Pregnancy Update

So we are supposedly 33 weeks and 3 days pregnant, though Ken and I are adamant we are at least 34 and 4 days and as far as 35 and 4 days. Unfortunately the OB office will not change our due date unless I measure large, which according to them I am not.

Anyhow, as of 33 weeks I have gained a total of 30 pounds. It is five more than I had hoped to gain, but I can only blame myself. Hopefully the weight gain will slow, but that is doubtful, as the baby is gaining about a half pound per week now.

I have been suffering from severe nausea the past two weeks. Did anyone else experience this? With the nausea and the 10 million peeing sessions per night, sleeping has been difficult. Thankfully my OB mentioned Zantex, which Ken picked up for me yesterday. What a life savor. I haven't had any nausea since. Hopefully that will continue throughout the day and the remainder of my pregnancy.

My due date has been confirmed for August 22 at 8:30 am. We have to be there a couple of hours earlier and the process from start to finish will take 3 to 4 hours, which is not bad considering.

Now for the real news. Friday I went in for a regular visit but because I complained about lower back pains, they hooked me up to a monitoring system to ensure the baby was okay and that I was not having contractions.

Well turns out the baby is fine, but I was having "real" contractions, which got worse over the weekend. They had me come in again yesterday and my contractions are not only steady but getting stronger. I have another OB visit on Thursday so that they can monitor my contractions once again. From my understanding, I will have monitoring visits twice a week from this point forward.

Because of the onset of contractions the OB office is worried about me delivering too early. To prevent preterm labor they want to put me on bed rest, but I told them it was too soon. While they still believe I should be on bed rest, they did give me the okay to continue working as long as I did not walk or stand for more than a few minutes. I tried to get permission from my boss to work from home, but that did not fly, so I am going to try and hold out for a least two more weeks. I would go on short term disability today, but the benefit, while good, is not great. I would only receive full pay for the first 30 calendar days, after that I would only receive 66% pre-taxed...which is a huge loss.

We have decided to pull Jasmine out of daycare early, which breaks my heart, because her school is so wonderful, but it will help us save for the coming months. Her last day will be July 25th. We are also going to finish up the guest bedroom this weekend so that visitors have a place to sleep.

As it stands now, no pun intended, I am no longer allowed to do anything but sit, that includes no shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc. It will be hard for me to just sit, but still better than being on bed rest for 3 months, like I was with Jasmine.

Assuming we are in our 33rd week, August 3rd we would be 36 weeks. If Ken and I right and we are further along, August 2nd we would be either 37 or 38 weeks pregnant. For those really reading this, lol, expect a new baby come August 1, that is our new prediction. It should be safe enough then to give birth to a healthy baby. Will write more again after my OB visit next Tuesday.

Dina