At my ultrasound last Monday baby had flipped to breech, which I knew she did since I was feeling her hiccups in my ribs. Thankfully she decided to swim back down and now it feels like she is stuck in my pelvic bone. I kept feeling popping last night that was waking me from my sleep and when I got up this morning my hips felt like someone had pried them apart and shoved a big baby head between them. :-) Now I feel hiccups in my crotch once again and kicks in my ribs. Hope she stays put - I think she lodged herself in good this time though so maybe she will.
Next week I will start taking evening primrose oil (orally and vaginally) and increase my rrl tea dosage to start my “natural induction” process. The following week (which starts on December 20th) I will probably add in some pumping/nipple stimulation and maybe convince Adam its time to resume our romantic couple activities… i.e.. we have not had any sex, and I mean ZERO, since about 8 weeks into this pregnancy. Thats a long time of abstinence. Surely that will freak out my cervix and make something happen, right? And for the record, I have the best husband ever… he has never even once complained about me not feeling up to it - never even brought it up at all actually. My reason is legit though - not just because I don’t feel like it, which I don’t, but it really is painful for me during this pregnancy. We tried once in the first trimester and once around 20 weeks and both times it was excruciating. I think my cervix is unusually low this time because it feels basically like nothing will fit in there when we try - its just like a roadblock that nothing can get past. No idea whats up with that, but its not the end of the world.
So… I guess thats where we are right now. NST every Thursday and every other Monday with the “off” Mondays being my MFM U/S appointment. So I am getting checked, or baby is getting checked now twice per week and I have been told that even the slightest feeling of discomfort or doubt I need to go immediately to the birth center or l&d. Its too close to not take every little thing seriously. We are just so close to meeting our daughter and I have so many mixed emotions and so much anxiety. We tested our carseats today trying to decide which one would look more comfortable for her first ride. They are both britax - one is marathon and one is boulevard - so they are practically the same, but one has slightly more padding and the other I have a britax certified head support installed in. I guess either would be fine, but I feel like everything has to be perfect. I already have our bag packed for the delivery and have four different “take home” outfits in there to debate over once we see her size. Speaking of size, she was in the 37th percentile at 32w1d and her estimated weight was 3lbs12oz. Technically that is probably the largest amount of baby I have ever carried. Beau was born at 31 weeks and weighed 3lbs4oz and Callum had IUGR and stopped growing around 28 weeks making him a tiny bit smaller than Beau.
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