How far along:
31 Weeks 5 Days
Symptoms:
I have been having much more baby movement, not much kicks but rolls and stretches. I think she is running out of room. She has started this week, moving more at night. I shouldn’t have opened up my mouth to soon about her being fairly quiet at night last week. That is what I get. Lol!
I have been having rib pain again this week, I think she had another growth spurt this week. I just feel heavier in the stomach. I think by the end of this pregnancy, my baby’s foot will be in my boob. It is getting fairly close. Having a very short torso, is just not good while being pregnant…
I have been SUPER hungry this week, which is another indication that she is definitely growing. I will see tomorrow what the scale and measurements say, thank goodness I have been craving vegetables and protein.
And lastly, I have been SUPER tired this week. The workouts have been a struggle, but today, I have felt much better even though I have been up since 4:30am. I have been having to crash at night around 9-9:30pm. Super lame-o but I just can’t keep the eyes open.
Cravings:
Still ice cold water, eggs, apples, turkey, chicken, big salads, broccoli, celery, spaghetti squash, grapefruit, apples, and Lily’s Dark Chocolate Chips.
Movement:
Like I said above, she is much more active this week. Giving me some big moves. She is still in the transverse position, so I’m hoping she changes this position at some point because the stretching of my stomach feels super tight by the end of the night.
Exercise:
Exercise this week has been a huge struggle, I made it so far this week without out taking a day off but it I struggled with being tired and not too motivated. I did feel good this week after the workouts. Some were not great, but I did them and that is all that matters some weeks.
My workout regimen during the 31st week, has looked like this:
SU-Rest day. But totally a nut case pregnancy lady, I have been crazy this past week organizing cleaning buying more baskets. What are with pregnant woman and these damn baskets? Seriously! I never need baskets until I get pregnant, everything needs a basket, and even baskets need baskets. I told Rusty that if I come home with one more basket, to hit me over the head with it.
M- Full body strength training workout, modified for my pregnancy.
T- 60 minutes elliptical
W- Full body strength training workout, modified for my pregnancy.
Th-50 minute elliptical + 10 minute kettle bell workout routine.
F-30 minutes elliptical + 30 minute’s upper body routine.
SA-Planning on a 30 minute + 30 minute leg routine workout
Sleep:
Sleep is weird, I’m SUPER tired but since my daughter has monster in her eyeballs she has been screaming in the middle of the night with nightmares and running into our room to sleep in our bed. She could be a MMA fighter, she sleeps like she is kicking someone rear in her sleep. Let’s just say it is a little touch and go for sleep when she does fly into our room after her nightmares. I’m hoping after Halloween that the monsters leave her eyeballs…
Belly Bump:
So the belly never actually grew, I thought it did last week but it was the same as last week. I think she is trying to move head down but she is certainly having some issues getting there. But the stomach seems to change daily. The belly button is now flat, I’m not sure if it will become an outie or not. Belly buttons are just plain weird.
Weight gain:
I have actually lost a ½ a pound this week. So all together I have gained 17.5lbs. I’m sure this will change this week.
Stretch Marks:
None yet. I hope this continues but I heard if they do come, it may happen at the end. This is what I have been using so far on my skin, I use a coconut oil exfoliator in the shower and then load on the lotion afterwards. I use this lotion 2X a day and then also apply Vaseline at night before bed. I’m pretty oiled up, but no stretch marks yet.
I have also had some questions on what lotions I use for my face while pregnant, since it is very limited on what you can use. I actually I use these products normally.
Food aversions:
None.
Doctor Visit:
No doctor visit this week, but next week I get to see the little one on an ultrasound and see the doctor for the 32 week appointment.
Miss anything?
I miss a lot but I’m almost there, so I can’t really complain too much. The next 7 weeks left!
Excited for anything?
Finishing up the baby room, my next ultrasound at 32 weeks. And of course meeting the little bundle of joy!
I know I have promised my 1st born birth story and as to why I have chosen to do a C-section this time around. Well here it is:
Adrianna’s birth story:
My pregnancy went fairly well, I did however have morning sickness till 16 weeks of the pregnancy but all in all felt great. I worked out throughout the whole workout, and ran (slow jog) the day before my induction. I had low amniotic fluid so my doctor did induce me at 39 weeks 5 days. I tried so hard to go into labor on my own, I walked around the mall EVERY night for 2 weeks prior to get things going, but she just did not want to come. So we arrived at 6am (we didn’t sleep the night before because we were so excited) at the hospital. I did have Group B Strep as well, so I was hooked up to antibiotics, and Pitocin when I got there. I started walking the halls to get things moving faster, bounced on the stability ball and the contractions felt fine until the doctor broke my water at noon.
Then the contractions started getting real crazy, the Pitocin must have really kicked in and I felt like a couldn’t take the pain any longer, so at 4pm I was only dilated to a 4 but got the epidural anyway. And I have to say that I was nervous to get it, I had too many people tell me how painful it was. But I felt nothing compare to those contractions and I could’ve kissed the Anesthesiologist, I felt like a million bucks after that!
I progressed slowly, I’m sure from the epidural. But by 8pm, I was at a 10 and finally I was close enough to see my baby girl! After pushing for 4 hours and 26 minutes, she finally came out at 3:31am. She was 6lbs. 6oz. and 18 inches long, super tiny, and I was shocked I couldn’t get her out. But after she came out, I realized I tore 4th degree, and that was the beginning of my problems that I will have for the rest of my life.
That morning, after I had given birth. We found out she was jaundice, which can happen to many babies. But hers was quiet bad, and we had to use a Bili bed with her for 2 weeks, and bring her in for blood tests every morning. That was rough, since we were so tired from no sleep and the 8am time is when she would decide to sleep. But after many days and nights she was placed in her Bili bed, we were finally able to bond with our baby. I think that was tough on me and my hormones of not being able to hold our baby after feedings and diaper change, because she had to be placed back in there as quick as possible.
I really struggled mentally after giving birth, I think with the combo of my long and rough labor and the fact we couldn’t really cuddle our new baby when we got out of the hospital. It took a toll on me and I started to cringe when she would cry and not want to be with my daughter around the 2-3 week postpartum. I hated to hear her cry and would make my husband sleep by her at night so I couldn’t hear her cry, make noise, and move. I hated it. I really wanted to crawl in a dark deep hole. I knew I was experiencing some postpartum depression.
I ended up working out between 3 to 4 week postpartum and that seemed to help me get out of my funk. I did, however, see my doctor and they did prescribe an anti-depressant but decided to take care of my health another way. I did tell my husband and my family what I was doing to do it this way so they can keep an eye on me to make sure that the fitness and healthy eating was the right direction for me. And in my situation it did. Oh and sleep, sleep helped too. I don’t recommend this for other moms but just keeping it real on what worked for me, always talk to your OB and ask what they think is best.
Going into this pregnancy, was a huge decision because I was scared of the labor and what I needed to do this time around which will be actual surgery. I do wish that I could still have a natural birth with my this baby but for the health of my body have chosen to have a C-section. I did have to research this (I’m a Type A, control freak) to make the best decision with the help of surgeons , multiple doctors, physical therapist on what I need to do to save what I do have, and this is the best choice.
I have been doing a lot of research on this and I’m getting more comfortable with this idea, and I hope this will help with the PPD this time around. I know what to look for and I feel better mentally this time around since I have been through the newborn rodeo. I will allow my body to recover like it should, not feel the pressure to be FIT right away, and give myself time to sleep when my baby sleeps (which I did not allow myself to do last time). I know now, what needs to happen and I have faith that this will be a better time around even if I will need more recovery time.
Thanks for reading! XOXO