Published by admin on 12 Jun 2012 at 07:49 pm
36 weeks
People keep asking me how far along I am and I say 9 months. And they’re like, “WOAH, so you’re due like now?” and then I have to explain to them that pregnancy is 40 fucking weeks. And they glaze over and just want to know my due date. I’ve also had a couple of people tell me I don’t look that pregnant, which is hilarious, because COME ON. Also, the baby is measuring in the normal range, so suck it! My body just likes to modestly keep the baby close and not basketball it away from itself like some cute pregnant people I know.
The ankles are still a swelling and I’m uncomfortable about 30% of my day. Which, to be honest isn’t really that terrible. It’s just the cervix head bumps that are really making me gasp. Lay off the cervix, kid.
I saw the doctor today and she reassured me that her c section rate is much lower than Cedars’ which makes me feel better. That and the (slightly offensive?) reassurance from Seth that I have a good birthing body and a little distance from the class and I’m feeling much better. Besides, if I have a c section, I have a c section. Not much can be done by worrying over it. (Thanks for all the advice, by the way. It’s been very, very helpful.) And as Seth and I like to say (even though neither of us is remotely religious or in AA), “Let go and let god.” We say it with a little irony, of course, but not so much as to be offensive (we hope).
The car seat arrived yesterday, but it is sitting in the box alongside the crib (also in the box) and I have yet to pull the trigger on the bassinet. So, procrastination is still in effect. My doctor is out of town next week, so the baby is on strict instructions NOT to be born while she is gone, and so if he is born next week, I will be so PISSED. Her office has 6 (maybe 7?) doctors in practice with her, but I’ve never met any of them. Her practice doesn’t work that way, she’s my doctor and does the delivery, they don’t trade days. So, yeah, STAY INSIDE, kid. You have some more cooking to do! Thankfully I’ll see her Monday morning before she leaves, so if anything seems weird, we’ll know then that someone else will probably be handling the catching. (Please don’t let that happen…)
Ok, then. Here’s the bump.
9 Responses to “36 weeks”
Anne on 13 Jun 2012 at 4:17 am #
It is 40 weeks, but it is nine calendar months, plus a few days depending on which calendar months you have/if it is leap year or not. I just count backwards from my due date and go with that. Since I’ve got 44 days left I’m currently 7.5 months pregnant (I’m 34 weeks tomorrow, about two weeks behind you). People asking in months seem to want that answer. If I’m talking to a female I know has had kids reasonably recently I might answer in weeks.
Jen on 13 Jun 2012 at 5:22 am #
You look great, and will do great! xo
Stacey on 13 Jun 2012 at 9:24 am #
My baby is 3 months old this week and I just assembled the crib this week! He’s not sleeping in it yet…
Holly on 13 Jun 2012 at 9:57 am #
You are so adorable! And so pregnant! And OMG there is going to be an actual baby soooooooon, and I am so excited for you that I am overusing exclamation points!
!!!!!
Awesome.
nakedjen on 14 Jun 2012 at 1:07 pm #
I can’t believe I don’t even know if you’re having a doula or not? That feels absurd to me (the not knowing…not the having!) as I am a doula (both birth and post-partum)! I feel like I’ve been on this journey with you since, well, for 40 weeks! How can I not know?
Anyway, you look fantastic and I’m not just saying that to be nice. At all. You really do. You’re ready to birth in the best way. I’m saying that as a doula!
Also, as a doula, I’ll share that for the swelling you can eat lots of really fresh raw (yes, RAW) vegetables and then lean turkey (not RAW!). For whatever reason, that helps with swelling feet and ankles. Don’t ask me, why?? It just really helps.
Emily on 14 Jun 2012 at 5:11 pm #
If you don’t have a doula and want a recommendation, I have a friend who just attended her 10th birth as a doula and lives in your area. Let me know if you want her info.
Also, you look great! And I will send “stay inside a little longer!” vibes to Queequeg.
Angella on 15 Jun 2012 at 6:53 am #
Look at you! You look so, so great.
hillary on 18 Jun 2012 at 12:07 pm #
You look great! A few days before I gave birth my doctor said to me, “your hips are going to be great for childbirth!” and I was all “thanks! … wait.”
Lora on 26 Jun 2012 at 10:33 am #
One of my biggest life pet peeves is the gross incompetence around the number of months one is pregnant. I like the weeks thing. It makes sense to everyone. Everyone under 50 who has ever had a baby, that is.
I hope you’re feeling well.