Thursday was a long tiring day, with trips to doctors and running around. I had my blood drawn but haven't heard anything for my OB yet. I know he's in surgery on Friday so I figured I'd call Monday afternoon to check.
Friday was Rebecca's 12th birthday so we had a little celebration at the house. Béla had talked to me awhile back about having a sleep-over for her birthday but I told him unless he was going to be home no way! I'm almost 34 weeks pregnant, can barely keep up with my three kids there's no way I'd be able to keep up, entertain, and clean up after more. She really wanted her ears pierced so we went ahead and did that on Thursday since she was out of school anyway and we were by the mall. She was very excited, very happy and has told us so over and over since.
Today is absolutely beautiful outside! It's sunny with a breeze, last I knew they were calling for a high of 80. I put on my only maternity tank top, one of my two pairs of maternity shorts and sat in a comfy chair while Ashleigh and BB played. Out of all the outside toys what held their attention for the longest time and what they really enjoyed were half a dozen bowls and cups filled with water, and some bath toys. I am trying to be very careful about my water intake, I must have gone through 30oz or so just in the couple of hours we were out. We came in about 1...just in time for that "it's soooo hot!" direct sunlight.
I think I've figured out what has been making me feel so sick to my stomach and it's not morning sickness. I think it's either (or both) the prenatal and iron pills. I didn't take them at all Thursday and though I woke up feeling sick I felt wonderful Friday, and today I didn't start feeling nauseous until after I took the iron pill. I don't think the doctor would be comfortable with me going off of them, based on what he said an appointment or two ago about potential blood loss during and after birth and staying on them until well post-partum, but maybe he'll let me drop it down to one pill a day instead of two.
I've decided to do belly wrapping after birth and decided not to spend $40 or more dollars on some "fancy" belly binder/girdle or some abdominal support-medical device that I could very well shrink out of, or that may not fit me properly or comfortably. Instead I'm going to go more natural, get some soft cotton fabric and use that. I've found very little information about the actual process of belly binding, but the one thing that states how to belly wrap I have found I'm going to follow. I'm on the hunt for the fabric now, then I need to find someone to cut it and hem it(?) for me since it only needs to be 8-10" wide.
I've been on the look-out for one more baby wearing device to add to the pouch sling I bought awhile ago, and the Sungli we've had since BB. I looked at a lot of different slings and a lot of different reviews but kept going back to the Moby Wrap. I bought one in Moss after our son was born and it was great around the house but trying to wrap outside of the home was a pain. Because of that I ended up reselling it, which I really regret because it did work so well when we used it. I talked to some women on the web who said they "prewrapped" themselves before going out that way all they had to do when they got to their destination was take the baby out of the car seat and slip them into the wrap...why didn't I think of that?!?! I finally decided on the Moby Wrap the other day because I knew first-hand how well it worked for BB, it is very versatile (so many ways to wear it and both me and Daddy could use it with no issues) and I knew I liked it. I talked with my mother about it and she said she would buy me one for our baby gift....I'm really excited about that! I think she's getting me the UV Turquoise one because it's my favorite color, we'll see! I can't wait until it arrives and then to be able to use it....best part is it goes to 35lbs so we could wear both Kadie or BB if we wanted to!
34 more days! Sooner if something happens (hoping nothing does) and she has to be delivered before our scheduled c-section. I had a whammy of a contraction last night, the whole nine--tight belly, lower back ache, nausea-- but only one so hopefully it was nothing and knock on wood no bleeding so far! I had a dream last night, actually it was more like a light sleep daydream almost, that I could see inside my uterus and saw the placenta moving up. My subconscious' wish I guess. My conscious on the other hand won't even entertain the possibility because the chance is barely existent.
Aside from the nausea and that one contraction I've been feeling pretty good....knock on wood! Extremely tired now...the sun just sucked the energy right out of me!
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