Pregnancy Notes – 38 weeks update

How far along? 38 weeks as of last Tuesday

Total weight gain: 11kg.. I lost 0.5kg since last week. Why? Because I cut out a little here and there from my meal plan and because I’ve been going on more walks.

Stretch marks: I definitely have some stretch marks on the lower part of my tummy.. I can see the little red lines…

Sleep: Ok. One night last week I just decided to sleep propped up using 3 pillows and I’ve been sleeping like that since. Hahaha..

Best moment this week:
Hmmmm not sure. There were a few nice moments, but both Robby and I were also down with flu throughout the week. First it was me, well since week 36 actually when I had that false alarm. Then Robby fell sick last week (he’s been sneezing & having sore throat but it was on Thursday night that it really hit him). I notice when I had cough in my second trimester, and now this flu / cold I take longer to recover during pregnancy. Usually I’ll recover within a week. =/

On the upside, despite my poorer immunity, I’m happy to have good physical stamina / strength / mobility. I still haven’t felt much difference in how fast I can walk or how easily I can do squats and stand back up (so long as I keep my legs open, so it’s really like doing pliés.. lol.), or keeping my balance. I don’t get breathless either. Of course the big tummy gets in the way in general but other than that… I feel fine.

As for the good moments: seeing her on our 38 week checkup, another brief session of pregnancy photos, a surprise early birthday celebration at the office…

Miss anything? Being able to eat whatever I want. Boo…

Movement: Normal, still the same. Her legs like to extend along the right side of my tummy… lol.

Food cravings: None.

Anything making you queasy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl

Labour signs: Nothing yet since the false alarm weekend. In the meantime baby grows really well… her estimated weight gain for the week was 400 grams (despite my losing 0.5kg overall)!! If she gains at the same rate this week, she may weigh 3.4-3.6kg already at our 39-week checkup next Tuesday. Hahaha… Imagine if this baby goes overdue like I did, at 400grams/week she may weigh over 4kg! But of course there is a margin of error on the ultrasound scan estimates. And who knows when she’ll pop out?

On one hand it’s amazing to see, on the other hand my doctor may recommend next week that I consider induction. He’s worried about baby being too big and my having difficult delivery. But…. I don’t know…

Symptoms: Not sure what symptoms I have now. Hmmm… my pelvic region feels a little achy / strained. Maybe it’s expanding to make way for baby.. Sometimes I have slight achy feeling like when I’m having my menses… that’s about it.

Belly button in or out? Out.

Wedding rings on or off? Off and wearing it on a chain.

Happy or moody most of the time: Quite happy…. but it’s been a sickly week… and work is just…. never ending. So I don’t know. Blah. Haha..

Looking forward to: Any kind of labor sign…