Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Preggo Update: Week 38
Week 38: The Baby Bump
Pregnancy Highlights for the Week
How Far Along: 38 Weeks
Dilated: I'm dilated to almost 3 cm.
Effaced: Not sure...she didn't say...but I'm guessing more than 50% effaced
Time Line: Most likely this week!
Contractions: Mild to moderate ranging from 7-12 min. apart
Lost Mucus Plug: Check!
Bloody Show: Check!
Just waiting on our Joshie boy to come!
Pregnancy Highlights for the Week
How Far Along: 38 Weeks
Dilated: I'm dilated to almost 3 cm.
Effaced: Not sure...she didn't say...but I'm guessing more than 50% effaced
Time Line: Most likely this week!
Contractions: Mild to moderate ranging from 7-12 min. apart
Lost Mucus Plug: Check!
Bloody Show: Check!
Just waiting on our Joshie boy to come!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Preggo Update: Week 37
Week 37: The Baby Bump
Pregnancy Highlights for the Week
How Far Along: 37 Weeks
Dilated: I'm dilated to almost 2 cm.
Effaced: 50% effaced (with a VERY soft cervix) & lost my mucus plug!
Pregnancy Highlights for the Week
How Far Along: 37 Weeks
Dilated: I'm dilated to almost 2 cm.
Effaced: 50% effaced (with a VERY soft cervix) & lost my mucus plug!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Joshie's Countdown
Somedays I wonder why the baby in that bubble to the right doesn't get any bigger ~ he's still all floating around...my Josh isn't doing that. My belly button is disappearing...my skin is getting tight & I am rather LARGE & PREGGO...and I can tell you he doesn't have that much room anymore!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Pregnancy Update: Week 36
Week 36: The Baby Bump
Pregnancy Highlights for the Week:
How Far Along: 36 Weeks
Dilated: I'm dilated to 1 cm.
Effaced: 50% effaced & lost my mucus plug!
Size: He now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long.
Baby changes: Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. He's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected his skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.
At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely he's in a head-down position (PRAISE THE LORD---He is!). But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying he'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.
Best Moments this week: Thinking my water broke & taking our first trip to the hospital! Jon and I were pretty peaceful & ready in the midst of the surprise! However, my water had not broken & I was sent home!
Movement: His hiney moves from my left side to my right side & I can feel little feet pushing out on my belly.
Food Craving: None...been much less hungry lately.
What I miss: Painting my own toenails
Sleep: I've been sleeping much better & heading to bed earlier as I am getting up earlier to work long days. My sweet husband rubs my feet every night before we go to bed & that usually knocks me out!
What I am looking forward to: Our crib coming this weekend, my mom coming up to help out & Josh coming soon!
Symptoms: backache
Pregnancy Highlights for the Week:
How Far Along: 36 Weeks
Dilated: I'm dilated to 1 cm.
Effaced: 50% effaced & lost my mucus plug!
Size: He now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long.
Baby changes: Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. He's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected his skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.
At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely he's in a head-down position (PRAISE THE LORD---He is!). But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying he'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.
Best Moments this week: Thinking my water broke & taking our first trip to the hospital! Jon and I were pretty peaceful & ready in the midst of the surprise! However, my water had not broken & I was sent home!
Movement: His hiney moves from my left side to my right side & I can feel little feet pushing out on my belly.
Food Craving: None...been much less hungry lately.
What I miss: Painting my own toenails
Sleep: I've been sleeping much better & heading to bed earlier as I am getting up earlier to work long days. My sweet husband rubs my feet every night before we go to bed & that usually knocks me out!
What I am looking forward to: Our crib coming this weekend, my mom coming up to help out & Josh coming soon!
Symptoms: backache
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Joshie Update!
I'm now 35 & 1/2 weeks preggers ~ and I'm dilated 1 cm & starting to efface. I've started having contractions about every 30-40 minutes. My doctor does not think I will make it to my due date! She thinks I will probably hold out another 2-3 weeks ~ but told me to start watching for my water to break & for my contractions to pick up into full labor. I can't wait for our little man to come ~ so exciting!