Whew, I made it through another week. People tell me these next few will be the longest of my life. Well I think they might be right. Work is not going all that great to be honest, I'm just getting so burned out. Maternity leave will be a welcome change from the day to day BS I have been dealing with. I know there will still be day to day "stuff" but at least it will be different. Change keeps life interesting, I have sure come to realize that.
32 weeks seems VERY close to the end! Full term is technically 37 weeks so I could only have 5-8 more to go, Yikes! We had our 2nd week of Prepared Childbirth class last night and I have been SO pleased with it! So far the instructor has barely even mentioned medication in terms of coping with labor pain. She has only kind of referred to an epidural as an aside (as in, you probably won't be able to try this position if you've had an epidural). We've been doing lots of breathing practice, and going over tons of ways to help your labor move along faster. It has been getting me really excited! We saw a really graphic video clip last night that kind of left me in shock though. Yowsers! I mean, I knew the baby was going to have to come out of there but so far I haven't actually SEEN it happen. And believe you me, I DO NOT want to SEE it on THE DAY. No mirrors for me, thank you very much. *shudder* Anyway, next week I guess we are going to talk about some interventions, and on Tuesday we also have our Breastfeeding Basics class.
Oh, and I say calories, schmalories. Since last Thursday's drama I've started up my food diary again so I can keep track of my calories. On the 6 days I kept track so far I've been averaging 2100 (S told me I didn't need more than 2000) per day. I haven't gained an ounce, in fact I'm down 1lb from the weight I was last week on the morning of my appointment. However, I've been eating a lot more snacks all day throughout the day and smaller portions, which has significantly reduced my heartburn, so that's a plus. I don't want Seth to be starving though, so I'll probably inch my way up to 2200 or 2300 this coming week and see what the scale does. Gaining nothing can't be good since half my weight gain at this point should be going straight to the baby.
Stay tuned, 32 week pictures tomorrow and maybe some of the nursery. It's really looking good!
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I'll be at my parents' house today celebrating my dad's birthday so you know my mom and I will be checking the computer throughout the day to see those 32-week and nursery pics. Don't let us down -- you better post 'em. :)
Also, in terms of graphic birthing videos ... I still can't get that terrible episiotomy scene out of my head. AAAAAHHHHHHHH! That was so sick and I can't believe the camera guy thought, "Hmmm, this is something viewers will want to watch." YUCK!
Glad you're having fun at your classes! We liked ours too ... yours sound so similar to ours. Not doing them this time around. Not sure if that's a bad thing or not. We'll see!
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