Third Trimester: Weeks 31 and 32

*insert sleepy face here* I am soooo TIRED! This is week 33 for me and I am just about ready to meet my little guy. I told him that he needs to stay put until at least the week of Christmas and then he can come on out... let's just hope he listens! Okay... my last 2 weeks went as follows:

* L & D Triage... I spent the first day of week 31 in the hospital because I woke up with random bleeding and according to the monitor, I was having contractions! Thank God I wasn't dilated. They gave me IV fluids and told me to stay hydrated. I stayed home to rest for the next 2 days to make sure I was definitely okay.

* heartburn/indigestion/acid reflux... it has nothing to do with what I eat- I deal with these symptoms all of the time! 

* lower back pain... having an anterior placenta doesn't help this issue at all!

* Braxton Hicks

* tailbone pain

* pressure/pain below the waist... baby boy is head down and I feel it!

* pinkish discharge... with his head putting pressure on my cervix and the many blood vessels below, this is normal.

So that sums up my last 2 weeks... quite the adventure but I know that means I'm getting closer! Check out my pics from weeks 31 and 32... just ignore my hair in the first pic lol.

Third Trimester: Weeks 29 and 30

I know... I'm late with this post... my apologies- I started off this week in the hospital but baby boy and I are okay. It was a scary experience simply because the fetal monitor was picking up on contractions that I didn't even know I was having but luckily, they hadn't caused me to dilate. I'm only 31 weeks along and as much as I am ready to meet my son, I DEFINITELY didn't want him to be born right now. And on top of that, I caught [another] cold over the weekend. Ugh... it really has been a rough week for me but I'm hanging in there. Ok- my symptoms for the last 2 weeks...

* sciatica... this was by far the WORST symptom for me during week 29. I've dealt with sciatica before I got pregnant and have had a few issues with it since being pregnant but this time, it stuck around for the majority of week 29. I was literally on the verge of tears because of the amount of pain I was in! I sure hope giving birth isn't more painful than that... sheesh!

* shortness of breath... asthma + a big baby means difficulty breathing! I am grateful for the few times a day that I can actually take a deep breath.

* tailbone pain... again, I'm going to chalk this up to baby boy's guesstimated weight... 

Lord help me!

* heartburn/indigestion 

* Braxton Hicks 

At my 30 week appointment, I learned that I passed my glucose test (whoo hoo!) and have gained 20 lbs so far. There are just 8 weeks left until my due date... =)