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| 32 weeks, 1 day |
32 weeks already?! That means I only have one more prenatal check-up until my midwife and birth assistants come for a home visit--and after the home visit, we go to weekly check-ups until this little man makes his appearance. Basically, I'm going to blink my eyes a couple of times, and this babe will be here.
We had a check-up with my midwife yesterday, and everything looks great. I've gained 23 pounds so far. My blood pressure was still good (106/60--it has been right around 100/60 the whole pregnancy), Baby is measuring right on (32cm.) and sounded good. He is head down and in a great position for birth already. Last time I went he was quite low, and gratefully he has moved up some. It was a little early to be feeling the pressure I was feeling!
He is a busy, busy guy and is the first of my three to actually wake me up during the night with his antics. I will be interested to see if his personality matches his busy-ness. With Katie and Benjamin, this did prove to be the case! I think it's pretty fun to have several months to begin getting to know your baby before you give birth.
I am feeling pretty good overall. I've started to waddle a bit and bending over are getting a little more difficult, and the past few days I've had a hard time getting back to sleep after waking up to use the bathroom in the wee hours of the morning. I'm really hoping that is just a passing thing, and not something that will happen all the way until I'm waking up with a baby in the wee hours of the morning!
I've been thinking more earnestly about actually preparing for Joshua's arrival and have a list going of things I want to do/buy. So far, nothing is crossed off. But--my mom is coming into town next week, and I'm hoping to make a good dent in the list while she's here. I'll probably share a little more about my plans with y'all before too long.
How are you other pregnant mamas doing? I'd love to hear your updates in the comments!
PS: For those who are interested, here is my 32 Week update from when I was pregnant with Benjamin.
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ReplyDeleteI haven't been doing anything specifically for controlling my blood pressure this pregnancy. I try to eat a healthy diet (around 100g. of protein per day, plenty of water--usually at least 3/4 of a gallon per day, and liberal use of unrefined sea salt are specific dietary measures that can help with blood pressure). In addition to eating nourishing foods, I've tried to stay active for most of the pregnancy and have been able to avoid gaining a lot of excess weight (though I'm definitely not "dieting"/restricting calories in any way!).
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