All went well at the OB appointment last week. We saw Casey, and she's always so nice and makes me feel comfortable. She said everything looks good. I asked her if she could tell how big Kaila is, and she said without an ultrasound they can't really tell, and they only do one if there's something wrong. She said my uterus is 32cm which is good (you want the number to be the same as how many weeks pregnant you are) since I was 31 weeks along. It basically extends from the bottom of my boobs to below my belly button (resulting in increased peeing and decreased air supply). I also asked what I could do about my sciatic pain besides tylenol and stretching, and the only other thing she suggested was a heating pad. It's really an inconvenient, annoying pain. She did affirm that it would go away when the pregnancy was over, which was nice to hear.
Aaron and I spent about 15 minutes tonight lying in bed watching and feeling my stomach. Kaila was going nuts in there. For the first time, it was a little painful when she jabbed me in the stomach (Aaron felt that kick too, and said it was really hard). Also for the fist time we saw the waves of alien parasite motion on the surface my belly as Kaila kicked and moved. I've noticed movement out of the corner of my eye before, but I've never seen it straight on while staring at my belly. It creeped me out a little (I may have squealed "eww" out loud), and Aaron just laughed (at me and the weirdness of the situation, I think). It's a very odd sensation, but it's nice that we could share the moment with each other. I also noticed just how large my belly is now. I was lying on my side, and my stomach sticks out SO far now. It grosses me out a little. haha I guess she's getting big, and thus, I must grow (and endure the aches and pains and decreased lung capacity, etc.. but who's keeping track?) with her. I hope some day she appreciates the toll it's taking on Mommy's body! ;)
I got to talk to Kaitie today. She's excited about her new cloth diaper adventures. Trae looks super cute in his fancy blue diaper, but I'm still not sure how I feel about them. They're environmentally friendly in terms of creating less waste, but then I start thinking, do you save up a whole stack of doodoo diapers to make a full load to throw in the washer? Otherwise, it seems like you're wasting water. Would you throw the diapers in with other clothes (ew!)? Hand washing them seems like a pain. I guess I'll get the first hand scoop from her after a while of using them. It's great to have someone to talk to about all this baby stuff who's going through it too. She asked if I'm actually going to do labor without the epidural, and I'm still considering it. I think getting a shot in my spine scares me a little, and I think I'm usually pretty ok with tolerating pain, but then again, the pain of giving birth is something I've never experienced, and all I hear about labor pain is that it's the worst pain in any woman's lifetime. Knowing that, it almost seems silly to go without an epidural, but it seems better for Kaila, I wouldn't have to do the whole shot in my spine thing, and maybe the labor will happen more quickly? Agh, all things to think about for the next couple of months.
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Aw i feel so special that I'm in your blog! :) Reading your posts make me take a trip down memory lane. Thanks for keeping me in touch with my memories. It is nice huh when baby kicks.. I think i miss those. You should film it, like just maybe a minute or two the reactions & stuff. I think i would have had i known I'd miss it lol.
ReplyDeleteBut as for the cloth diapers, it's going really well. I think I'm just trying to go green overall. So doing the poopie diapers really doesn't seem all that bad because it's worth helping out the environment and making trae's life better. (this is my opinion, please don't be pressured to feel the same way) I was just doing a lot of research since it's earth day and everything & i dunno.. it makes me feel proud to be doing my part to lessen my carbon foot print :)
anywho- as for the epidural, i'm telling you. don't be afraid to get the shot. 1) you can't see it. 2) youre in so much pain already, you won't really feel a thing. 3) it feels like.. you know when you have a cavity? and you crunch down on that tooth, that one area that has that cavity. and how it sends a cold sensation around that entire area because there's a cavity there? THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT FEELS LIKE. except in your back. Like a cooling sensation spreading throughout your spine. It's kinda neat. :)