What's baby up to this week? She is the size of a bunch of Swiss chard (I mean seriously now! sometimes these veggies are just ridiculous!), measuring over 19" long and weighs 6 1/3 pounds. We are what is called "Early Term" now. Spending the next two weeks in my womb allows for her brain and lungs to fully mature. Everything was great at my doctors appointment and she is still head down with a heartbeat in the 140s per her usual. We actually had two ultrasounds in week 36. Our second one was done by our neighbor, who specializes in high risk and 1st trimester screenings. It was unbelievable the things we could see with his high tech equipment. Completely jaw dropping. See below some of the images. Based on his measurements though he thinks she's staying put until July 11th.
What's been going on with mom? We had my 36 week ultrasound with the good tech and we FINALLY got to see lil ones face! She looks exactly like her sister! I was so happy to see her face. Then at my next appointment with my doctor the high bp came back to haunt me. 145/88. My doctor comes in and sees the stress on my face. He asks if I'm ready to have a baby and I burst into tears. NO! I haven't gone off work yet and I haven't prepped for her arrival and I'm most importantly I haven't spent any time with my big girl Emma. He was so great about it. Said we would monitor me by taking daily bp tests at home and I would have to do a 24 hour urine screen. Then he hooked me up to a fetal monitor to check on baby, who's hr was perfect! Thank goodness. He told me to take the week and prep. If I see any hr over 140/90 again to call him. He checked my cervix and I was between a 2-3 and 25% effaced.
Symptoms: Exhaustion, heartburn, acne, emotional, hip cramps, braxton hicks and swelling; fingers, ankles and feet!
Yummy/Icky: nothing. Not hungry at all.
Clothing: Maternity......my mom had to fix a pair of my jeans because I had worn a hole into the panel. At home it's nothing but pajama pants and leggings. Anything to stay comfortable.
Movement: lots of rolling and pushing. No kicking. Same as usual.
Belly Button In/Out: Pretty flat.
Best Moment this Week: Seeing her beautiful face in that ultrasound.
Looking forward to: Spending time with Emma and getting prepped for baby's arrival.
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