Ouch ouch ouch!!

Oh dear. I am still plagued by bouts of insomnia. Almost every night, falling off to sleep and staying asleep is a struggle. Firstly, I am not joking about this. I promise I shit you not. I literally have to wake up once every hour and a half at night to pee. Yep. That is because my dear baby boy is still using my bladder as his beloved pillow and has been doing so since 12 weeks ago. I honestly don't know how I survive at work each day when I have to be up by 7.30 in the morning. As if these frequent trips to the bathroom aren't annoying enough, I have also been dealing with terrible heartburn/indigestion since about 2 months ago. I make it a point to have dinner as early as possible. Sometimes, that even means having dinner at 6.30 pm because from what I had read, they say you should not eat within 2-3 hours of bedtime. I've been doing everything right it seems, and yet when I lay my head to rest at night, I feel these awful discomforts in my upper chest & a churning sensation going on in my stomach. I have also had the very unpleasant acid reflux. MANY TIMES. YUCK.

If frequent trips to the bathroom and heartburn aren't bad enough, I have one last thing to contend with at night... My baby's ongoing daily karate sessions within my stomach. He punches, he kicks, he twirls, he kicks once more this time right under my rib cage before he smashes his head down right onto my bladder and takes a 10 minute time-out before resuming the game all over again. SIGH! My dearest baby J. Your mama's stomach is already as stretched out as it will go and my entire abdomen has never ever felt tighter and heavier in my entire 31 years of life. How I wished you would just give me some peace and quiet at night, just so I can get some decent sleep even if it's just a mere 5 hours. I'll make a deal with you. You can practice your karate moves all throughout the day if you'll just leave me alone at night. Perhaps I'm not singing to you enough & you're restless in there?

So, here is a short list of some of the things that I shall NOT be missing when I'm no longer a pregnant woman :

- the inability to sit with both your knees touching.
- the extreme lethargy that comes naturally with being pregnant.
- the mood swings that I get from time to time.
- how every small little thing can upset me and make me cry.
- the slight waddle that I've acquired.
- the inability to sleep due to all the many pregnancy discomforts.
- the constant heartburn.
- those nasty Braxton Hicks contractions that I get every single day that are supposedly your body's way of preparing your uterus for actual labor.
- having trouble getting up from the couch or bed.
- those painful kicks and jabs in my stomach from the baby.
- the non-negotiable ban on alcohol.
- the constant aches and pains in my stomach due to tightness & round ligament pains.
- the nausea and morning sickness that I had for the first 3 months of pregnancy.
- the dull back aches.

On a happier note, I spent half of yesterday clearing up the baby's room and making space in the closet for all his clothes, diapers, wet wipes, powder, mitten and booties etc. I am so pleased with myself cos I got it all done on my own! I'm relieved that this is done. Now I just need to get some last few baby items and pack our hospital bag by week 36 (November 7th). We are almost ready for your arrival into this world, baby J!

Almost week 34.

 

 

When the word tired doesn't seem to cut it..

It's Monday the 19th October 2015 as I type this and I am 33 weeks pregnant. We went for our doctor's check up on Saturday and baby boy is now 1.9 kg! This probably explains all the backaches I've been experiencing since about 3 weeks ago. I on the other hand have gained 11 kg so far. It seems I'm gonna be gaining quite a bit of weight these next 3-4 weeks as the baby packs on the pounds. He should be a good 3 kg at least at the time of birth. Saw him on the ultrasound on Saturday and he looks so adorable. He's still in the same position (the head down vertex position) and both doctor and I are hoping he stays that way till the day I pop. I just realized that baby has been in head down position for the last 12 weeks or so. I wonder if he's ever been in breech position at all? Our next check up is in 3 weeks. I'll be 36 weeks by then. Our gynae also told us that I can pop anytime after 20th November.

These last 2 weeks have been becoming increasingly uncomfortable for me. I am plagued by insomnia almost every night. My stomach feels soooooo tight and hard and it hurts when I change positions too quickly and even hurts when I walk sometimes. I really feel like I'm running out of room but baby is still kicking, stretching out all his 4 limbs powerfully, and thrashing about in his cramped quarters. Poor guy must be feeling so uncomfy in there too. It hurts whenever he moves cause he stretches out my already tight stomach skin. And let's not forget that he often keeps me up in the dead of the night when practicing his karate moves under my ribs. The swelling in my feet seems to have gotten slightly better the last few days but I'm pretty sure those fat ankles and puffy feet will soon be back with a vengeance. I'm still trying to do light exercises daily by walking at least 30 minutes just to at least keep my blood circulating and to prevent water/fluids from pooling at my feet by the end of the day.

The hubster also bought me a back massage chair which is pretty darn good. It's supposed to help with lower and higher back aches and pains.

So yeah. I guess what everyone had been telling me was true. They said that towards the end of your pregnancy, you will be longing for the baby to get out so you can be over and done with being pregnant. When I was newly pregnant, I couldn't understand how this could be possible BUT I UNDERSTAND IT VERY WELL NOW. I am tired every day, my feet feel like elephant's feet when I walk, my back aches constantly, I need to pee every 40 minutes on average throughout the day and especially at night which is so disruptive to my sleep, my tummy hurts from time to time due to tightness, I am literally breathless and panting just from climbing up a small flight of stairs and worst of all, I think I have adopted a very slight waddle when I walk now!!! Sweet Abraham of Nebraska!

Anyways, here are some recent belly pics showing my belly growth.

Taken on 18 October 2015 (33 weeks)

 

 

 

15 October 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I bought you your first pair of pajamas, baby J! I hope it will fit you well.

 

 

 

The only pic of me & the hubster since I've been pregnant. Yes baby J. Your papa is VERY vain & he hates taking pictures.