I had a regular OB check-in today, and Shep and I were both a bit curious as to how I'd measure. Last time I was measuring a tad on the large side, and I feel like I've only grown a lot more since then. The fundal height measurement came in at 29 cm, which the doctor felt was perfectly normal. According to this chart on Wikipedia, 29 cm falls within the normal range for 31 weeks gestational age, and is just slightly larger than the average of 28 cm. Phew! To date, I've gained a little over 21 pounds, and 7 inches around my belly.
In terms of symptoms, it's mostly been more of the same. In odd news, my belly button for some reason decided to turn into an "innie" again late last week, but it's currently back to being an "outtie". ;) I'm pretty sure I'm going to throw in the towel on acupuncture, because of the 4 sessions I've tried, only 1 session really provided relief from the nausea and even that was short-lived. The only new issues I've been dealing with are the 2 gigantic zits that have recently taken up residence on my face, and a bit of ankle/foot swelling that occurred 1 or 2 days last week. The dr. did comment with surprise today during my check-up that I'm still wearing my wedding and engagement rings, so I guess I should be glad my hands aren't {yet?} swelling! Back pains are coming and going with a little more frequency; and I've been having a harder time sleeping lately due to not being able to find a comfortable position, waking up 2-3 times a night to pee, and waking up realizing that I'm laying on my back which I'm not supposed to do. I'm having a bit more trouble walking around and climbing the 4 flights of stairs I tackle exiting the train station on my way to work every morning, but I think that's to be expected. I want to keep walking around and getting that little bit of stair-climbing cardio in as long as possible, so we'll see how much longer I can hang in there! If it gets too hard, I can always adjust my morning commute.
My due date is May 25th, exactly 2 months from today -- yikes! And, my maternity leave begins in just 1 month. I only have 23 more business days of work left before leave -- woohoo!!!
I'm glad everything is going so well for you! Sounds like you are right on track all around. Man, I hope that morning sickness lets up on you... I can not imagine! I still think you've got a girl in there. Wow, only 2 more months? How can it be that your due date seems to be approaching faster than mine?! Way to go on getting exercise even when it's tough!
ReplyDeleteWow, I hate that you are still dealing with the nausea. Bless your heart. But just two months left? You're little bean will be here soon!
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