I'm finally on maternity leave now, having finished on the 9th of March, after much consideration and discussions with my manager, as I was only meant to finish last week Friday the 23rd. Its been lovely being at home. I've managed to clean out baby's room, get all the clothes and stuff washed and ready, I've packed the hospital bags and installed the car seat, have had the bassinet washed and set up and now we wait!!! We've even done the hospital run and know where to go when it finally does happen.
At 36 weeks I had my check up with Deb and also had my bloods done. We were a bit worried at our last check up with Deb as she had measured my fundal height, and as you know it was much higher than what it should be so she was estimating that baby would be at least 4.2kg's or so, so we had to go to the sonographer for another scan just to get a good measure of what baby's actual weight is and what we can expect.
These are the growth charts that Deb and the sonographer took respectively.
The scans have shown that baby is at the right weight and is growing as s/he should. Which is a great relief for me cos it means I don't have to deliver a 4kg baby, LOL!
This is the picture of our last scan.
We are really happy and getting really excited and really scared that baby is coming very soon!
And here's the last belly pic Cameron's taken...
I'm getting really tired and really exhausted. Deb's also diagnosed SPD which is really uncomfortable and really really sore! Baby is still in the posterior position, although his/her head is almost engaged (hopefully engaged by now). So I now have to sit forward as much as possible so that baby doesn't think my back is a cradle and turns around, and all the while try not to sit in a position that doesn't put any strain on my pelvis. It's a pretty difficult position because I have to decide what's more important, getting the baby to turn or being comfortable! Lovely!!! NOT!
This week my mum arrived from SA which was really exciting, she's so ecstatic and keeps shaking her head in disbelief at the fact that her "baby is having a baby". But I must say I am enjoying being spoiled and at least Cameron gets a break from having to do everything for me!
We go for another appointment with Deb on Wednesday and I'm hoping this baby makes an appearance sooner rather than later. We'll also get the results from my blood test so I'm hoping it's all good, although if it wasn't Deb would've contacted me already so no news means good news!
I can't believe we're nearing the end of this pregnancy and we are just so excited to meet our little baby and finally get to be a family of 3!
Everything is ready and waiting and we wait, Patiently!
2 comments:
yay for full term!!! crazy how pregnancy speeds up, slows down, speeds up and when you near the end it seems like it takes for ever. the anticipation is exciting though!
Whats SPD? glad the growth scan was more accurate too! That would have been a pretty big baby!
make sure to stick a note pad/journal and pen in your hospital bag. As soon as I was able to I wrote down everything I could about the delivery so I wouldn't forget and then later it helped me write up my birth story. and if you have a baby book take that with you too. our nurse put Javan's foot prints on the birth record, his baby book and a fathers day card I had for my dad. They did the same for Ria as well (in her book and on some scrapbook paper I had).
I am so excited for you guys! Can't wait to hear the good news. Sending love and prayers your way and praying for a smooth delivery. Love you both!
I forgot to add ... Love the belly pic. you need to post a collage of your belly shots so we can see how baby has grown:)
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