Hey Ladies!
It has been a hectic & stressful week for me.. There are alot of stuffs going on at work and it's really getting to me.
So finally, we are approaching quickly to the 8th month of this pregnancy.
3rd Trimester! Definitely still a dream to me after a long period of trying. I am indeed bless to get the chance to go through this journey.
So for this blog post, I wanna share on some of the symptoms and changes I felt with my body. What are the things that are common or occurs in regular basis.. Let's start!
Weight Gain - Maintain the same?
Personally, my weight has not been gaining nor losing at this stage. It has been the same during my 1st check up. It was between 76kg - 78kg. And currently at 31 weeks, I am at 78kg. Knowing that it's important for our weight gain to consistently increase slowly, ensuring the weight gain is pack to the lil one. Currently, as of my previous visit to the gynae, lil bean is at 1.3kg at 29 weeks.. So roughly this week, lil bean will be at 1.7kg if everything goes smoothly.
Bodyache - Joint Aches Are Killing me!
Something that I started to realize is that, I am feeling more achy now all over.. especially my upper and lower back. It was hard for me to move out of the bed without feeling the aches and pain. I am not sure why so, but I decide to get it check if truly, the aches and pain gets unbearable. My work nature needs me to move about, bend down and at times, assist patients to their bed or escort them. And my journey to work and home requires alot of walking. My walker counter reaches roughly 5000 steps to 7000 steps daily. I used to have no issue walking up to 10,000 steps daily before or during my first 2 trimester. But now at 3rd Trimester, it's a struggle to even walk up to the bathroom which is like 10 steps away from my bed without complaining to myself the aches and pain. Currently, the aches are all over my body now.. Feeling sore and tired is something common now to me since Week 29. I just want to rest and sleep..
Tummy feels tighter - Braxton Hicks welcomes itself this week?
I recalled having a strange cramping which felt like menstrual cramp vs pooing cramp one night on bed when I woke up at 9pm. I was stunned that I couldn't move due to the sensation and worried it might affect lil bean. It lasted about 30 seconds and I didn't have that sensation again for the night.. But for the next few days, I notice my belly gets tighter but there is no pain or discomfort at all.. And then, when I checked the symptoms, it was describe as Braxton Hicks. Also known as Prodromal or false labor pain, it's like a sneak peak to the actual event of a true labor sensation.. It's fairly common to feel when approaching your 30 weeks progression. While some may experience from 29 weeks onwards. I started feeling the discomfort when standing up or walking about. It felt better when lying and sitting down. Do check with your Doctor if the cramping intensified and the pattern get regular.. It could mean that you are going into pre-term labor. Some may go off itself, but some requires treatment to prevent a preterm labor to occur. I could be consider as high risk for these as I am currently on Metformin for my diabetes (even though it was well controlled) Aspirin for pre-eclampsia precautions, although my pressure has been all good. So having these, I really need to ensure that it will be seen by my Doctor once it gets too much for me to handle. Avoid spicy food as well. Some say it will induce labor.. *OMG*
Swollen Feet & Calf - Walking is a drag now
Yes, those dainty feet are no longer in present during your 3rd trimester. I started feeling these at 28 weeks onwards. I tend to get those lines when I took out my socks after work. Water retention creeps in as I am always on my feet during my duty. Although Mountain Bear can't see the difference in it, I knew my legs were swollen. They tend to feel more colder and chubbier at the calf and ankle area. And it's a drag for me to walk around.. It felt 'heavy' even when I tried to get out of bed. Urgh.. I started putting on compression stocking at night before bed and whenever I need to move about more in the house. With this, I needed Mountain Bear helps to put in on, due to my belly getting in the way and again, that's a very tight sock! Once I tried putting it on myself and I accidentally hit my belly with my elbow, hoping it didn't shock the lil one in there. So now, every time I had the socks on by Mountain Bear, I will place a huge pillow over my belly to avoid similar incident to occur. Another way that I started doing at work was putting up my leg onto another chair during my breaktime. It was a relief!
Fatigue, Sleepy & Insomnia - What a combo!
I find it extremely hard to focus at work or even when watching TV now, without nodding off to dreamland. I am seriously thinking of packing my pillow with me everywhere I go.. I just need to shut these eyes and sleep whenever I have the chance. In the car, in the bus, in the train, on the toilet bowl, under the shower, waiting for the water to boil at the stove, watching TV, checking my phones. Yes, I felt sleepy. BUT when it comes to night time, I couldn't sleep! Lil one has been extremely active these past few days at 31 weeks... Moving alot and gives me lil kicks and punch here and there.. And I realize that lil one does something weird, Hiccups! Yes, the jerking motions happens every 2-3 seconds for about 2mins each.. Not always but it's kinda cute and fascinating.. And it's one of the reason I couldn't sleep well.. When I turn right, lil bean kicks.. Turn left, kicking, lay supine, kicking more! So after few trial and error, I found out that putting a soft fluffy pillow on my left side with my bolster under my right arm gives a nice sleeping position for me. But still, after a moveless sleep, I still wake up fatigue and achy all over.. Soon, this will be over too.. Embrace it as part of the journey!
Heartburn - Gastric Reflux with a kick!
I woke up in the middle of the night, grabbing Mountain Bear's arm when I felt a sharp pain at my upper mid chest area.. "Heart attack?!" I asked myself... Then I felt the sensation fades and comes again with some sour taste in my throat. Mountain Bear jolted up when he felt my grip and checked on me quickly.. I felt bad grabbing him that way.. LOL! But it was a sharp pain that shocked me too! Ahh... I recalled having a big meal few hours before bed.. Something spicy and heavy meal.. I prop myself up with tons of pillow behind me and sleep in a sitting manner.. It disappeared after few minutes.. I recalled having it few times especially when lil one moves and kick upwards.. I was advice to take small and frequent meals to avoid it from occurring.
Dizziness & Headaches
I feel like I am floating at times when I walk with dizziness. It's rare but once I had them, I really needed support to balance myself.. Usually happens after I woke up from a long interrupted sleep. Yes, those unpleasant kinds of sleep when you are easily awoken by God knows what.. And when that happens, I will try to rest on the floor and raise my leg up onto the wall or sofa to allow blood to gush up to my head.. A technique that works, but since being 31 weeks pregnant and sitting on the floor means issue getting up afterwards, I try to have it done on bed with my legs up the wall.. I can't even do that for long before pins and needles attacked my legs.. LOL!! The wonders of being pregnant.. :D
Thirsty & Hungry late night
Yes.... 2am in the morning, when the hunger strikes, I would camp in my kitchen, enjoying a scoop or two of some ice cream or 2 slice of warm bread with peanut butter spreads.. This rarely occurs for me but I do know few of my friends address themselves as night rats, roaming in the kitchen late at night while their husbands sleeps.. LOL!! Some even manage to cook pasta to satisfied their hunger craves.. I recalled, craving for Thosai.. An Indian specialty food.. It was so bad, I had to make it myself using the instant flour I had! Worth the time spent! Hahahaha!! Slept like a baby afterwards!
Ladies, I have so much to share, yet little time.. Currently I need to get some stuffs done! If you like this blog, do continue check them again ya! I will try my best to update as frequently as possible!
Till then!
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