holy crikey. 7 weeks to go, give or take.
we had such a busy weekend that i think she's been kinda tired... the past two days have been quiet in there. i get the occasional wiggle or thump but overall she's calm. i think she rotated, though, which figures (she's feet-down now). i'm not going to worry about it, she likes to move around... we'll see what happens.
i do feel like she's growing a LOT though--i'm starting to notice a distinct limit to my range of motion in terms of bending and twisting and rolling over!
and i'm having sleep issues that seem to be getting worse. i wake up every 1-3 hours right on schedule and have to switch sides or pee... something about laying on one side for too long just doesn't agree with me. and i've been feeling a hovering leg cramp just under the surface that i know will show its ugly face sooner or later. so yeah, i wake up at night. a lot. i cannot wait until i can sleep on my stomach again! *sigh*
also i learned something (important) yesterday. amongst the things i bought over the weekend was a manual breast pump, and i was thinking "hey, wouldn't it be smart to start practicing before she's born?" the answer is NO! unless you are trying to induce labor, do not pump early! apparently--and i should've reasoned this out--the stimulation can start contractions due to hormone production. so however curious you may be about the BFing process and/or the effectiveness of pumping, you just have to wait.
i also bought a pack of these nature babycare diapers as a backup for our cloth stash (and for those first extra-gross meconium poos)... i'm intrigued, but i'm also kind of disappointed that i can't find as much in-depth info as i want on them. they weren't too pricey though, at $10.99 for 44. i doubt i will even use all of them, honestly.
i have to say, i love the adiri bottles i picked out though! obviously i haven't used them yet so i can't really attest to their effectiveness in feeding a baby, but my personal impression is that they are totally freakin' awesome. the whole top part (yes, it looks like a boob, on purpose) is made of a squishy silicone that feels pretty close to a milk-filled breast. and the nipples are shaped anatomically too. it's all supposed to help prevent "nipple confusion" when switching between breast and bottle. yes, nipple confusion is real. i got really annoyed with a know-it-all co-worker the other day who insisted she's 'never seen a baby get that'... except that my friend who just delivered had that exact problem when her baby was given a pacifier too soon! babies have to use a completely different oral technique for bottle vs. breast feeding. ugh. anyway. i figure if you're going to use bottles, even occasionally, they might as well be as close to the real thing as possible. so i'm excited about these. (edit: i just read that they can't be used in a warmer without the "warming cap" so i will probably be returning my bottle warmer rather than buy another gadget to make it work. hot water under the faucet is good enough for me.)
i find it interesting that my brain seems to be prepping itself for newborn care whether i like it or not... normally i'm pretty indifferent to babies, even a little uninterested, at least until they are old enough to communicate verbally. but lately i think they are really cute and sweet. i still don't necessarily want to hold one, but i find i am more interested than i have ever been before, and i can just tell it's hormonal. i had another one of those dreams where my belly skin is like thin rubber or something... i dreamed that rowan's whole body was pushed out, almost like i had no skin at all, and i was holding her and showing matt thinking "wow this is her!!" she looked like a real baby, not too little or wrinkly or anything, just cute. she wasn't being born, she just kinda became visible to the point that it was like there was nothing holding her back. i woke up with a strong sense of maternal...something...i liked holding her, i can imagine now what it will be like to have our baby out here in the world. these are things i have never really given much thought to before; or perhaps i just hadn't had the appropriately maternal emotional response to the thought. apparently now i do.
yikes! big kicks just now.
anyway i can't think of anything else to write, so peace out.
we had such a busy weekend that i think she's been kinda tired... the past two days have been quiet in there. i get the occasional wiggle or thump but overall she's calm. i think she rotated, though, which figures (she's feet-down now). i'm not going to worry about it, she likes to move around... we'll see what happens.
i do feel like she's growing a LOT though--i'm starting to notice a distinct limit to my range of motion in terms of bending and twisting and rolling over!
and i'm having sleep issues that seem to be getting worse. i wake up every 1-3 hours right on schedule and have to switch sides or pee... something about laying on one side for too long just doesn't agree with me. and i've been feeling a hovering leg cramp just under the surface that i know will show its ugly face sooner or later. so yeah, i wake up at night. a lot. i cannot wait until i can sleep on my stomach again! *sigh*
also i learned something (important) yesterday. amongst the things i bought over the weekend was a manual breast pump, and i was thinking "hey, wouldn't it be smart to start practicing before she's born?" the answer is NO! unless you are trying to induce labor, do not pump early! apparently--and i should've reasoned this out--the stimulation can start contractions due to hormone production. so however curious you may be about the BFing process and/or the effectiveness of pumping, you just have to wait.
i also bought a pack of these nature babycare diapers as a backup for our cloth stash (and for those first extra-gross meconium poos)... i'm intrigued, but i'm also kind of disappointed that i can't find as much in-depth info as i want on them. they weren't too pricey though, at $10.99 for 44. i doubt i will even use all of them, honestly.
i have to say, i love the adiri bottles i picked out though! obviously i haven't used them yet so i can't really attest to their effectiveness in feeding a baby, but my personal impression is that they are totally freakin' awesome. the whole top part (yes, it looks like a boob, on purpose) is made of a squishy silicone that feels pretty close to a milk-filled breast. and the nipples are shaped anatomically too. it's all supposed to help prevent "nipple confusion" when switching between breast and bottle. yes, nipple confusion is real. i got really annoyed with a know-it-all co-worker the other day who insisted she's 'never seen a baby get that'... except that my friend who just delivered had that exact problem when her baby was given a pacifier too soon! babies have to use a completely different oral technique for bottle vs. breast feeding. ugh. anyway. i figure if you're going to use bottles, even occasionally, they might as well be as close to the real thing as possible. so i'm excited about these. (edit: i just read that they can't be used in a warmer without the "warming cap" so i will probably be returning my bottle warmer rather than buy another gadget to make it work. hot water under the faucet is good enough for me.)
i find it interesting that my brain seems to be prepping itself for newborn care whether i like it or not... normally i'm pretty indifferent to babies, even a little uninterested, at least until they are old enough to communicate verbally. but lately i think they are really cute and sweet. i still don't necessarily want to hold one, but i find i am more interested than i have ever been before, and i can just tell it's hormonal. i had another one of those dreams where my belly skin is like thin rubber or something... i dreamed that rowan's whole body was pushed out, almost like i had no skin at all, and i was holding her and showing matt thinking "wow this is her!!" she looked like a real baby, not too little or wrinkly or anything, just cute. she wasn't being born, she just kinda became visible to the point that it was like there was nothing holding her back. i woke up with a strong sense of maternal...something...i liked holding her, i can imagine now what it will be like to have our baby out here in the world. these are things i have never really given much thought to before; or perhaps i just hadn't had the appropriately maternal emotional response to the thought. apparently now i do.
yikes! big kicks just now.
anyway i can't think of anything else to write, so peace out.
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