31 Weeks

31 Weeks!

As you can probably tell, I am finding blogging to be a great outlet for me as I spend my time in the hospital. I don't actually have WIFI, so I can't spend a ton of time online as I have to link to my phone data. But just writing about what is going on helps me to keep track of my time here so that the days do not become a blur, and really helps me to process my thoughts. I don't think I mentioned it, but my platelets went up again (into the 90s). The doctor said they are not worried but will keep monitoring them. If they all of a sudden kept going down, that would be more worrisome. Since my mom and my sister had low platelets in pregnancy, I'm not going to worry about it any more at this point in time.

31 weeks today! One more week left until I am transferred to a hospital that is closer to home. I am looking forward to the change and hoping that will make things easier on DH (it's a 1-hour drive instead of 3-hours). So here's the update on how things are going.

Mood: I think those 3rd trimester hormones have finally decided to show up. I do have at least one meltdown per day, and I break into tears for all sorts of random reasons. I have not been very grumpy or anxious lately. The biggest anxiety I have is about how these babies are going to come into this world. As much as I say I would love to deliver these babies through labour, it also freaks me out! A c-section seems like it would be much less difficult, though I am also scared of going through surgery (I have never had any surgeries ever).

Food: I'm still managing to eat 3 meals and 3 snacks a day. I am controlling my blood sugars with diet. I'm glad that is going well, but boy do I miss my sweet treats! Breakfast and lunch are usually palapable, but I really have to choke down my dinners here at the hospital. I'm just not hungry at 5pm, and the choices are never foods that I want to eat, and we don't have the money for DH to buy me dinner every night. I know that I need to eat, though, or I will be hungry all night long, and I just can't go to sleep if I am hungry. I have been ending my day with a yummy cup of greek yogurt and granola and that has been the highlight of my day. I'm also drinking Perrier with lime for something different than water, as I can't drink my juice or slurpees anymore.

Body: Overall, I must say that I've been quite lucky when it comes to other bodily symptoms of pregnancy (knock on wood). The worst thing right now is the ligament pain. Any time I make a movement it feels like I am being stretched and pulled at all sorts of angles. I pretty much have to hold my belly up to walk anywhere.  I was just measured this morning and my belly is measuring at 37 weeks (!) and I have gained about 32lbs.  I'm pretty happy with that.  I feel big, but I don't feel too big.  Give me 6 more weeks and I'll tell you how I feel (the babies are supposed to go into a growth spurt this week - yikes!).  Still have quite a few stretch marks around the sides of my waist, and maybe going down my inner thighs.  I tell you, my body is doing its job to spread out these hips nice and wide for these babies.  At night it is hard to find a comfortable position. If I lie on my side, I usually wake up and it feels like everything in my belly has shifted to that side and it is so heavy and painful to move. So I'm kind of sleeping on my back, propped up in the hospital bed, with pillows wedged under my hips. I look forward to being able to sleep comfortably in my own bed again! I haven't had much more nausea. Occasionally I have some heartburn, but again, lucky it has not been worse so far. The nurses keep asking me if I've had any contractions but I still find it hard to tell. Sometimes the monitor shows contractions that I don't feel. Other times I feel something but it must just be a baby moving because nothing shows up on the monitor. I do get a fair amount of tightenings and sometimes my belly just feels hard for quite a while.

Sleep: Once again, I am surprised at how well I am sleeping. I have been going to bed at 10:30, waking up at 2:00 to pee, and usually sleeping through till 7:30, unless there is some noise or something that wakes me up to pee around 4:30. Also I usually take an hour nap in the afternoon and sometimes doze in the morning. If only this sleep could be banked up for future days...

Movement: The movement at this stage is not exactly what I expected it to be. I don't get many random pokes and prods from the babies, but rather a rolling motion of movement through my whole belly. It still never gets old! I've tried to capture it on camera, but it is too unpredictable. Baby B still is the one I feel more frequently. B is the one with the faster heartbeat who always wants to be in the spotlight. Baby A actually moves around more frequently in scans, but I just don't feel it as much. A tries to evade the doppler and the scans as much as possible. A is our little camera-shy one.

Notable Moments: Not a lot stands out from this week. Though I guess I did have a lot to say since this post is so long. Thanks for sticking with me! Next week will be a big celebratory post and we'll carry on from there!