32 Weeks Today!

"Your baby now weighs about 1.7kg and is around 42.4cm long from head to toe. Although his lungs won't be fully developed until just before birth, your little one is inhaling amniotic fluid to exercise his lungs and practise breathing. Your baby is immersed in amniotic fluid, which is protecting him as he grows in the amniotic sac.

Some babies have a head of hair already, others have only a few wisps. Thick hair at birth doesn't necessarily mean thick hair later on, but children with fine hair in childhood usually grow up to have fine hair too.

If your baby is a boy, his testicles should have descended from his abdomen into his scrotum. Sometimes, however, one or both testicles won't move into position until after birth. In two thirds of all baby boys who have undescended testicles at birth, the condition corrects itself by their first birthday.

You're probably gaining 450g a week, largely because your baby is likely to gain more than half his birthweight during the seven weeks before birth. Make sure you are eating well in these last few weeks. "

Hope everyone had a good Christmas :)

I'm waiting to hear from the birth centre, Karen one of the midwives should be ringing me with an appointment date, I hope lol.

Last visit to a midwife (Lyn) she said I was measuring very big again, I thought it might just be bloating from IBS but she said I may need another scan. So its just wait and see. Still don't know for sure where I will be having the baby. Birth centre, Hosp or Home?

I've been feeling really exhausted the last few weeks, very tired and achy. Now I know my iron levels are very low it could be that, also more fluid than usual can make you feel tired.

Went shopping earlier, bargain hunting I only managed 2 shops and my legs gave up lol.

30 Weeks Today!!!

"Your baby's lungs and digestive tract are almost fully developed. Your baby's growth in terms of her length will soon slow down (she measures about 39.3cm from crown to toe now), but she will continue to gain weight until she's born.

This week your baby continues to open and shut her eyes. She can probably see what's going on inside your uterus (womb), distinguish light from dark and even track a light source. If you shine a light on your stomach, your baby may move her head to follow the light or even reach out to touch the moving glow.

Some researchers think baring your stomach to light stimulates visual development. But don't expect 20/20 vision when your baby is born – newborns can see a distance of only between 20cm and 30cm. Children with normal vision don't reach 20/20 vision until the age of about seven or nine. To complete the picture, your baby now has eyebrows and eyelashes.

About a litre of amniotic fluid now surrounds your baby, but that volume decreases as she gets bigger and has less room in your uterus. As you and your baby continues to grow, don't be alarmed if you feel breathless, as if you can't get enough air. It's just your uterus pressing against your diaphragm.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel though. At about 34 weeks (or just before birth, if this is your second or third pregnancy), your baby's head will move down into your pelvis as she gets into the right position for birth. That will make breathing and eating a lot easier. "


Well I feel bigger if thats possible lol, It looks like my tummy couldn't get much bigger but Ethan has a lot of growing to do yet. Few more stretch marks round my sides. I'm getting good at upside-down tortoise impressions while trying to get up off the sofa hehehe. Makes you feel so helpless, hubby finds it very amusing lol.

I'm still doing pretty much ok with my weight gain, it seems to be hovering between 22lbs and 25lbs, 23 at the moment. For my weight i'm not supposed to go over 25lbs but if it happens it happens lol, will prob end up bout 35 hehe.

Was my birthday Sunday and I got spoilt, hubby bought me a gorgeous necklace and fluffy socks! I love those, also a long Cardi. Mum got me the lionman boxset, more socks (yay!), A jumper and a book. Bruv got me 2 pairs of earrings, CSI boxset and a film. We went to a carvery for dinner was yummy. Ooh and hubby also got me one of those kids cakes you decorate yourself hehe, very yummy too lol.

I Kept Quiet One Day!!!

Impossible for me so here goes.....

It's A Boy !!!!! Little Ethan Robert :)

29 Weeks Today!

"Your baby now weighs around 1.1kg and measures about 38.6cm from head to toe. Head hair is beginning to grow. In boys, testicles have descended from near the kidneys through the groin en route to the scrotum. In girls, the clitoris is relatively prominent because it's not yet covered by the still-small labia. These will grow to cover it in the last few weeks before birth.

Your baby's head is getting bigger, and brain growth is rapid at this time. Nearly all babies react to sound and light by 30 weeks.

