With only about 3 weeks left until we meet our baby boy I figured I’d post another pregnancy update since there’s not much time left!
Favorite Places to Shop: Obviously I had to start with clothes…
I found Pink Blush Maternity when I was searching for good maternity jeans. They’re definitely an investment but they’re by far the best. I also ended up buying a robe for the hospital and cutoff shorts here too. ASOS is another favorite. I shopped there pre-pregnancy, but they have a huge maternity section that doesn’t look maternity! They also have fast shipping which matters when your belly pops overnight.
Weight Gain: So far nearly 30lbs for me and baby is clocking in around 7.5lbs this week!
Cravings: Fountain Sprite and hot gooey chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven! (Not helping my last note above.)
Symptoms: My left foot has been blowing up at the end of the day- which is odd since my right foot has no swelling. When we had our last ultrasound, baby boy was breech and his head was jammed up in my left rib cage. My midwife thinks a lot of the swelling could be because of how much he sits over on the left side that he’s blocking circulation to my left leg. I’ve been trying to do exercises to get him to turn around since I really really don’t want a C-Section, and our ECV was unsuccessful but I haven’t 100% given up hope. If anyone has some tricks to get baby to turn head down, send them my way!
Best thing: Both feeling and seeing baby move through my belly. It still blows my mind there is a HUMAN in there.
Least Favorite thing: So.Many.Braxton.Hicks. Seriously these suck the most. I had a few here and there starting around 30 weeks, but the last two weeks they’ve picked up in both intensity and frequency- mostly at night. Makes for very little sleep which seems cruel when you know that lack of sleep is only going to get worse from here on out.
Maybe that means he’ll be here sooner than expected!
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