33 weeks

This shirt isn't flattering.  I feel like it makes me look much bigger.  I didn't like my photo in it when I was pregnant with Julian, but at least I took a photo.

I was 33 weeks on Sunday (or 34 weeks today with my calculation).  I am pretty on par with where I was with Julian at this time in my pregnancy with him.  He's still pretty high and I read that 2nd babies might not drop until the mother goes into labor.  I hope this isn't the case because I'm having a harder time breathing.

My midwife appointment was last week and she was concerned about gestational diabetes because I grew 2.5 cm in two weeks and had glucose in my urine for the first time.  I took the sugar test on Friday and hope to get my results this week, but I'm not too worried, even though I have been eating a lot of sugar.

My friend had a midwife who practiced for over 15 years and only had two posterior babies in her career.  She said that I should only lie on my left side, sit backwards on a chair, keep a pillow behind my back if I'm in any other chair, and be on my hands and knees for 15 min/day.  I had a very hard time sleeping on my left side and the first two nights little baby took forever to roll and get in the right position (his back on my left side) and it hurt.  He falls easily to my right side if I lie on my right side even if it's just a minute, but I can still get him to the left side if I stay there long enough.  I'm willing to do anything to prevent him from being posterior.

My belly button area is aching.  I have gotten more stretch marks there and baby pushes there all the time.  I don't like the feeling at all.  He is very very active and I enjoy that craziness, but I'm not a fan of my belly button being pushed.

My friend just had her second baby and it was amazing to hold a 2 day old while having a little guy in my belly.  I was just amazed that this is really happening.

Next week we'll be seeing the hospital where I'll give birth.  I'm not so excited.  I heard it's very sterile, bright florescent lights, nothing on the walls, very old school.  They don't admit you until you are pretty close to giving birth, so I have to stay at home for as long as possible, but it doesn't sound like it's very cozy at the hospital anyway.  Also, there are no single rooms for new moms to stay with their baby; you stay in a ward with up to 5 other moms in a room and Dan will not be able to stay overnight.  I just can't get over this, but it's just one night...unless I have a C-section.

Anyway, on a positive note, I am getting close!  My belly has outgrown everything, but a friend of mine gave me a bunch of clothes to borrow, so I don't have to buy a $30-50 shirt to wear just a few weeks.

I have always thought I'd deliver early, but I have to get that out of my head.  My friend just went over a week and it was driving her crazy.  I have to start focusing on May 18th, but I don't think I can do that.  I just have so many BH contractions and everything is like I was with Julian.  One difference is that my midwife will never check if I'm dilated or effaced and my midwife with Julian did and I went into labor a couple of hours later, so maybe I won't go early.

March 18
32 weeks
Baby was posterior and very very active
fundal ht: 32 cm
baby's HR: 140s
+1 glucose in urine
BP 110/70
NO edema (this has shocked me because it has been warm and I normally swell and I have had zero swelling since being pregnant).