Your baby's nutritional needs reach their peak during the third trimester. You'll need plenty of protein, vitamin C, folic acid, iron, and calcium (about 200mg is deposited in your baby's skeleton every day), so eat foods rich in these nutrients. The skeleton hardens even more and the brain, muscles, and lungs continue to mature. Take a look at our eating well guide to make sure you are getting the right minerals and vitamins."

Off to the hospital in 15 mins for this test, I'm hungry!! lol and thirsty. Gotta drink the drink then go away for 2 hours so we are going shopping lol.

Not much sleep last night groan, I will end up with bags on my bags under my eyes.

28 Weeks + 6 Days Ultrasound

Scan went well I was worried about nothing. Yes I have slightly more fluid than average but its still within the normal limits. And yes baby is big lol, weighing in at approx 3 and a half pounds at the moment.

Was told everything looked good and it was a perfectly healthy baby.

Here's the pics :)

A foot!!!













Waving lol.

Growth Scan Today

Got a scan at dinner time today, its to find why I'm measuring big. I was 28 weeks Tues and was measuring 32cms! Also its to measure my amniotic fluid as the midwife thought I might have too much. I'm pretty sure it was just me being bloated as usual so fingers crossed.

At least we get to see Bub again and get some more pictures:)

28 + 4 weeks belly :D

My tummy at 28 weeks and 4 days, looks fit to burst lol. Got a few stretch marks on my sides, none anywhere else yet.

My bellybutton is still an innie, just! lol I dread it popping out that looks funny hehe.

I started packing my bag, yeah I know a bit early but don't want to forget anything. I read it's best to pack it whether you go to hosp/centre or not as everything is to hand then.

I asked hubby to get be giant sanitary towels and incontinence pants, I read about that tip somewhere online for after the birth.
I am getting soooo excited! My weight seems to have dropped back down to 185lbs, I'm trying to eat sensibly, plenty of fruit and veg etc, but naughty things keep enticing me, yummy magnum last night lol.

Sample

Wee sample was checked at the birth centre this morn and was fine yay! :) Hubby ran it up there on his way to work lol.

Midwife Appointment

Debbie was off sick so I had Ceri and a trainee. I had messed up my urine test so have to take another up to the birth centre. Had pot ready but forgot and peed in the loo lol.

Blood pressure was fine. I did measure large for 28 weeks though, it was 32cms, so she arranged another scan for me on Monday. She mentioned having too much amniotic fluid, hope theres no problems. She is also sending me for blood tests to check on my iron levels and for the glucose fasting test to check for gestational diabetes. If your BMI is above 25 you are at risk of that and also if its in the family, dads diabetic. Anyway Ceri said she would be ringing me with a date to go in.

Discussed hospital versus home birth a bit. The midwife says home births nowadays are no different then going to the birthing centre. They bring all the equiptment with them. She said if Im classed as low risk there should not be any problems giving birth at home. I read a long article on the andover birth centre web site, it seems they are promoting home births and that they feel hospital, unless you are high risk, is a bad idea. Ok not, bad idea but more stressful and not desirable, especially with all the illness around at the moment. Anyway she said I needed to discuss it more with Debbie when I see her at 31 weeks.

And another thing is that the birth centre may be opening up again at the end of January yay!!!

UPDATE

Midwife rang back, Iron bloodtest and GTT (Glucose) are on tuesday 8.30

28 Weeks Today

"You're in the home stretch. The third trimester typically starts this week and lasts until week 40 and sometimes even beyond. (Don't worry – 42 weeks is the maximum! After that, a woman usually is induced to give birth.) Most women gain an average of 5kg during this trimester.

By this week, your baby weighs nearly a little more than 1kg and may measure 37.6cm from top to toe. At about this time, your baby can open her eyes and turn her head in the uterus (womb) if she notices a continuous, bright light shining from the outside.

Her fat layers are forming which will help her skin to lose its wrinkled appearance. Your baby’s bones are nearly developed, though they are still soft and pliable – they won’t harden properly until after birth.

You're probably wavering between feeling as if you've been pregnant forever and being nervous about labour and birth. Checking off things on your to-do list can help. Start selecting possible baby names and begin thinking about life after the birth as well.

Planning to breastfeed? Then look at our complete guide to the first six weeks.

Note: Every baby develops differently. This page is designed to give a general idea of how a fetus grows in the uterus. "

I seem to be gaining weight faster now even though I'm not eating any different. 187lbs now ouch lol.
Midwife appointment tomorrow.

I put the christmas decorations up tonight, yeah a bit early but I get excited hehe. The cats were into, onto, under everything, they are worse than me.