Pregnancy: Week 32
Hi Everyone! Happy Monday!
So, today is the start of Week 33 for me. I'm hoping I have about a month left to go. Here's how the past week (Week 32) has been:
- Despite being HUGE, I'm actually enjoying this part of my pregnancy the most. No morning sickness (which for me went up until about the start of the third trimester), no heartburn (never really had much), the insomnia is way better, my hip isn't achy at all anymore, my back still hurts a little but is much better, and when it does ache a warm bath helps...this is the first time since about Week 6 I haven't been suffering physically and I am soooooo grateful
- I am getting REALLY big though. Hard to get on/off the bed, the couch, etc.
- My ankles/feet are swollen, although I'm trying to stay off my feet as much as possible (and not wear socks and shoes as much as possible...my pregnancy pics from here on out are probably going to be barefoot because not only do my shoes/socks generally not fit any longer, it's also next to impossible to put them on). Been drinking water with lemon and cucumber to combat it, which tastes yummy and hopefully is helping
- Doing fine with the whole gestational diabetes thing...my mom's been making me snacks, which has helped. I AM craving something sweet all of a sudden in the evenings (hello, lemon Girl Scout cookies!)...but the cookies I'm craving are tiny and I just have 2 with a glass of milk...not that big a deal in the big picture, I figure...everything else I'm eating is really healthy...
- Still no stretch marks (and I've honestly been bad about putting creams on my belly lately). My belly button's kind of half in half out...don't think I'm going to make it all the way with it in
- My bladder is beyond squished. Pantyliners are my new best friend. Embarrassing. Oh, and I feel like I have to pee all the time. And am up maybe 3-4 times a night to pee, but thankfully go right back to sleep
- I'm up 37 lbs from the day of transfer (which is I'm told what you should count as pregnancy weight), 52 lbs from my normal weight
- Had a little scare last week with the babies being different weights...but my doctor has said not to worry and so for the most part I'm not. Another appointment on Thursday that will hopefully be reassuring...I will report back
So all in all, everyone's happy and healthy (at least as far as we can tell). This whole labor and delivery and having actual babies at home thing is still feeling pretty abstract...I just feel like I'm going to be pregnant forever, although of course I know that's not true. Hard to wrap my head around what comes next, though, and it's not a fear thing...I think I'm just kind of feeling disbelief that I am so lucky to have this actually happening.
Hope everyone has a lovely week!
XOXO