Today I had my doctor's appointment and growth ultrasound. Things are looking good and baby G is head down and growing. They estimate he is already 6lbs 8oz, so he'll be somewhere in the neighborhood of 8 lbs when he's born. If you remember from my last ultrasound in Feb, he had a large head that was measuring a few weeks ahead of his gestational age. Well. he has continued to grow that way and although his body is in the 40-50th percentile, his head is measuring a few weeks ahead and is in the whopping 95th percentile! I'm hoping some of it is hair, but this is going to be a big headed child. I better start doing tummy time on his first day so we can get those neck muscles working! Other than that the doctor's was easy. I had by Group B strep test, blood draw and the regular routine. At this point baby G is about fully cooked, but I'm hoping to keep him in there another couple of weeks.
Here's the weekly update:
Weight: Still gaining, but it does seem to be slowing down. I only gained 1 pound according to the doctor's, but my scale at home shows me up a couple. I am definitely heading to the 50 lb mark, but I'm just praying it doesn't go above that.
Maternity clothes: Pretty much exclusively, minus cardigans and things w/ elastic waists.
Stretch marks/belly button: Still no stretch marks and the belly button hasn't popped full time, but if I'm really full and baby is active then it does the half pop.
Baby Movement: Lots of limbs and rolls around. My doctor today commented that because I have an anterior placenta (the placenta is in the front) it acts like a cushion and absorbs a lot of the movement. I wonder what it would feel like if I didn't have that and maybe that's why I don't really have a lot of the painful movements people talk about.
What do I miss: Walking without limping. I have self diagnosed myself as having plantar fascilitis in my left foot and it's definitely getting worse and I think it's starting a little bit on the right too. I also miss being able to close my hand in a tight fist without pain. My joints are a bit painful and the swelling is starting up. It's still not too bad, but it's there.
Other: Huge's coworkers threw a shower for me last Friday, which was really lovely. I should do a whole post on it and show you pictures of all the amazing onesies that they decorated for baby G. I'm a little nervous to wash them because I'm afraid to ruin them, but they are super adorable and I know baby G will love them.
Here's this week's picture. I'm trying to decide if I've "dropped"... I know I'm big as my shirts are starting to not be so long!
OMG, you look so cute! I love the blue color on you. I don't think you've dropped. I think it's a bit lower, but what do I know. I'm sure each woman is different anyway.
ReplyDeleteFor your swelling, get some cherry juice. Natural, unsweetened. It will taste a bit tart, possibly. Also, you don't want to drink it straight. Mix at least 4 oz cherry juice & 4 oz water. I usually do 2 oz cherry juice & 6 oz water. Sometimes I mix half cherry juice & half Sierra Mist Natural. It's a nice fizzy drink, if you like soda. Another goodie for swelling is apple cider vinegar. I use Bragg's. Whatever one you get, make sure it has "the mother," it will say it on the bottle. Definitely not Heinz. You'd need to get the Bragg's at a natural grocery store. In case you didn't see my post on acv long ago, you can check it out here.
You're in the home stretch!