that and googled much too much). I will register at another hospital soon where the pediatricians have on-call duty 24 hours a day.
Other than that I have my prenatal class once a week which is nice, it’s nice to hear everything about giving birth, contractions, hospitals etc. again after three years and it’s nice to just focus on me and the baby.
My little Q is sick. Threw up six times within four hours on Friday, slept a lot on Saturday morning, then felt good and even ate but became a fever and running nose in the eve. Poor baby boy, I hate it when he’s sick 🙁
Movement: Daily, lots, very intense and painful at times. Baby’s back is on the right side of my belly most of the time
Gender: Soooon
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy, I’m feeling quite good
Sports: Lifting weights twice a week. I will pause starting April 1st
33 weeks pregnant
How far along: 33 weeks 5 days
How much do I weigh: 58,1 kg (+8,4 kg)
Baby size: 45 cm & 2,5 kg maybe?
Belly size: The circumference (2cm under the belly button) is 100 cm and from top to bottom it’s 40 cm
It’s coming more out to the front now, not hanging down so much anymore it seems.
Belly button in or out: even/out
Sleep: I have two sick men at home with a cold, so… sleep?
Food (non) cravings: can’t eat so much anymore. Craving sweets.
Symptoms: Baby has sooo many hiccups 🙂
Stretch marks: none yet I hope
Linea negra: I see a light light light brown line above my belly button
Miss anything: health!
Looking forward to: My little toddler Q being healthy
Best happenings this week: made my handover at work. Bye bye for now.
Movement: not as much it seems but still very intense, esp. on my top right side under my right boob.
Gender: we’ll find out soon. Boy?
Happy or moody most of the time: exhausted 🙂
Sports: yes, at least I went to the gym twice this week. Monday and Friday.
32 weeks pregnant
How far along: 32 weeks
How much do I weigh: 57,8 kg (+8 kg), seems like I’m not gaining or just very slow at the moment.
Baby size: around 1,8 kg, the baby is gaining for sure though 🙂
Belly size: The circumference (2cm under the belly button) is 100 cm and from top to bottom it’s 41 cm
Belly button in or out: even/out
Sleep: Not good, I’m awake for 2-3 hours a night 🙁 luckily not every night
Food (non) cravings: chips in the evening on the couch
Symptoms: Tired, Braxton Hicks (ouch)
Maternity clothes: always and everything
Stretch marks: none yet, I hope
Linea negra: none yet
Miss anything: sweets!!
Looking forward to: enjoying my maternity leave
Best happenings this week: Bought a new dining table for the kitchen, a cute little one and some new chairs on which I got a great deal. Seeing we were home alone Q and I spent the whole weekend eating our meals on our new dining table and we enjoyed it lots
Movement: heavy kicking with his butt against the right side of my belly
Gender: Now I’m not sure if boy or girl but still think that two same gender kids are what we’ll have, kinda
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy
Sports: chest, back, biceps, triceps, gluteus maximus, legs
31 weeks pregnant
How far along: 31 weeks, 1 day
How much do I weigh: 57,7 kg (+8 kg)
Baby size: around 1,8 kg, OBGYN said it’ll be around 3,5+ kg at birth, the boyfriend’s genes are coming through
Belly size: Very big, very low, very round. The circumference (2cm under the belly button) is 99 cm and from top to bottom it’s 40 cm
Belly button in or out: in/even/out
Sleep: Not good. I wake up at around 3 or 4 am and cannot fall asleep anymore until around 2 hours later
Food (non) cravings: Nothing special, seeing the baby is rather big I should cut down the fast sugar
Symptoms: cannot sleep, big belly is in the way, braxton hicks
Maternity clothes: everything always
Stretch marks: none yet, found two tiny spider veins on my left side of the belly
Linea negra: still not
Miss anything: goodies
Looking forward to: having time for myself
Best happenings this week: OBGYN appointment today.
- CTG: all fine, heartbeat around 135 and 150, most of the times around 145
- My Blood Pressure: 100 / 60
- Cervix: closed
- Baby’s weight: around 1,8 kg (3 pounds 15 ounces)
- Amniotic fluid: all good, not too much, not too less
- Baby’s position / Fundal height: Back is on my right side
- Baby’s head: down
Movement: very active, hurts at times, lots of hiccups
Gender: sometimes I think it’ll be a girl, sometimes I think it’ll be a boy. This pregnancy is quite different than the first which makes me think GIRL. Then I think well it’s the second pregnancy, of course all is different – BOY.
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy
Sports: Gym twice a week
30 weeks pregnant
How far along: 30 weeks
How much do I weigh: 57,0 kg (+ 7,3kg)
Baby size: about 1,5kg maybe?
Belly size: The circumference (2cm under the belly button) is 97 cm and from top to bottom it’s 39 cm
Belly button in or out: both
Sleep: as always, quite good actually, I get up once to pee
Food (non) cravings: no cravings for special food
Symptoms: out of breath faster, sometimes my belly hurts, a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions, gas, lazy, baby’s movement hurts at times
Maternity clothes: pants, tops, panties
Stretch marks: none yet
Linea negra: not yet
Miss anything: I miss being in the mood to be more active. I love sitting on the couch too much
Looking forward to: The next appointment on Feb 08th 2018
Best happenings this week: Q’s cold turned out to be a one/two day thing. He looked bad one day but the next day all was good again
Movement: A lot when I lay down with Q at noon and night or drive home from work at 17:00. Baby’s back is mostly on the right side of my uterus.
Gender: well, we are slowly talking about names for boys and girls. Finally – only about ten more weeks!
Happy or moody most of the time: I’d say happy
Sports: At least once a week at the gym and one time a big walk. Or then twice a week at the gym.