33 Weeks

I love numbers like 33, 333, 22, 222, 11, 111. They have been showing up in my life since I got pregnant. So much so, that I noticed the pattern and looked up what it meant. Here is some information on seeing repetitive numbers. I used to see them repeated 111, 222, 333, 444, 555, all the way through 999, but now it’s more only 111 through 555. I just say there’s a higher power watching over me during this time and this is the way the universe is communicating to me. I used to be freaked out about how many times I saw these numbers – once or twice every hour all day until bedtime, however now I am comforted by it.

I’ve been pretty lucky so far in the fact that I haven’t had to deal with too many bad symptoms of pregnancy. I’m in my third trimester and have had minimal swelling. The worst has been at the end of the day, I have some sock lines, but thank god no cankles yet. My right hand has been tingly all day for the past three or four days. I believe it is pregnancy induced carpal tunnel, information can be found here. The past couple nights my hips have been hurting again. That hormone Relaxin must be in overdrive again, like in the second semester for a week or two. The pubic bone should be separating and the hip bones widening in order for baby to come down and begin her decent. The pain goes away eventually, or at least I hope it will this time too. I toss and turn all night trying to find a comfortable position. I had a lot of perineum pain last week, it felt like a charley horse in the girly parts. I touched that muscle and it was super super tight, like it would just pull apart any second. I thought “how the hell am I supposed to relax this muscle enough not to tear when birthing?” I looked online and found women with the same issues, it just meant baby is getting a bit lower and causing some pressure on the girly parts.

I took an Epsom Salt bath about three days in a row, that helped with the pain a lot. Then sexual relations helps keep everything loose down there, it massages the perineum (sorry, TMI, but it all comes with the package). We’re going to start with the real perineum massage around 37 weeks to start loosening the area. Ugh, I know, it’s gross, but it’s better than having a giant tear in your va-jay-jay, right? Anywho, not many other symptoms going on. I starting taking Glyburide about a week ago, it has pushed my numbers from 130’s to 80’s and 90’s in the morning. I hope they’re frickin’ satisified.

My appointment yesterday went well. I am measuring 34 cm on the fundus (pubic bone to top of uterus) and I am 33 weeks three days along, so the measurement is pretty much right on track. Next week they want me to start the Non-Stress Test, which is when you sit for 20 minutes in the office strapped to a belt that measures the baby’s heart beat and movements. Sounds like a ton of fun to me, NOT. I really don’t think it is necessary this early. I am going to suggest to them to wait two more weeks because there is no need. I am measuring great, blood pressure is great, weight gain is great, baby’s movement is great, the only thing they are concerned about is the gestational diabetes. Actually, to tell you a little secret, if I don’t remind them what the appointment is for each time, they forget and never ask. It’s like they don’t write this stuff down. The nurse actually told me yesterday “make sure you remember to tell them next week to start your non-stress tests”. Well, sorry I won’t because I believe if it’s that important then they should write it in the file and remember it themselves. Right?