Bumps and Babies: Weeks 28-30 Update

HELLLOOOO

I'm baaaaack and bigger than ever ;)

Three whole weeks have flown by since we last talked about my Peanut journey - and in pregnancy terms...that's a lot of time 😅

In all honesty, I busied myself with some freelance work and prioritized getting it done. Plus, it had been a little while since I had a big assignment, and I was genuinely excited to #werk.

 

I'm a writer, so my days consist of looking at a computer screen. I also create my own content and social media displays for other businesses, so that too means a lot of eyeball to screen time, too.

The last thing I wanted to do after spending hours like this 💻👀 was do more of that. So blogs needed a break.

But here we go...Updates!

 

Three weeks ago was Thanksgiving. Usually Austin and I house hop around and see both of our families. But this year, we stayed quarantined...

 

We rarely get sick thanks to our strong immune systems. Growing up with a mom who's a doctor and being married to a man who's a paramedic - I have my own internal defenses. BUT - when we do happen to get sick...we get S I C K. 

 

Austin woke up on Thanksgiving morning with a fever, body aches, and chills. None of these symptoms left him alone for 5 days.

He was stressed. Like I said, when I'm sick I'm out for the count. In the past, I've ended up my moms ER. So the husband wanted non of that this year, especially while my Peanut is still cooking. 

 

When I tell you he DROWNED our house in alcohol...

 

I had to open windows and doors just to breathe and not kill brain cells.

But it worked - because this momma did not end up getting an ounce of the sickies. Thank goodness.

The following week was baby shower. It was everything I wanted - winter themed, games, and the food 😛

 

My amusement was being the worst at guessing my own size...

Everyone made their guesses with string. I said "This game is either going to boost my ego or hurt my feelings." I hurt my own feelings by adding an extra foot to my string. I thought I was much bigger than what I was 😆

 

Overall, I just loved celebrating my sweet boy one last time with family before he makes his big debut. 

I feel like there has been so much going on lately, 

I haven't been spending as much time with my pregnancy thoughts as I used to.

But I also feel like it's crunch time - we are getting close to the final count down and I'm like WE HAVE THINGS TO DO

But when you're at this point, and things feel like they are a little wild...

The house isn't quite ready

Thoughts of labor seem intense 

Nesting is overwhelming

 

You want to rest and relax but it's hard when everything is going a million miles per second...

I'm reminded to stop and love where I am. 

Feel the kicks and smile. 

Talk to the belly. 

Go to sleep early, wake up with the sun and enjoy slow mornings.

I'm going to miss being pregnant. I know I am. The thought of my first pregnancy being one for the books has me teary eyed as we speak.

The hustle and bustle will always be there - but my first pregnancy ever will never happen again.

I need to remember to savor every second.

As we get closer to Peanuts arrival, 

my appointments with my midwife are closer together. Which also means I can hear his little heartbeat and even see him more often.

 

I know I have my moms ultrasound to play with - but it's not the same as having a pro tell you what's what.

 

We saw his sweet little self. As of December 8th, he is weighing 3.4 pounds and marked off every health check they had. Pure perfection! 

But, we also learned that he is VERY comfortable laying horizontal.

The midwife said "transverse," and I was like...ma'am I need you to break this down for me.

There was a time, waaaaay back when... Peanut was maybe about 4 months in the belly, and in the ultrasound, he was comfortably reclined: one ankle over the other, one hand in his mouth, and the other behind his head. He was actually chillin.

Turns out, he hasn't move from this position the entire pregnancy.

That is transverse.

But for as far as I am, he should be working his way down...head down. Right?!

My midwife wasn't necessarily worried - but she did say the "C" word I've been wanting to avoid at all costs...

C Section.

If you know me, you know I hyper focus when I probably don't need to.

I hyper focused.

 Midwife gave me the online resources to use to try and get my little guy to flip and be labor ready, saying we would check his position again in 2 weeks.

2 weeks? Okay okay...we got this Peanut...

 

But when those methods didn't work within the first second of trying them, there I was on google trying to search every way humanly possible to shimmy my baby.

 

It's confusing, though, because some sources claim it's a 1 and 50 chance to be past 30 weeks and have a transverse baby. Others say I have time and he is bound to flip.

 

Soooo....what's what, I ask you?

 

My methods have included:

Knees on the edge of the couch and elbows on the floor. Google says 45 seconds? I do 2 minutes 7 times per day.

Raised pelvis with feet planted and back on the floor. Google says ice helps too? I doubled up and did it for 15 minutes.

Elephant walking? Austin came in while I was awkwardly elephant waddling and was like...

So like... 

I stopped my daily walks when the weather changed. I liked doing them first thing in the morning, and used that as an excuse to stop...because it was too cold. 

 

I've also been (well, was) a hard core yogi for 7 years - and I have claimed this entire pregnancy that I'd do yoga...

But I sometimes feel like a child who needs guidance and accountability - so I haven't done the yoga. 

I know I know *insert eye roll*

But I mean...I haven't done yoga until I learned that my baby is sideways.

So here we are - 30 pounds heavier - trying to get rid of the rust and dust on my body and move in ways I haven't in a long time.

 

Go me :)

I have to be honest though - mom guilt - I feel like I've done something wrong. 

He isn't head down and it's my fault.

 

Is it because I didn't keep up with my walks? Or because I didn't do yoga or work out like I planned? Did I do something?

Is it me? no. 

But in my head, it is.

I'm not against C Sections or those who have them, by any means. But we have our plan and that's the plan I want to stick with.

In the end, I know that Greyson is my priority, and delivering him in whatever method is going to keep him safe, is what I'll do.

But I'm going to keep going upside down and trying to convince him to shift until the docs tell me otherwise.

The update is...as of today (12/11/22) 

He scared me a little bit this morning because his head was way higher than I'd like. I thought "Oh my gosh are we working in the wrong direction?!" But as the day went on, and I continued my inversions...

His tushy is now higher than his head. He's at more of a diagonal than horizontal at the moment. I'll take it!

Good job, sweet boy.

I mean, we are only on day 4 of actively doing things to flip him. Someone tell me to calm down 😅

My overactive brain stresses, okay?

 I'm hoping to go back to weekly blogs  - Unless I get a wild hair and throw myself to the freelance wolves...pick up more work before I'm consumed by my perfect newborn.

We shall see! 

Regardless, I'll update you as I can.

I can't wait to reread my blogs years from now and tell Peanut...this is the first ever story I wrote about you :)

Until next time!