May 12, 2010
Well, I’m just about 24 weeks. Or is it 23? Hard to keep track sometimes. Anyway, I feel the baby moving like crazy all of a sudden. It’s so neat. He (or she) was kicking really low last night and I sort of felt it on the outside, so I told Erik to come feel and the baby totally kicked his hand! We both felt it – so amazing. So, weird, too. To feel something constantly flip-flopping inside of me. I had an appointment yesterday and we went over the ultrasound results – all totally normal. Baby is measuring right where it should be, heart rate is great. Yay. My blood pressure is perfect, I’m not anemic, no weird stuff in my urine. I have to get a glucose test next time and a rhogam shot ‘cause I’m Rh negative. I guess I don’t HAVE to get a glucose test, but they’re highly recommended. It just bugs me ‘cause I know everything is fine, but I have to drink all that frickin’ glucose and screw my blood sugar up. Lame. So, yeah, pregnancy is great. It’s getting baby out that freaks me out. I mean, it doesn’t freak me out in a bad way. It’s just such a huge deal and at this point, there’s no way out of it. There are just so many unknowns. I’ve read so much about it and I’m planning on taking childbirth classes with Erik and I’ve talked to other women about their experiences, but none of that will really prepare me. I guess I’ll be mentally prepared and I’m trying to do yoga and walk and stuff so I’ll be physically prepared, but I’m just worried about how I’m gonna handle it when that first big contraction hits. Erik thinks I’ll cuss a lot. I probably will. I’ll have to warn the midwives. And the neighbors. The dog will probably panic. We might need to send him to a friend’s. I had a leg cramp this morning that lasted a really long time – I kept grunting and moaning and the dog came over to my side of the bed and stared at me with a worried look on his face. Poor sensitive guy.
After going through an entire pregnancy with contractions, it's not that bad. While pregnant with the twins I got leg cramps often. The thing that worked best for me was to pump my feet (a suggestion from the doc). The unknown is anxiety provoking, but it's also so exciting. Enjoy it all bad and good because life flies by way too fast!
ReplyDeleteWow girl that critter is really growing now!!
ReplyDeleteYou look radiant! Bananas might help with your leg cramps, they are usually caused by decreased potassium. You should have Eric or yourself massage them with warm lotion or oil when the cramp. Probably best to find a place for puppy because the birth will make him insecure, he won't understand that the midwife is helping you and not hurting you. Try and think positive about the birth, no one can prepare you. Just go to you classes and practice you techniques for relaxing. The pain is big but not beigger than you. When the baby is out the pain is gone. I did it three times without any help from medication and you know how scatter brained I am so if I can do it you can. Giving birth is our gift as women, yes it is hard but we have done since day one. Our bodies are made to do this and yours is gonna do a great job! Love ya, can't wait to see you nest month!!