Third Trimester of Pregnancy Diary- Week by Week

I realized I never posted the last part of my pregnancy diary! Here it is, enjoy! :)

3rd Trimester Diary

Diary: 28 weeks 

• Felt my first lightning crotch today! So weird. Sharp shooting pain near vag that lasted about 1.5 seconds lol. 
• Had my glucose test today! It was easy. Not bad at all. I did crash and have to take a little nap after though ???? also got my TDAP shot. 
• Major back pain probably due to overdoing it ???? 
• Trouble emptying bladder completely now (got up to pee twice but the second time was cause I couldnt pee it all the first time)
• Realized I have been feeling Braxton hicks contractions for weeks now but just didn’t know what they were. I always thought they were Maverick pushing against me? But it’s like a tightness across my whole lower abdomen.
• Passed glucose test!

Diary: 29 weeks

• More Braxton hicks contractions
• TONS of baby kicks and rolls and punches and squirms ????
• So hard to sleep now. Between getting up to pee 1-3 times a night and Derek snoring/freaking out in his sleep I feel like I don’t sleep at all anymore 
• Still having contractions. 
• Mild heartburn quite often all week
• More back pain- upper and lower after working all weekend :( plus sore feet. 
• Pressure in butthole?? Is it him pressing on me from the inside?! So weird.

Diary: 30 weeks

• only 10 weeks left! Time is flying!
• Love my bump. It’s so cute ????can’t wait to meet Maverick!
• Had another ultrasound today! He’s still right on track, and weighs about 3lbs! He’s also head down at this point. 
• Lower back pain. Anxiety. Emotional. He wasnt moving much today and it was freaking me out really really badly. He started moving more that night so I felt better. 
• Derek got a baby gate put up at the top of the stairs for Jo to be safer when our friends come to visit???? 
• He’s started pushing out way harder. It’s kinda painful lol. 
• Derek felt him again today :) 

Diary: 31 weeks

• Pee has been smelling like asparagus for a few weeks but I haven’t eaten any asparagus? ????
• With him being head down, his hiccups feel like a heartbeat in my pubic region lol. 
• He is super active in spurts now. 
• Heartburn ????
• So. Tired. Omg. 
• Derek felt a big kick today and went WAH! Haha he said he’s ready to see his little man and so am I. We talked about what he might look like. 
• Really feeling some sharp round ligament pains today

Diary: 32 weeks

• Questions for NP: asparagus pee, tailbone positioning from broken tailbone tip- Hurt baby, keep baby from being able to come out, thudding heartbeat at night (feels like ultra high BP) at appointment Tuesday
• Stuffy nose
• Round ligament pain
• Feeling pretty moody today. Probably due to lack of sleep
• Derek said I impress him tonight. He’s said it a few times throughout my pregnancy for various reasons, like still working and pushing through even when I’m hurting or exhausted. Today it was because I’m carrying our son. He really realized how huge I am right now and I mentioned my round ligament pain and I guess it made him just be like wow. Haha :) I like that he notices things like that. 
• At my appt: My BP is loooowwww lol. Still normal but 98/58 lol. And his heart rate is 132-135 so he’s great. Asked my questions, no idea about asparagus pee, and the NP said my tailbone might cause issues and to let Dr. Aguayo know at my next appointment.  Forgot to ask about thudding heartbeat at night. 
• “I forgot what you look like without a baby in you”-Derek tonight when looking at older pics of us on my blog Lolol 
• Very emotional- went on a cleaning spree, nothing went right, the washer kept getting unbalanced and I cried over it lol. 
• Started taking famotidine for my constant heartburn (NP prescribed that and pantoprazole but I’ll start with famotidine and see if it helps)
• He still moves a ton. 
• I’m getting so big it’s hard to move (walk, get in the car, climb stairs, carry things, sit in a chair)
• Lots of pressure in my butt still? Sorta crampy at times. 
• Luna smelled my belly for the first time. It was cute :) 
• I lost part of my mucus plug today (last day of 32 weeks)

