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I'm following a first-time pregnant mom, Brittany (bam61907), on her exciting journey from bump to baby. Check back every Wednesday for the latest developments!
Week 31
What's Happening with Mom: This week was my baby shower! My mom and mother-in-law threw it for me. I hate being the center of attention, but it was easier than I thought it would be. Once family and friends started piling in, I got comfortable.
Everyone was all over my belly but it didn't bother me. And many people asked before touching, which I thought was very polite.
We had lots of food, punch, and Mimosas and we played four baby shower games. Four games seemed sufficient -- not too overboard.
Everyone was so thoughtful! I was so excited about all of the adorable clothes and items that finished her nursery -- the bed spread, a mobile, and wall art. We also got our video monitor. Justin insisted we add one to the registry.
My belly has popped out a little more -- everyone at the shower kept telling me I'm all belly. My pelvis has been really sore, which my midwife says is normal, and I'm still having back pain, Braxton Hicks contractions, leg cramps, frequent urination, and trouble sleeping.
Since I've been leaking colostrom, too, I bought some nursing pads, but I've only needed to use them a couple times. Luckily, the two bad episodes I had were at home.
I don't think I'm going to be able to take childbirth education classes. With my school work, it's just too much. But I've been reading up on it and talking to other moms. The closer labor gets, the more worried I am about my water breaking out in public!
This week I didn't feel down like I did last week -- I was just very busy after the shower. My mom and sister stayed the night at my place and we were up late unpacking gifts and getting everything put away. There are still some small things that Justin and I will have to do, but we have nine more weeks to finish them.
I'm so excited about her room being finished, with everything in its place, just waiting for her arrival!
What's Happening with Baby: I'm about 16 inches long, weigh a little over three pounds, and am still building up my fat stores. I can open and close my eyes and move my head from side to side. My reproductive organs are moving into place and my lungs, while not officially ready for unassisted prime-time breathing, are better developed.
Question of the week from Answers:
I'm having a lot of pelvic pain -- to the point that it's difficult to move. Someone, please help! -- Anonymous
Try to take it easy, and lie down as much as possible. A warm bath might help and so might swimming -- it takes the gravity away. -- Butterflysky_24
When I got to that point with my second, I took warm baths as much as I could. -- wifey334
Are you in your third trimester? What symptoms are you experiencing most now?
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Comments (7)
I check this post out every week and I am not sure why I have never commented (I am so sorry for that) I must say....she is the cutest pregnant woman! I love the clothes and my goodness at 15 weeks I think I was as big as her at 31 weeks. This is a fun post to follow!
Hun, you don't have NINE weeks. You're considered full-term at 37 weeks, and unless you know exactly when you conceived your due date could be off by up to 2 weeks, meaning what you think is 35 weeks could even be 37 gestational.
Get everything you need to do DONE so you can relax.
Hearing from Brittany every week, I can tell you, she's one organized mama, and it sounds as if she'll have everything set (or very close to it!) before the baby arrives.
Thanks for checking in every week, ladies -- I always check back to see what everyone is saying! :)
Oh, and P.S. -- I know you're in your third tri now, RanaAurora -- how's your baby prep coming?? Update, please! :)
i feel so horrible. LOL. Im also 31 wks along.. (sunday will be 32!!) and i dont have hardly anything!! next week i think im going to go on a shopping spree. lol. Ive had a baby shower but didnt get much.. new to the area, no family around.. but was very thankful for what I did recieve!! anyways, you sound like you have pretty much everything ready and in order.. im so jealous!! Lol. I know for me its just the matter of getting everything and the "putting away" and what not will be fine. ive been so busy but now have the time to shop and get organized. i cant wait!!
Peajewel- Thank you for checking out the blog every week. I talk to Adrina from time to time on here. It is amazing following her pictures week by week when she was pregnant and now baby Lily is here. Lily is so adorable and I know you're one proud grandma!
RanaAuroa-Yeah we are not going to wait until the VERY last minute to get the last few things done. We finally decided we are going to paint her room, so I picked up the supplies and paint yesterday so we are going to do that this weekend. But other than the painting we need to install corner shelving (mainly for the video monitor) and then there is our baby Einstein activity center but we are thinking about not putting that together until she is about 3 months or whenever she can sit in it with keeping her head up. For the painting, we kept going back and forth on painting so we put everything away where we wanted it and finally decided for sure that we are going to paint. But at least her clothes and everything is put away. When painting we are just going to need to move the furniture into the middle of the room and cover it. But I def. understand what you're saying to get it all done as soon as possible so from the there on out I can just relax. =)
MamaCole-The shopping and getting everything to prepare for your little one is so excited. Do you have anyone around that can help you for a day or two to get everything bought, washed and put away? I know without the help of my mom I could have done it all but def. not in 2 days (the night of the shower and the next day). It helps immensely to have some help from someone plus it assists in getting it all done faster. Good luck momma. Keep me updated.