Pregnancy: Week 33
February 27, 2012 
Hi Everyone!
So, I'm 34 weeks pregnant today. Yay! This is the last week that, were I to go into labor, my OB would try and stop it. Starting next Monday, these babies are going to come out when they want to come out! :) We're getting so close!
Here's how the past week (week 33) has been:
- Overall, everything's going very smoothly. As I said last week, I'm finding the third trimester the easiest of the three by far
- Notable symptoms: Minor sleep problems, backaches, very minor and occasional heartburn, swelling of my ankles/feet (getting worse, although I'm trying to stay off my feet as much as possible). Oh and my gums are bleeding like CRAZY when I brush my teeth...to the point where I can end up with blood all over my lips and sometimes on my face if I'm not careful...yeah, the pregnant vampire look...NOT attractive. I also have to pee so many times a night...part of the problem is I'm super thrsty all the time so I drink more water whenever I get up...but I can't help it, my body just wants so much water right now...
- Eating super healthy with the whole gestational diabetes thing. Except lately I've been craving sweets in the evening. Sometimes I have a VERY small portion (eg one small cookie)...but I don't usually crave sweets at all...it's a little weird...
- Taking a bath pretty much every night...I think that has a lot to do with me having fewere aches and pains and sleeping beter
- Sleeping late when I can, eg the weekends. My body seems to need a lot of sleep right now
- Hospital bag is packed, nursery is pretty much done (I'll share pictues soon!). Would like to write out a birth plan (although my plan for the most part is to go with the flow...I don't have a lot of real strong preferences) and would love to make a new playlist for my iPOD for labor and delivery, but I'm feeling pretty ready
- I feel SO big and ungainly. During the day I do OK, but in the evenings/at night, I think when I'm tired from the day's activity, it's all I can do to get off the couch, turn over in bed, etc. Getting into the car is a feat, too (we have a lifted Jeep so there's definitely some effort involved)
- I'm laying pretty low these days, just getting out of the house a few times a week now. And my mom and husband have been helping with miscellanous chores...like right now my husband is doing all the laundry and the dishes beause it's hard for me to bend over to put things in and out of the machines...bless him...
So all in all, everything's going great. And I'm not all that anxious for this pregnancy to be over, like everyone talks about as you get to the end of your third trimester. Again, I feel better than I have in a long, long time, so happy to keep going with this as long as the babies need to.
And, we have another appointment with my OB Thusday and the babies will be measured...will hopefully put to rest the nagging fear I have that something is wrong with our girl because last time she measured so much smaller than our boy. As long as she's grown and not too far from the norm I know I'll feel a whole lot better. (It's just a minor worry as my OB has told me over and over not to be concerned, that she thinks everything is fine. Still, I get scared pretty easily with this pregnancy and I need all the reassurance I can get.)
Hope everyone has a lovely week!
XO
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Reader Comments (7)
it's hard to tpye one handed w/a fussy baby in one arm. other is sleeping! just know i'm thinking abt you. congrats! home stretch, sistah! xoxo
I remember those last few weeks well. Enjoy them...they go by quick and before you know it those babies will be here and you won't be getting any sleep..hehe! The good part is that you stop being thirsty constantly and going pee every 5 minutes! You look great!
You look fabulous! I can't believe how far along you are already....almost there.
You look great! I'm so glad that things are continuing to go well for you!
I just opened all your other pregnancy photos and watched you grow from week 9 to now. Check out week 27 and week 33--you're wearing the same shirt. Those babies are getting huge! And you were wearing heels (remember those?) in week 20, (and maybe those are heels in week 30, hard to tell). So amazing. It's hard to notice when I see you every day, but that's quite a journey you've grown through. Babies!
If it makes you feel any better, I had a co worker who had twins in the 60's, a boy and a girl, that were born healthy and full term. Her boy weighed in at over 8 lbs, but her daughter was only 4, and both were fine.
Unlike most women at the time, she knew she was having twins because they X-rayed her belly! Crazy! :)
I can't wait to see your nursery pictures! I'm almost done with the first hat. I hope to have both done to send you by next week.
I'm so glad you're feeling good! I'm gasping at the comment about x-raying the belly! OMG!