Weeks 29-30

Went to the doctor on 4/23/12 at 30w3d. I had an incredibly stressful morning at work and just barely made it to the appointment on time. My blood pressure, surprisingly, was normal at 116/72. The baby’s HR was high 140s. The fundal height was right on track. My weight was 148lbs, which means I gained 6 lbs since the last OB appointment 4 weeks ago!? I didn’t even catch that until after I reviewed the previous blog post. Oh well, the doctor didn’t mention anything about gaining too much so I guess I will ask her at the next appointment in 2 weeks.

New symptom as of last week – heartburn! Yow, I never knew what heartburn really felt like until now. It usually happens between 12-1AM, 2-3 hours after eating a big bowl of ice cream or after eating something spicy (which is most nights). Just ordered a big jar of tums as I feel like it’s only going to get worse from here on out!

Sleeping with the body pillow has helped with actual sleeping – I don’t wake up with sore joints anymore; I have been getting up to pee or take care of heartburn at least once a night so it makes falling back asleep hard. I feel like my mind is racing, too, so very hard to fall back to sleep after waking up. Only going to get worse, I’m afraid.

Lots of movement and kicks from the baby with more rolling sensations, which are totally bizarre and feel like I’m on a roller coaster. Felt legit baby hiccups for the first time (may have felt them earlier than now, but more pronounced at this point and there is no question).

I went to my first prenatal yoga class this past weekend and I was of course the only person there – the teacher was awesome though and we had a really good time. I felt so good that night and barely felt pregnant! Received a lot of compliments from friends at Sasha’s bachelorette party that I was “glowing” – HA! I have been walking 5 days a week, too. Would like to start swimming 1-2 days a week, too, at AB high school open lap swim. We’ll see if I get up the motivation.

We painted the nursery and put together the crib and just ordered a rug and rug pad – things are coming along nicely!  Solars loaned us a bunch of onesies, diapers, breast pump, bottles, etc. so that is awesome.

Here are some questions I asked the OB at the latest appointment:

A friend offered to lend me her breast pump and said I could get a new insert/kit – is that even safe? Yes

Can you recommend a pediatrician in the Acton/Concord area? No

When do you start doing internal exams? 38 weeks

How long will I be in the hospital for vaginal delivery vs. c-section? 2 nights for vaginal and 4 nights for c-section

Can you tell how much the baby weighs at this point? not yet, will make a more accurate guess at 36 weeks

Can you tell if baby is breach or head down? doesn’t matter yet, will check at 36 weeks

What can I expect at next appts? Should Pete plan to attend any of next appts? not necessary unless size is questionable and they do an u/s. there is some exam at 35-36 weeks that he may want to attend.

Next OB appointment is 5/7/12.