Fingers crossed

I didn’t get morning sick.

I didn’t get fat.

I didn’t get overly tired (after my first trimester).

I didn’t get crazy cravings.

I didn’t get heartburn.

I didn’t get swollen feet, hands, or face.

I didn’t get anything bad. 

I was like my normal self, albeit with a baby bump.

But I would be willing to swap all of that for a baby that was currently facing head down.

Going to the OB this afternoon for a scan to see what she’s up to in there.  Hopefully she has wiggled her way into landing position.  

Fingers crossed.

What does it feel like?

Many of my friends have asked me what if feels like to have a baby moving inside you.  It feels exactly as you would expect it to feel - like something is moving around inside you!

Is it uncomfortable?  Most of the time, no.  Other times, very much so.

I have nothing to compare to but Charlotte is way more active than I was expecting.  To the point that it can be VERY uncomfortable.  Yesterday was an unusually active day.  I actually gave up trying to read and went to bed because the discomfort of being kicked and pushed from the inside was getting to be too much.  I’m sure she was moving her entire body around last night based on the crazy shapes my bump was being pushed into.  I kept saying HEAD DOWN HEAD DOWN.  

She continued to move around a lot last night.  I had a bout of insomnia worrying that perhaps she was in distress.  (This is what happens when you go from being considered a normal pregnancy to higher-risk pregnancy at 36 weeks - you worry).  She seems to be sleeping now but I’m sure the pre-natal massage I’m about to have will have her bouncing off the walls again!

Naughty Baby

I just got back from my latest OB appointment.  Four weeks ago Charlotte was sideways.  I didn’t even know babies could fit in there sideways.  Two weeks ago she had successfully turned head down.  High five to Charlotte!  Based on the state of my bladder I assumed that she had officially ‘dropped’ about a week ago i.e. really dug her head into my pelvic thingy-majiggy.  Turns out I’m wrong.

The little bugger is sideways again.  Not breech.  SIDEWAYS!

If she is still sideways next week they want me to go into hospital to have a high-risk OB physically turn her. They do it in hospital because turning sometimes causes you to immediately go into labor. So cross fingers (and hold thumbs - the South African version of crossing fingers) she turns head down again over the next week.

My OB has encouraged me to try out all the old wives tales this week in an effort to get Charlotte turning on her own.  It could be an interesting week!

Oh, and I’m tracking 4 days early.  She’s going to be a March baby, I just know it…

The difference between 21 and 31

When I feel tired, I look tired.

Having said that, I just ran into my admin who have I haven’t seen in ages.  She told me I was glowing and that I was carrying pregnancy better than anyone else she had ever seen.  That’s a big statement.  I preened.

The fact that I am an awesome baby-making machine made me feel better about my under-eye bags.