Week 34 baby #5

On Friday morning, I woke up and my belly was a totally different shape & I also was feeling a lot of low pressure. I had been having contractions the night before, but they stopped after falling asleep. I decided to call my doctor in the afternoon after taking a comparison picture between my 33 week (first thing in the morning picture) and my 33 week 1 day (after eating and in the afternoon picture.) You can see how much smaller my belly was and my prediction was correct. He had dropped!

From what I have read online baby can drop and move up as many times has he likes until delivery.

At the office they monitored me and saw I was contracting every 2-3 minutes even though at that point I wasn't really feeling them. The doctor checked me and said I am 1 cm and 75% effaced. I was then sent to the hospital. Once Matt and I got there the contractions started to intensify and I started to really feel them. They gave me an IV in my wrist which is the worst in my opinion! Finally, after contracting for hours the doctors were able to space them out and then eventually they stopped completely. I got my first steroid shot to speed up the development of baby boy's lungs, but wouldn't be getting the second one for 24 hours. It was pretty obvious at this point that I would be staying the night there, but I really didn't want to accept it and was trying to compromise with my doctor so I could go home. Obviously, that didn't work!

Matt went home to get the kids ready for bed. Thankfully, my parents were able to take care of them during our stay. I was able to FaceTime them to say goodnight! Rose immediately started crying which of course made me start crying. It is so hard as a stay at home mom to be away from my kids. I am literally with them 24/7 unless they're at school. The constant IV drip was making me have to wake up every 1.5-2 hours to use the bathroom. I probably got a total of 4 hours of sleep.

I saw one of my other doctors the next morning and he told me I would be monitored again after my second steroid shot for an hour and if it looked good I could go home back on strict bedrest. If I have contractions then I will be staying at the hospital the remainder of my pregnancy. That was really hard to hear. During the monitoring I stayed totally still in fear that any slight movement could be mistaken as a contraction.

Luckily, we passed the monitoring and were able to leave!

Monday was my 34 week appointment. According to their scale I weigh 111.3lbs which is the same as the past two weeks. Though my doctor didn't say he is concerned I am going to try to up my calories. The end of pregnancy can be hard. You feel full very quickly, your ribs hurt, you get heartburn, and being on bedrest is making my back and hips ache much more than Rose's pregnancy where I was able to go on walks every morning. My blood pressure was 117/77 and most importantly Baby B looks great! I go every Monday morning until delivery!

34 weeks with Trent

34 weeks with Rose

This week baby is the size of a pineapple weighing about 4.9lbs and around 19-22 inches in length.

Just ONE more Makena shot! 

Sleep: The usual waking up a few times to use the restroom and vivid dreams.

Craving: Milk, cheeseburgers (specifically Five Guys), milkshake (Oreo), soft serve ice cream.

Symptoms: Braxton hicks, rib pain, out of breath, reflux.

Looking forward to: Celebrating Valentine's Day at home today! 

What I am loving: Still being pregnant. We were so close to delivering him last weekend and that is really the last thing I want right now. It would be very hard to drive multiple times a day to the NICU 45 minutes away. Not to mention seeing him with all the cords and oxygen would break my heart.

Days Until:

35 week appointment: 4 days 

C-section: 35 days 

Total pounds gained: 15lbs