34 Week Update
Time is flying by! I am 34 weeks today… that means I only have 42 days until my due date, but who’s counting? ;-) I know that a due date is not a “sure thing”; In fact, only about 5% (or less) of women deliver on their due date and ~ 85% give birth sometime between two weeks before and two weeks after… It’s more like a “due month”! ;-) Either way, mine is fast approaching and we’re getting anxious!
Our birthing class last weekend was… informative. We opted for the all day class instead of breaking it up over several weekends, and that was a good call. We were told to bring pillows and a blanket to learn stretches, positions and breathing techniques, so in a sense it seemed like a kindergarten class nap time – except with 15 pregnant women on the floor instead of 5-year-olds. ;-) We watched breast feeding and birthing videos (intense) and covered many topics.
I had an appointment yesterday and am now going every two weeks. I’ll give the “usual” stats: my blood pressure was 100/60, I’ve gained 2 pounds since last month, Bennett’s heart rate is 138 (he was all over the place!), and I am measuring right on where I am week-wise. We talked about the big babies in Quinn’s and my family. It’s funny, you don’t really think about how much someone weighed at birth… until you’re about to have his son! Quinn was 10.5 lbs and 24 inches at birth! Epidural, anyone?? ;-)
The crib is coming this week and we are excited to get things set up for Baby Bennett. As soon as I have pictures of the room, I will share!
Our birthing class last weekend was… informative. We opted for the all day class instead of breaking it up over several weekends, and that was a good call. We were told to bring pillows and a blanket to learn stretches, positions and breathing techniques, so in a sense it seemed like a kindergarten class nap time – except with 15 pregnant women on the floor instead of 5-year-olds. ;-) We watched breast feeding and birthing videos (intense) and covered many topics.
I had an appointment yesterday and am now going every two weeks. I’ll give the “usual” stats: my blood pressure was 100/60, I’ve gained 2 pounds since last month, Bennett’s heart rate is 138 (he was all over the place!), and I am measuring right on where I am week-wise. We talked about the big babies in Quinn’s and my family. It’s funny, you don’t really think about how much someone weighed at birth… until you’re about to have his son! Quinn was 10.5 lbs and 24 inches at birth! Epidural, anyone?? ;-)
The crib is coming this week and we are excited to get things set up for Baby Bennett. As soon as I have pictures of the room, I will share!
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