
For those of you keeping track this saturday was my 36 week anniversary in this pregnancy. Which means I'm now officially
NINE months along. Most of you may not realize that women are actually pregnant for a duration of 40 weeks, and when you do the math, it works out to TEN months. Most women give birth on or around the 40 week mark which is why you rarely hear a woman say she is ten months pregnant. I really feel for those women who go 2 weeks past their due date, poor, poor women.
Due to the fact that I suffer from gestational diabetes, i will be induced at 38 weeks which means I only have 2 more weeks to go!!!
Yes, the belly is huge and sleeping is difficult and most of the time it feels as though the child is trying to claw it's way out. i just need to remind myself that there is only 2 more weeks to go!!
I've got so much stuff left to do around the house it's rediculous. My husband just brought 3 rubbermade totes of baby stuff in from the garage today and i get terribly exhausted just looking at them. I think I need to hire someone to come in for a few hours and do it for me, while i supervise of course. My doctor is gone to Hawaii for a conference (how nice for him) so I'm hoping that the little nipper decides to come early, while the doctor is away- they can sense these things. I don't want to be induced, because i think going into labour naturally would be a lot less painful. OF course, I am also scared to wait around for labor to kick in naturally and end up having to give birth to a large pumpkin sized child or worse have the pumpkin by C-section :::gulp!:::
So far so good though, the ultra sounds show the baby is normal sized, no signs of high blood pressure, swelling or other preclampsia symptoms which is good. I'm just having an attack of nerves and anxiousness because it's been nearly 9 months since I've been on my 'happy pills' I can't wait to get back on them. I'll feel so much better. I also can't wait to get back on the beer, and naturally sweetened foods. LOL in moderation of course- but the strict diet has really gotten on my nerves lately (along with everything else!). There are only so many days you can take a protien bar for breakfast before you SNAP. The only thing I look forward to is eating a sugar free chocolate bar a day... they are full of artificial sweeteners which they say could cause the runs. Big deal, I need the chocolate indulgence in order to get through another morning without my favorite cereal (shredded wheat with bran).
Anyway- that's enough of my belly aching, no I don't have too many positive things to say other than... ONLY TWO MORE WEEKS TO GO!
Have a great unpregnant day,
~jen
liberated at 07:33 pm by islandMOM
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