Tuesday, 5 March 2013
So, third trimester today! Wow! I can report that I seem to
be experiencing extreme tiredness, which I will report to my midwife if it
continues until my appointment on Friday. I will be finding out at this appointment
the results from blood tests that were taken two weeks ago, so it is possible
that my iron levels are low or something like that.
Thursday, 7 March 2013 (Day 2)
So, I’m experiencing a number of “complaints”. My back has
been hurting when I go to bed, which is nothing new because I used to
occasionally have a sore back when I went to bed before I became pregnant. I
have been treating it by making sure that my hips are parallel, with the help
of a pillow. However, I have been noticing over the last two nights that my
bump is also sore. It’s not just a stretching sore feeling, where the bump is
hanging and needs support so it doesn’t hurt. It also hurts when I rest it on a
pillow, at the point where I’m resting it on the pillow. Combine this with restless
leg syndrome, and getting comfortable at night is extremely difficult. This is
when I am lying down, but I get a whole new set of “complaints” when I’m
sitting.
When I’m sitting, if I recline I find it hard to breath.
This has been a problem for a while, so I tend to sit leaning forward which is
actually a good thing at this stage of pregnancy for making sure the baby gets
into the best possible position for labour. However, my bump doesn’t fit
between my legs anymore, and it hurts when it rests on my legs because it
presses on my bladder, making me feel like I also constantly need to pee. I
have experienced a few of the dribble trips to the loo, and I am trying to make
myself wait until I’m sure I need to pee before I go, to try and save on bad habits
that could continue after pregnancy. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on
how you look at it, the urge to pee often goes away when I walk around, so I
can feel the need to pee many times before I actually need to go.
Friday, 8 March 2013 (Day 3)
So it turns out there’s a reason for my tiredness, and it’s
an obvious one. My iron levels are a little low, but I’m not anaemic. I’ve been
told to take some Iron, Vitamin C and some magnesium (to help with the restless
legs). Apparently chocolate contains magnesium as well – random fact for the
day – but that doesn’t mean that I can go nuts on it. In fact, I’m supposed to
limit my sugar and carbohydrate intake. Other than that, all is good. My Anti-D
injection didn’t even hurt, and I may be getting a student midwife to assist in
my birth (in addition to the two qualified midwives that will be assisting in
my birth).
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| Silouhette taken 10/03/13 (28 weeks + 5 days) |
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