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title = "Third Trimester!"
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slug = "2006-05-14-third-trimester"
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published = 2006-05-14T13:08:00-07:00
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author = "Anonymous"
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tags = []
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Things are moving right along! It's hard to believe we only have about 7
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weeks left until we welcome a new member of the family. Emil and I have
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been busy in the last several months finishing the nursery and attending
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birthing classes. Here's a recap!
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April and May have been big growth months for the baby. I'm definately
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looking pregnant now! The baby has been pretty active, mostly kicking my
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right ribcage and hitting my left lower side area. As we discovered
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during our May 5th appointment this is because the baby is in the heads
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down position already. The doctor also commented during this visit that
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I'm "all baby in there!"
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The baby tends to move early in the morning between 5:00 - 8:00 AM and
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later in the evening after dinner, generally 8:00 - 11:00 PM. Emil loves
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resting his hand on my tummy in the morning to feel the baby kick!
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In early April I went in for my glucose test. As many know since I'm
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terrified of basically every medical procedure I was not looking forward
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to the test. As it turns out the needle was not the issue. My stomach
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couldn't handle the high dose of sugar, and about 10 minutes after the
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blood draw I ended up throwing up in the doctor's sink! Very
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embarassing!! Luckily, the test results came back great.
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We have attended 2 of our 4 birthing classes. The first one was pretty
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basic third trimester type stuff. What Emil took away from that class is
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that every other couple (about 14 others) knew the sex of their baby! He
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isn't letting me forget it either! The second class was mostly around
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pain management. I barely made it through without passing out listening
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to the whole epidural process. The next class we will watch an actual
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birth.
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I've doing really well. Up until very recently could do almost
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everything without issue. In the last week I've had a bit more
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difficulty with bending over, longer walks, and general tiredness at the
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end of the day. All in all though everything is going great!
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FYI...for those of you who believe in old wives tales the heart rate is
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around 134, which means it leans towards being a boy, but I crave sweets
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(like ice cream and cake) which mean it could be a girl!
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