So last week, on Thursday 10/17, I called my OB's office to ask about a note taking me out of work at my per diem job. I happened to causally ask while on the phone, when I should be concerned over decreased fetal movement. The day before I hadn't felt him move as much, and he didn't pass the "kick counts." Well, they told me they wanted me to come in right then, that morning. So I had to leave work and go in. They used the doppler and his heartbeat was fine. It was heard up high on my right side which I think probably means he's still breech (sidenote: they haven't felt yet to see how he is positioned in there. I think maybe at my next regular appt. I'm dying to know). Anyway, then they sent me over to the perinatal office for a Non-Stress Test. I got to lay back in a big recliner and had the tocolytic monitors wrapped around my belly - one at the top which measures my movements (and contractions) and one on the bottom which measures baby's heartrate and movements. It took him awhile but his heart rate finally started having some variability! I had to drink apple juice and turn on my side to get him to do it. He was moving around though fine and I also wasn't having any contractions, so all was well!
And yes, I am no longer working at the hospital because it was killing me. I'm out until after baby. It'll be tougher not having that extra income, but I am so relieved.
We started our childbirth classes last night (10/21). We go for 5 Mondays, from 6:30-8:30ish. There are 6 couples there including us. Interesting note, out of 6 couples only 2 were married, 3 were engaged including us, and 1 boyfriend-girlfriend. A sign of the times. Lol I felt like a know-it-all because I knew all the answers from nursing school and everyone else was silent. Eric even called me out on it today. But yesterday was just an intro class to pregnancy and labor basics really, so going forward I won't know-it-all anymore lol. Next week is "coaches" week, all about what the coach has to do and then relaxation techniques. We definitely had the weirdest baby name. The instructor was like oh, is that a family name...? No it's not, sorry that we're not naming our kid Aidan or Sophia, or another top 3 baby name, like several other people in the class. BORING, trendy, popular names are just boooring to me Which is why I had to cross Liam off my list, even though I still do love it. Anyway. The last thing we did was watch a video of a woman in labor, and giving birth. It wasn't particularly graphic though, and focused more on her in pain during her unmedicated labor. And that made me not want to do it at all - like no thanks, I'll pass. I think I want an epidural at least. As Eric says though, I'll probably end up with a C-section anyway and all this will be pointless.
My baby shower is this coming Saturday, the 26th. I am excited and nervous. I feel kinda weird being the center of attention and having people give me gifts that I specifically asked for... but I am looking forward to it to because it'll be fun to see everyone :)
I've started taking Epsom salt baths and they help my achy bones lol. Seriously, it does help, even though taking baths is so gross. I haven't taken one in like 20 years, and bathtubs have also shrunk since that time LOL. Sometimes too I'll just get in the shower like 3 times a night with a shower cap on and have the hot water go on my back.
I still am sleeping horribly. I can't get comfortable because my bottom shoulder hurts, and my hips. But mostly my arms/shoulder and neck. And basically everything. And then whenever I move, my uterus puts additional pressure on my bladder and I have to pee. I pee every 5-10 minutes. And when I fall asleep I wake up every hour to pee. Pee. God is a misogynist for designing the bladder to be squished under a huge heavy uterus.
Here is my comparison pic from last week (at 31 weeks). I still look somewhat similar.
Well our wallpaper border is in. And we've narrowed down a few paint colors. I want to PAINT now but eric is still being slow. He did cut and put up a dowel for our closet, so that I can move my clothes out of the nursery closet so that I can hang baby clothes in there. Although I would need the baby hangers to do that lol. But yea that is getting painting within the next few days. Clearly I'm ready for the baby...not.
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