We went out of town this past weekend with our awesome bible study group to Thad & Sarah's lake house which was a perfect little last weekend away before baby comes (and I'm not allowed to travel more than an hour away). We are so thankful for this group of people in our lives! And I'm glad to have so many "mommy" friends to ask questions when the time comes! This weekend we plan on installing the car seat, setting up the pack n play in our room, and any other things we need to get set up. I also need to get my hospital bag packed.
Corey and I were laying in bed last night talking about what we do when I go into labor and other things "baby-is-coming-soon" related and man its really starting to feel real now! And we are getting so so excited! I have my 36 week appointment on Tuesday which involves the first cervical check. I'll let you know if we have any progress!
I can definitely tell a difference, I'm thinking she's dropped a bit in the last few days. I was feeling almost sore in my pelvic area and I wasn't sure if it was just from my workouts or not, but I kept thinking it was sore muscles (especially my inner thighs). I would notice it every time I got up from sitting or laying down in the middle of the night. But now I'm realizing its almost like its my whole pelvic area down there and especially my pubic bone. I'm guessing its just the pressure as she is lowering down. Sorry if this all sounds weird haha! I also feel an intense need to pee, anytime I have to go, its like I feel like I may burst right then when I stand up. I can feel myself doing the pregnant woman waddle when I first stand up, but at least I'm able to notice it and get myself to walk normal haha!
Today is Tuesday and I'm back from the doctor! I am 1 cm dilated, 60% effaced and baby has definitely dropped! She said she would call her at station -1. Everything looked great and she said this should be a sign of good labor hopefully. Baby's heart rate was 152, my blood pressure and urine looked great still, and my weight gain so far is 22 pounds. The doctor said next week they won't check me, but will again at 38 weeks. Really the whole progress thing doesn't mean you will deliver soon or not, just depends on your baby and your body, everyone is different so we'll see what happens.
Last night I had my Breastfeeding class, which is the last of my classes. It was honestly really helpful and informative. I think breastfeeding is something you don't really know how its going to work until you do it, so it was nice to get a lot of info and just put my mind at ease a little bit more. Its something I'm pretty determined to do, I just hope baby girl will cooperate! :)
Here's our updated list:
Make changing pad cover & curtains (or buy these) (I'm almost done with the changing pad cover, tutorial coming soon!)
Set up pack and play bassinet in our room
Set up other items like stroller,
Pack hospital bag (& buy things for post partum)
Install car seat & get it checked out
Freeze a few meals for after baby's arrival
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oh WOW! She totally did drop!! That's amazing! Such a great sign! :) Quinn never "dropped" and that was followed by a 22 hr labor! I hope this is a good sign for your labor!!
ReplyDeleteI'm only 34 weeks, but I feel like my baby might be dropping as well? I've felt a few "shocks" to the cervix and I swear my bump is a little lower!?
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