The weekend was the first time anyone actually called me ''big'' and asked me how long I had to go! I don't know if it made me happy or not? I feel like my belly has just popped out, out of no where. I catch glimpses of myself in the mirror and think... WOAH, how have I gone from announcing my pregnancy to all of a sudden telling people I'm 30 weeks?
Things that I've noticed lately?
- I feel very big & uncomfortable. It's really hard sitting at a desk from 8.45am until 5.30pm every day. It's getting harder to reach my keyboard, my belly may be growing but my arms aren't! Mostly, I just want to lay down, and by about 3pm - I'm seriously okay with just lying on the floor in my office. Don't judge me for it!
- Welcome back hormones, you have not been missed. As we know, the baby can feel your emotion and moods, so I'm trying really hard to stay calm and happy - but it's not easy when I feel like I have bipolar!
- I am starting to forget things. Baby brain is pretty common, and can effect most pregnant women. My suggestion? Open your notepad on your phone, and write everything down. My to-do list has honestly saved me a few times!
- I am REALLY tired. Not just sleepy, but tired. I have been having naps constantly, and feel a little achy all over.
- Things on the inside are starting to feel pretty crampy and squashed. The kicks are getting pretty hard & strong now, but it's really nice to feel them, even if they hurt a little!
- I am starting to really slow down. I can't walk very fast. Actually.. I can't move very fast at all.
- I run out of breath very quickly. Even walking down a flight of stairs. This is because the uterus now puts a lot more pressure on the diaphragm, and it feels like my lungs are being squished. It may look like my baby sits low, but he sits right up underneath my right lung. I swear I can feel him scratching it! I try to get him to move to the left, but he really loves it! I have almost considered making his middle name ''right''.
- I am starting to get a bit of the ''nesting'' coming on.. I have been spending quite a bit of time in the nursery... cleaning, washing things, preparing things, changing things, folding the same items over 20 times.
- I'm getting more and more excited about meeting our little man every single day. I remember being 20 weeks pregnant - that was 10 weeks ago and time has flown by.. so I can just imagine how quickly the next 10 weeks will go! He will be in my arms in no time!
- I don't cry as easily as I thought I would? I know some women say even a TV ad will set them off.. but me? No crying! Just a moody roller-coaster ride!
- My dreams are getting SUPER weird again. I have been trying to write them down so I can look back and laugh at how crazy I was.
- Exercising right now is really important & I have seen such an improvement since exercising/stretching every night. I now only cramp up a little while I sleep, and just feel generally better all over. (as best as I can considering I feel like Violet from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory after she blows up into a blueberry balloon!)
- Practising breathing is also super important. I feel like when I breathe in and out big & deep and lift my arms up, it creates room and the baby can stretch out a little. It gives me a little break from feeling squished, too!
- Now is definitely the time to buy a pregnancy pillow - the bigger my belly gets, the harder it is to sleep. I feel like I have gotten away with it so far because my mattress is a Tempur Memory Foam mattress which just moulds to the shape I am, but things are starting to get heavy now, and I can feel my lower back being pulled forward by the weight of my belly.
- Now is the time to pamper yourself! I had a massage on the weekend and it was honestly the greatest thing ever.
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