At 34 weeks and 1 day, Baby Girl finally found my ribs.
Joy.
I had been getting this numb/tingling sensation in one particular spot near the bottom of my ribs, and asked the doctor what that was. He said Camryn has probably found a nerve she can hit just right to give me that tingly feeling. What a darling she is. She likes to hit that nerve at least a few times a day, but I told the doctor I was just glad she doesn't dig her feet up into my ribs like I've heard so many other women complain about.
Jinx. Jinx. Jinx.
Last night, just before getting ready for bed, Camryn found my ribs and promptly made herself at home.
I remembered a suggestion I'd read somewhere to put an ice pack at the top of your bump and sometimes that will make your baby move down lower, out of your ribs.
Yeah, she didn't care about the ice.
I tried rolling a certain way, shifting and turning to sit in different positions that might encourage her to re-situate... but no such luck.
It started to get rather painful after a while and difficult to breathe normally, so just as I was getting really uncomfortable and emotional about it (seriously, she was really shoving everything way up into my ribs and it started freaking me out!) Andy suggested I take a Tylenol PM and try to get to sleep.
I thought about it a while and didn't want to at first.. but it was getting late and I needed sleep, so I caved and took half a dose and was finally able to fall asleep with Andy helping me by rubbing my back and playing with my hair.
Luckily I woke up today and Camryn had balled herself back up lower in my belly.
Thank! Goodness!
As mentioned before, yesterday was our 34 week OB check.
Everything is still progressing really well.. no protein spillage, great BP, perfect fundal height measurement, beautiful heartbeat, and minimal swelling!
I made it through another week without peeing on my hand while trying to give a sample in a tiny freakin' paper cup.. seriously, I think they get their kicks from asking women toting watermelons in their abdomen to pee in a cup with a diameter of about 2 inches. Just how in the heck do they expect us to see what we are doing and actually make it into the cup?? Come on now! I am dreading the day I miss the cup....
During the heartbeat check, the doctor took a little longer to hold the wand in one place. He usually finds her heartbeat right away and will hold the wand steady to listen for a minute or two.. but this time I thought he found it just as quick, but he kept moving the wand around, waiting a second, moving it a little more. I asked him if everything was okay and he said (unconvincingly), "Yeah, it sounds good." That wasn't the reaction I was looking for or the way he normally responds... so I asked if he was sure. He said "Well, her heartbeat has slowed down just a little, but that's nothing to worry about. It slows down just a bit at the end." I still wasn't convinced that everything was fine.. and I think he could tell that I was getting worried. He assured me that her heart sounds very healthy and if he was concerned at all he would set us up in the NST room for a while. I'm trying to believe him and trust him, he has taken very good care of us all along.. but I walked out of there a little concerned. However, all her crazy movements today have me pretty confident the doctor was right again - all is well.
And as for the swelling, my hands are getting a little puffy and I've given up on wearing my rings, but my feet/ankles still look great. The doc even commented on how beautiful my ankles are! He said he's impressed I haven't had any swelling in my feet at all yet.. especially given the triple digit heat! Yay for my ankles! :)
So there's our 34 week update.
We are just 19 days shy of hitting "full term" and 40 days from our due date.
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