Pregnancy: Week 29
Hi Everyone! Happy Monday!
Today's a big milestone...30 weeks pregnant, and all is well. :)
Here's how the last week has been:
- Had an OB appointment last Friday and my doctor is pleased with how I'm doing. She says I'm measuring what a woman with one baby is at 40 weeks. Talked with me about contractions...I'm having the occasional what feels like menstrual cramps, and she said if I have more than six of those in an hour to call her
- Losing a little weight, which my doctor is not at all worried about but I am a little. My twins pregnancy book says I should be gaining about a pound a week right now (instead I'm losing about a pound a week), but that's so hard with the diabetes diet. Even when I'm hungry I can't eat as much as I'd like because I have to keep my blood sugars low. It's frustrating
- Craving red meat like crazy lately. And grapefruit still...
- Babies still moving a lot...it's great
- Having a weird little symptom I've never heard of before...at the end of the day, my left foot inside the arch looks all bruised/black-and-blue. But there's no swelling and it goes away in the morning (after I've been off my feet all night). My OB said not to worry about it...
- Things overall are starting to get HARD. I am tired ALL THE TIME. And out of breath after every little thing. Exercise is pretty much out at this point...trying to keep going with light housework/errands/trips up and down the stairs. I also think maybe me not being able to eat all I want is perhaps contributing to the exhaustion
- Sleep is totally erratic...some nights, I'm fine, others I'm up all night long, usually with some combination of my back/belly/right hip/knee (which I think is sciatica...one of the babies laying on the nerve...) being in pain. Last night I tried everything...massage, hot shower, warm bath, Tylenol, a glass of milk at 4 AM. A hot water bottle seemed to finally do the trick, but it's hard being up practically all night like that (for the second night in a row, no less). Plus, during the day I'm fine, but lying awake at night I start to get scared about how I'm going to make it through approximately two more months of this. And the thought of how our lives are going to change forever with two new babies...I want this more than anything, but it's still a little overwhelming when I'm awake and alone in the wee hours of the morning. (My husband has taken to sleeping in the guest room. He can't deal with the up-all-night bit that's been going on far too regularly. And truth be told, it's easier for me to fall asleep when I'm alone. But I can't wait until all this is over and we can sleep together again...)
- Lots of baby-related stuff I still want to do, but need to be mindful of my pretty much nonexistent energy level. I'm so thankful my husband pushed to get the nursery set up early...now we just have a few little things to do to be ready, which is so great. I did finish a baby sweater for our boy this past weekend (pictures to come)...my priority right now is a sweater for our girl...I certainly don't want one baby to have something I made for them and not the other...talk about getting off on the wrong foot :)
- We're having a baby shower in Denver (4-hour drive) this coming weekend and I am sooooooooo excited! Also a little worried about my lack of energy/exhaustion/sleeping difficulties...but I'm going to take it really easy this week so hopefully I have some reserves. This will be our last trip before the babies are born
Hope everyone has a lovely week!
XOXO