Diary: 33 weeks

• Pee frequency increasing
• Derek put his hand on my belly and was talking to Mav and Mav instantly kicked him hahah. Derek wasn’t expecting it to be such a clear response. 
• Had another ultrasound and doc appt! He’s growing right on track measuring about 4.5 lbs. I asked doc about my tailbone and she said it should be fine but it may hang him up a little during labor which concerns me. Hopefully it just moves out of the way and it’s fine ????. We got a pic of his cute squishy face too ????????. 

Diary: 34 weeks

• Dry eyes, when he puts pressure on my bladder it hurts/stings??
• Derek had an epiphany of how much more moms do than dads in regards to parenting. It was an interesting convo. 
• Feeling very emotional today. Haven’t slept well in a while. Snorted myself awake this morning. I read that my hormones are going to start to spike as my body prepares for birth so I guess that’s what the emotions are. 
• Still peeing so much. Also unquenchable thirst. 
• Belly button is starting to pop!!!!!!
• LOTS of Braxton hicks today…. 
• Super sweaty at night. 
• Can only “sleep” sitting upright- but Fitbit says I never sleep anyways lol
• Rib pain

Diary: 35 weeks

• No sleep hardly at all anymore. Even if I’m not getting up to pee, I’m still just in light sleep. 
• Emotional in the mornings from being tired. 
• Uncomfortable. Heartburn. Short of breath.
• Horrible dreams of breastfeeding and pumping failure ???? I was trying to pump right away and the pump parts were weird and just had tubes that dripped down into a bowl and then I didn’t store it right away so it all went bad and then the pump had milk all over it and was more like a funnel and I tried to clean it but it was weirdly crusty? Then I was trying to breastfeed and his mouth was the size of my pinky and my nip was weird and long like a long skinny pencil eraser nearly half an inch long and I was trying to put it in his tiny mouth but it barely fit and then he’d turn his head so it would pop out and I had no idea if he was drinking anything at all. Then there was a part where I forgot about him and found him in the kitchen in a bowl of scrambled eggs like a cushion and I scooped him up (he was like the size of a very small baby doll) and the eggs were cold but he was fine and I was trying to breastfeed again and it still didn’t work. ???? WTF are pregnancy dreams, dude.
• Sciatica starting up
• Group B strep test and doc appt this week! Questions: can I use/take magnesium to help with sleep/soreness? Is there anything else to help with sleep? She said Unisom and exercise will help with sleep. The group b strep test was a dry swab in my vag and then drug down my crack across my butthole lol. Unpleasant but not the worst thing. She asked if I wanted her to check me and I said no. I’ll be going back every week now! 
• I was FINALLY able to do some nesting. Washed his clothes/blankets/towels whatever I had for him and hung them up in his closet or made neat piles. Also bought one tiny bag of diapers and one tiny bag of wipes, a thing of baby wash, and some pacis and it made me feel a LOT better. 
• Rounded at work today. Basically killed me. Lower body is hella swollen, feet super sore. I did wear my belly band thing so it probably could have been worse in regards to my back pain but it’s still pretty bad. Mom gave me some Epsom salts to soak in so that’s what I’m doing now. 
• URGENT need to pee when I have to go now. 
• Hard to do anything now. Walk, sit, get up off the couch, stairs, drive, etc. 
• Put in request for maternity leave today
• Packed most of my hospital bag today

Diary: 36 weeks

• lots of butt pressure
• Get tired super fast
• Feet and legs swell if on them too long
• Soooo heavy feeling
• Still no sleep, peeing every 2 hours
• 36w2d sharp crampy pains in bottom of uterus/vagina lasted half the day and were worse while sitting down 
• 36&3 woke up in the middle of the night to pee and had intense pain lower left side of uterus. Thinking round ligaments. He is DEFINITELY dropping. My bump looks lower, I can breathe easier, less heartburn.
• 36&4 appt to check if I’m progressing. 0cm and 50% effaced. 
• Aub came over and we looked at baby stuff and she taught me all about my breast pump!
• Baby shower today!

