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Showing posts with label pregnancyblog. Show all posts
39 weeks pregnant
I am 39 weeks pregnant today and so ready to pop. This photo was from last week at 38 weeks but I am pretty much still the same size. The only difference is I've taken out my belly ring. Over the past 2 weeks the skin above the piercing has become really irritable, sore to touch and red despite keeping it clean and wearing a pregnancy bar. I thought I was going to be lucky and save it, having made it this far into my pregnancy being able to keep it but it definitely had to come out. :( I realised after taking it out that it's actually a big stretch mark forming above my belly button which is still continuing to grown. It is my only new stretch mark this whole pregnancy! I was expecting a lot more since my body is prone to stretch marks.
I honestly can't believe it's my due date in 1 week. It feels like I've been pregnant forever but at the same time, it really has flown by. I thought he would of come early as I've been having all the pregnancy pains under the sun lately. The worst is when he's pushing his head down there which hits certain nerves causing me to double over in pain from the lightning like feeling shooting down my cervix, groin and down my thighs. ow. I also have braxton hicks contractions throughout the day and night. They are more frequent at night but not frequent enough to be timed regularly. Sleeping is a thing of the past as getting comfortable is near impossible now. I have a pillow wedged behind me so I don't roll onto my back (my usually sleeping position which is obviously a no-no), a pillow wedged in between my legs to ease pressure on my hips and to keep them aligned and a pillow to cuddle which also acts as a wedge to keep me from rolling onto my belly. Now that sounds pretty comfy being engulfed in a pillow cake but once I am comfortable enough to sleep, I wake up having a braxton hicks contraction, back/neck ache and/or needing to pee several times a night. This leaves me so exhausted during the day and it's too hot to nap! I know, I know, just wait for when the baby is here wanting to be fed every 3 hours. The difference is though, I will have my body back and I won't be waking to all these discomforts, it will actually be really cute waking up knowing the purpose is to nourish my baby. :)
So I debated whether to post this photo or not. I feel so self conscious of what I look like now and I feel I've gained too much excess weight during my pregnancy. My weight loss journey and body image issues are a whole other story but it's been quite hard for me to deal mentally through my pregnancy watching the baby weight pile on. As of today, I've gained a total of 19kgs. I know for certain that a lot of this is water retention as I've been having trouble with my joints aching - my fingers actually lock up in the morning and it's very painful to release them. The doctor put it down to water retention which should go away after baby is born. I can see such a huge difference in my face too - sooo puffy and chubby! Adam thinks it's cute but I can't wait to get back into fitness and reclaim somewhat of my old figure haha. Having said that, I feel completely blessed to be able to carry this baby and am in no way being negative towards such a beautiful experience. I love that my body is capable of keeping this little life inside of me and growing it for 9 months. Every single day I find myself day dreaming of what my little one is going to look like, feel like in my arms. I really can't wait to meet him. :) So hurry up little one!
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