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Third trimester: thirty-five weeks pregnant
By ella | February 12, 2008
From behind, you can hardly tell I’m pregnant (until I start to move and then the pregnant waddle gives it away). I carry my babies all out the front and it kills my back. And at thirty-five weeks I am carrying ALOT of baby out front. And I’m hurting.
The last few weeks of pregnancy are vile. But I’m on the home stretch now and I cannot wait to meet my baby. Knowing this is my last pregnancy makes it somehow easier to put up with the awful last few weeks. And even though I worry now and again how I am going to cope once the baby arrives, friends have told me that everything is easier, including the sleep deprivation - particularly the sleep deprivation - when you know it is your last baby. They say you cherish the moments because you know you won’t ever have to go through them again. Okay, well perhaps you don’t cherish the sleepless nights, but I know what they mean. I’m relying on that to get me through SO THEY’D BETTER NOT BE LYING TO ME. That, and finding a wonderful nanny and maternity nurse (even though I don’t bottle feed, I envisage the maternity nurse whisking a well-fed, milky baby away to wind it and deal with the explosive night-time diapers only to return it to me asleep, thereby ensuring that I never have to do more than roll over and offer tit). Oh and I might as well get a super-efficient housekeeper and cook too. You know, while I’m dreaming.
On a more practical note, I’m having what feels like mild cramps tonight. Because 1) Matthew has left for a week in the US 2) I haven’t laundered any baby clothes and 3) I haven’t packed a labour bag.
So this would be just the night to go into labour.
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Mild cramps? Were you early with any of the others? They are probably just tiny little contractions that are moving you towards being more ready for when things kick off properly nearer to your due date. Baby wouldn’t come while Daddy’s away.
I hope not, its a 10 hour flight for me to get back!
I hope those mild cramps are just what angelfeet said — baby has to wait for hubby to get back home!
HI Ella
Saw your link through Geepeemum….Hope your hubby gets back soon….pack your bag sooner rather than later. Mt 4th came at 37 weeks and the others had been, late, even later and a few days early. I was reading back a few posts to see if you know what you are expecting….not sure.
I also had similar experiences knowing the 4th was to be the last one….someone said you so know when you are done and I found this to be very true.
Good luck. I will keep checking back on you!
Thinking you hubby may well be out my way if its a 10 hr flight back…..
Hope they are just niggles. I never had the experience of KNOWING my last child was my last child if you know what I mean but I do think it must feel different. One of the reasons I threw into the ring when we had our “Shall we haveanother one?” discussions was that I felt I’d been cheated of cherishing all the difficult bits knowing it would be the last time I would experience them…
All your pains will be wortwhile when you deliver and see your baby.Dont worry, everything will be alright.