Diary: 37 weeks

• constant Braxton hicks
• Got really dehydrated the day of my shower and tried to drink tons to make up for it the next day, ended up just making myself get up 6 times in the night to pee ???? every time I got up I had intense Braxton hicks and ligament pains. 
• New symptom: groin crease cramps????? Feels like a cramp inside my hip joint?
• Lots of sharper cramping feelings way down low. Very painful when I get up to pee at night.
• 37 week appt today: didn’t get to be checked but my BP and his HR were good. Super emotional about not getting checked though. Cried in the car even though it was my decision to leave. I think it’s just when things don’t go according to plan. 
• More crotch cramps, more trouble emptying my bladder at night. 

Diary: 38 weeks

• Woke up to Derek having made us breakfast :)))) 
• Yesterday and today I’ve had a really hard time remembering to eat lunch so I’ve eaten way too late and my blood sugar has bottomed out. 
• Extra emotional again today 
• More crotch cramps
• HUGELY swollen legs from hip to toe
• Very exhausted. Moving super slowly
• His movements are huge and some really hurt now. They feel sharper?
• I have lots of pressure in my butt/vag. 
• He seems super low
• It’s really hard to poop but I’m not feeling constipated? Just like it’s having to squeeze around him to come out lol
• Derek is so nervous about squishing the baby that he doesn’t hug me normally anymore. Tonight when he came in to tell me goodnight this happened- Me: I can’t wait til you will hug me normally again. D: when we’re standing right there looking over our babe? Me: huh? D: when we’re standing right in front of the pack and play looking over our baby just hugging and thinking about how it doesn’t make sense and trying not to cry. Me: ???????????????????? I will cry. 
• Appt today: Doc said my cervix is a loose 1cm dilated, 80% effaced, Negative 2 station at 38 weeks and 4 days. She said I have a very nice cervix for induction since I asked about that. His heart rate was 133 and my BP was 122/68.

Diary: 39 weeks

• Scheduled induction for 8/1!  
• lots of pressure, Braxton hicks, tailbone is sore, it’s Very Uncomfy to lay on my side cause then Mav floats that way and getting up hurts when he floats back down. 
• Had some MEGA cramping last night from 6-8pm. Crampy butthole, felt like impending diarrhea but was constipated to the max until I took a hot shower. Sat on yoga ball and rocked/rolled/moved for a long time. Derek brought me a quesadilla and some chips with cheese and I slowly ate in between cramps/waves of nausea that were mostly gas lol. Not sure what it was but it wasn’t super fun and I legit thought I was going into labor. 
• My tailbone burns when I sit in the bed. I think it’s probably moving and straining but it’s hard to sit other ways 
• Questions for appt Friday: what is her induction plan? What do I get and when? If we come in at 5pm when should I see about mom coming? If I am 80-90% effaced on Fri can I wait till Mon morning to come in say 6am Mon for blood work/prep and start pitocin at 7 instead of going in the night before? Or if I have to come in Sunday could I still eat until a certain time? What positions am I allowed to push in if I have an epidural? 
• I’m almost 3cm and still 80% effaced! She changed my time to come in for the induction to midnight on Sunday because she says my cervix is already favorable and I don’t need what they were going to do if I came in at 5pm on Sunday like they said to. Derek said he’s proud of me :)
• Water may have broken??? 1:45pm 7/29 (sloooow leaking feeling)- nope had Angie check off the books and it wasn’t that. Possibly discharge.

Diary: 40 weeks

Had Maverick on 8/1 at 4:39pm vaginally. 9 total hours of labor, 20 min pushing. Mom and Derek were there and Angie and Aguayo delivered him. It was the wildest experience of my entire life.