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Just when you think you can’t get any bigger…

I remember telling my cousin at telling me at 28 weeks how big I thought I was and she would tell me….”oh just wait….” I didn’t really understand then…but I’m starting to get it now. Just when you think your belly couldn’t possibly get any bigger IT DOES. And here’s the thing, I get it, I look like i’m going to pop, my belly button is out at full attention, I waddle around like a little duck but please stop telling me “wow! you look like you are going to POP!”.  I literally hear that exact phrase about 15 times a day…and I’m not really sure how to respond? So if you can come up with any clever comebacks I am ALL hears. Some of you may not have seen this video collab I did with Elle at “what’s up moms” this amazing youtube channel, but if you haven’t please check it out!

35 Weeks Pregnant Update Photo and Summary

Sorry about the blurry pic….night time shot

How far along? 35 Weeks

Your baby is the size of a coconut its’s about 17.2  to 18.7 inches long and weighs about 4.2 to 5.8 pounds this month.

How big is your baby: coconut

Total weight gain/loss:Gained 29 pounds (159)
 
Here is the updated summary:
So I originally thought I my belly button couldn’t get to be more of an “outie”….boy I was wrong, it’s at full attention now.  We took our labor and delivery class last week and it was amazing! It was an 8 hour class (even though I told my husband it was only 4 hours…that’s a pretty funny story) and I feel SOOOO much better about giving birth. They walked us through all the stages of labor, which I had no idea about. I thought your water broke and you popped out a baby. Cravings are pretty much the same though I don’t eat as many eggs as I used to. And the new addtion to the cravings are fruit snacks and fruit roll ups…yum!
Here are some things I learned from the baby class:
1) Do not go into the ER entrance this might not be for everyone, but the hospital i’m giving birth at has it’s own seperate entrance so you don’t come into contact with any sick people…which is a great thing!
2) Don’t come to the hospital unless your contractions are 5 minutes apart 1 minute each lasting for 1 hour…you would need to go sooner if…your water breaks, you are bleeding, rectal pressure, or if you can NOT talk through your contraction. If you start to experience contractions it might just be because your dehydrated, so they recommend to try and make the contractions go away on their own by drinking a glass of water and relaxing. Alot of couples come to the hospital when the contractions just start and they will most likely be sent home or be laboring for hours, when you can just labor at home for a bit.
3) Fun Fact: only 10% of woman actually have there water break! The others have there water broken when they are at the hospital
4) The real purpose of breathing techniques…is primarily to get your mind off what is going on and so you don’t hyperventilate. The rhythm of the breathing is a great way to stay focused. As well as focusing on a object to get you through the contraction.
5) If you can try not to get the epidural too early. This was another one I found really interesting since I was planning on getting an epidural. They recommend waiting  just incase the baby is head down BUT face up. you can try a lot of techniques to have the baby go face down if you are able to walk around and stand up. Once you get an epidural you are pretty much bedridden.
We learned a ton of other things but these are the things that stand out the most!

What is on my shirt?!?!

I couldn’t have imagined how many things you have to get used to when your belly gets bigger. As I mentioned in previous posts trying to get out the car has been one of my bigger challenges, but ever since my belly started protruding out i’ve been noticing all these mysterious stains that come out of nowhere! I’ll just be sitting on the couch and I look down and there is a stain, and honestly I don’t even remember if it was something that was done that day or it was a previous stain that never fully got out in the wash. It really hit home when I was cooking the other day (which doesn’t happen often) and I almost burned my belly because it got to close to the stove without me knowing. Thank goodness no one was hurt in this event but it was a close call! Has this happened to you? Do you end up with these mystery stains too? or is it only me? 🙁

Maternity Clothes that last through your entire pregnancy…

So when I first became pregnant I was excited about going shopping in the maternity section because for some reason I remembered it being the place where a bunch of cute clothes existed …that was until you actually became pregnant and you had to try these clothes on. And then the selection seemed incredible small, nothing like you remembered it! And to top it off these clothes are so expensive, so when the tag says, it’s going to last through your entire pregnancy I thought I was getting a good deal! Here’s the problem with that “last through you entire pregnancy thing” I think you have a 50/50 shot of that actually happening, because there are a lot of things to consider here. They don’t know how big you are going to get? or how long your torso is?  or how many times you are going to wash it, because these clothes fall apart too… All i’m saying is if you recently became pregnant and this is your first keep in mind you may have to go shopping again your third trimester 🙁

Pregnant Compliment?

I usually just tell my husband of interesting things people say to me, but he actually was there to witness this one. We were line at the grocery store and honestly the comic above was exactly the conversation that took place. Now here is the part where I was a little confused. Was this a compliment? Not completely sure….it kinda sounded like one, but then on the other hand it kinda didn’t? I think it’s very amusing that people just say the darndest things to pregnant people, it’s like there filter goes right out the window.  So have you had any interesting encounters like this?

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