Pregnancy Notes – 30 weeks update

I’m still writing down daily notes for the third trimester but since I’m now counting down the last 10 weeks, I want to do weekly posts tracking a number of stats. I’m totally copying what Anna Saccone Joly did for her pregnancy updates. Hehehe…

So here goes:

How far along? 30 weeks! Total weight gain: 11kg. I have not gained any more since my last check-up at 28 weeks, where I found out about my gestational diabetes (boo!). So I’ve been following my meal plan faithfully and everything seems to be working well so far. Maternity clothes: I suppose I should include an outfit of the day photo here. But erm.. I feel weird specially taking photos of my outfits. So anyway here’s one photo from last Sunday after mass in OLPS:

Maternity top from MummySecret.com, regular leggings from H&M

Stretch marks: None so far. Periodically my tummy area itches and I apply anti-stretch mark lotion then. Otherwise I simply use regular body lotion or nothing at all. Not sure when/if things start to change. =/ Sleep: I sleep well but I don’t think I get enough sleep. Thank goodness for some time to nap in the weekends! Most of the time I wake up once in the middle of the night to pee or change position. My back aches when I lie on my back (haha that sentence sounds weird, but you know what I mean). From the location of the pain and symptoms it seems like sacroiliac joint pain. Fortunately I don’t feel pain while sitting, standing, walking or doing anything else. But changing positions at night can be rather uncomfortable. Best moment this week: Mother’s Day last Sunday! I’m still technically a mother-to-be, but it feels really nice to celebrate the day as a “mom” for the first time!

Happy Mother’s Day! :)

Miss anything? Being able to eat whatever I want and not have to count 12 spoonfuls of rice for lunch/dinner, drink skim milk / have plain yoghurt 4x a day, eat wholemeal bread or plain wheat crackers for breakfast and snack times. Lol. Movement: Loads as usual. I love that she’s pretty gentle with her movements though. So while my tummy keeps moving this way and that, she doesn’t cause me any pain (yet). Rather it feels more like getting my tummy massaged from the inside. =p Food cravings: None. I don’t really have cravings throughout my pregnancy so far… Anything making you queasy or sick? No. Gender: Girl Labour signs: None so far Symptoms: Backache, leg cramps starting this week (happens only in early morning as I wake up, and just light ones that quickly go away as I stretch my calf muscles), nesting (I’m finally done washing & vacuuming baby clothes from 3 months onwards, and hanging up all the newborn & 0-3 months clothes!).

Look at all these teeny tiny newborn & 0-3 months outfits!

Belly button in or out? In Wedding rings on or off? On Happy or moody most of the time: Both but generally happy. Work stresses me out sometimes though… Looking forward to: Our next check-up in 2 weeks’ time!