We're onto our next fruit/vegetable! My little boy is now roughly the size of a SQUASH, measuring approximately 15.5 inches from head to toe. I can't believe how big he is getting - it is strange to think that there is potentially little more growing to do, most of what he has to do is get fat! Crazy.
This week has been pretty good, I have been feeling him move almost constantly. On Tuesday I updated on our 28 week appointment which went really well, and then on Saturday we had our tour of Bracken Birthing Center where I hope to give birth. The place only has 3 rooms and one of them has a birthing pool which is really nice. The other two rooms are very comfortable looking; they have purple walls and low lighting, they are going for the "home away from home" look. If however I showed up to have my baby and these rooms were all taken, they have a 2nd labor ward which is about a 3 minute walk away. This ward isn't as nice though... it just looks like hospital beds. There is another birthing pool, but I would much rather use the one in the birthing center!!
At the end of the tour, the midwife answered a bunch of questions and gave us tips and infromation about labor. It was really interesting, there were 3 other couples on the tour and I was the least far along! I can't imagine waiting much longer to have seen the birthing center. One lady was 38 weeks! I would have felt so unprepared had I waited that long. Anyways, the midwife was really nice and helpful - she talked about birth and pain relief options a lot. In the birthing center, there are limited pain relief options - if you want anything like an epidural or anything more than gas and air then you have to go to the other ward. It was really nice to talk to a lot of other people who feel that it is completely realistic to not have an epidural. It has really been annoying me lately everyone saying how unrealistic it is to not have one; birth is a natural thing and I do not believe I am incapable of giving birth without one. I can do it!! I admit that I am scared out of my mind, but I feel confident that my body will do what it needs to do.
The midwife did a demonstration about the effects of massage and leaning over when you're having contractions. She handed out ice cubes to everyone and we had to keep them in our hands for a complete minute to show us how long a real contraction was. This doesn't sound bad but actually it is quite painful to keep an ice cube in your hand for that long! Then, we did the same thing again but we had to get on our knees and have our husbands/partners rub our backs. This was a really cool demonstration, because when Adam was rubbing my back I hardly even noticed the ice cube - I only noticed that it was melting in my hand!
The tour itself was great, I feel much more reassured now about what exactly to do when I start to have contractions, and where to go, and where to park which was Adam's concern...haha. :)
I am getting pretty big. I feel huge. I don't have any maternity shorts and it's been really hot out the last 3 days. I tried wearing normal shorts with an elastic band but this is highly annoying! My feet are beginning to hurt a lot. Blah! I can't really tie my shoes anymore which is worrying since I have a long 11 weeks left. :)
All in all though, I can already imagine being sad when pregnancy is over! I mean, I will be overjoyed to have my little boy here but I LOVE being able to feel him kicking around and even watch his little limbs poking out. haha. It's incredible.
That's all for now I think! We start our antenatal classes on June 8th which I am very very excited for.
A little update from my growing baby!
[From parentsconnect.com]
Having a baby prematurely is frightening, no doubt. But here's a reason to relax: Due to the impressive advancements of medical technology, if your baby is born this week, she'd have a 9 out of 10 chance of survival, which is seriously great news. Other awesome developments:
Baby's brain can now control her breathing and body temperature. She can also cough, and her sucking abilities have been perfected. Look out, boobs!
Your Mini's skin is looking less wrinkled as she packs on the pounds. She's starting to look more like a Pampers model and less like a Depends model. She's now beefing up on the energizing and insulating white fat she'll be born with (unfortunately, white fat is not energizing and insulating for adults!).
And speaking of energy, your little Energizer Bunny is on fire these days. You're sure to feel your share of kicks, punches and elbows, especially when you're lying down. You might want to start keeping a kick chart to monitor your baby's movements, and also to later show your 13-year-old child what you endured for him or her. Ask your doctor how to count kicks and how often you should do it.
This week your baby is a little over 15 inches long—about the length of a loaf of bread—and weighs about 3 pounds, as much as a Macbook Air laptop.
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