April 24th 2015
I'm officially 30 weeks pregnant; I'm in the home stretch now!!!!
I have 10 weeks of pregnancy left; if I last full term to 40 weeks.
I spoke a little too soon last week, lol. I was blogging on my energy level and how I could take on the world. Well, that all changed very quickly this past week. lol 4 of the 7 days I had fallen asleep with Nya in her bed after praying and snuggling with her at naptime. What is usually a few minutes of prayer, sometimes a story and a quick snuggle turned into a two hour nap each time. lol
Wednesday after my OB appointment, Nya and I ended up knocking out for 3 hours on her bed. I couldn't believe I slept for 3 hours!!! I've never been an afternoon napper, so to sleep that long was surprising. I think it was a combination of only getting 3 hours sleep the night before and being out all day; I was pooped!!
My mom came with Nya and I to my OB appointment this week. She got to hear Sweet Pea's heartbeat for the first time :) A nice is strong heartbeat of 130bpm.
I had Dr.Gurland again; I am really starting to take a liking to him. He's been nothing but super friendly both visits. I've been greeted with a smile both times and he has taken the time to answer any and all of my questions. Its very common for them to rush you out because they have 100 other patients to see, but he took the time to chat and reassure me of some things.
He measured my tummy and said that the baby looked to be a good size. Yay Sweet Pea!! I've gained 19lbs to date; not bad for 30 weeks of pregnancy :)
He's guessing her head may already be down as I feel most of her movement on my right side by my belly button. He thinks she's either head down with her feet up and across, or she's laying sideways.
I expressed my concern about not feeling her move as much; just a few times a day. He opened my file, took a look and said 'Yup, your placenta is at the front so you won't feel her moving as much'.
I, like most of my readers right now said 'huh?'...lol What does that mean exactly?
The location and position of a woman's placenta is determined by where the egg implants itself during fertilization. It can be at the front, back, or either side of a woman's uterus. In my case, mine implanted itself at the front. The only downfall to this means that I don't get to feel the baby's movements as much as other women who have their placentas located somewhere else.
The placenta acts as a cushion between the tummy wall and the baby; so when the baby kicks and moves, I don't get to feel her movements quite as much :( Boo!!!!
With this visit my wait time wasn't as long as my previous visit. My appointment was for 12:30pm and I was out by 1:45pm. When I first got to the clinic at 12:15 the waiting room was pretty much empty; just myself and two to three other mommies. When we were on our way out, the entire waiting room was packed with every seat filled. Mental note for all of my visits moving forward; the earlier the appointment the better. Less waiting time and an emptier waiting room.
Overall, this week has been a great one aside from the fatigue that kicked in.
I've been feeling wonderful, sleeping great, eating well and growing bigger and bigger (tummy wise, lol) by the day.
The weather is getting warmer and i've been loving wearing cute summer dresses and open toed shoes again. It's so nice to finally walk outside without a thousand layers on and be bundled up from my head to my toe. I couldn't have asked for a better season to enter my third trimester in. Spring and Summer are my favorite seasons of the year.
*Pictures to be added soon of week 30*
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