We had our 36 week checkup and Pipsqueak's estimated weight is about 2.4kg. Doc says this is a good weight for my frame and if he's just below 3kg at full term, it would be just nice. He's gaining weight steadily, which is good too, as most babies stop putting on much weight towards the last few weeks. His head is down in my pelvis, but could be lower, so I was taught to do squats to push his head lower for an easier labour. She also recommended me to walk more and especially walking up flights of stairs at it improves stamina for labour. If you can imagine carrying around a very large watermelon at your belly and having it wrapped in your own skin, such that its pulling forward and downwards, the strain on your back is immense! Walking up stairs is no joke...plus with the baby's head so low, the pressure in the pelvis is incredible...I sometimes feel like my entire pelvis is about the fall out between my legs!
The pelvic and pubic bone pain has eased somewhat, so I'm able to walk a bit more freely now. It still hurts when I lie down on my back and left side.
Everyone is placing bets as to when I will pop - most are placed around the 14, 15, 16 & 17 of Sept period.
We had an office party on Friday and my colleagues were concerned that I would go into early labour with all the excitement. Since I had my checkup on Friday my gynae assured me that my cervix was still closed and nowhere near dilating, so I made it through the night without any dramas. Although I couldn't join in the fun, I did manage to join in the song "YMCA" whilst sitting on a chair...Pipsqueak was quite excited with all the music and talking...and I felt a bit like the Chinese pot-bellied buddha, with lots of people rubbing my tummy. Apparently its good luck to rub a pregnant woman's belly!
Most of my maternity tops are at maximum stretch - if a very young child were to walk underneath my shirts they would see some part of my exposed belly as there's just not enough fabric left! I'm also starting to get Braxton Hicks contractions, or at least that's what I think they are. I get them most in the evenings, they are relatively painless, but my entire belly hardens and becomes squarish in shape. There is also a slight shooting pain from the lower abdomen area and breathing becomes a bit harder.
Whatever the case, the end is in sight! 4 more weeks at the most...so I'm hanging in there by God's grace!
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