35 & 36 weeks

35 Weeks (20th Sept)

Well i had my last day at work on monday (14th) and i have to say its fabulous! I am so pleased that i have finished. Its given me a completely new lease of life, its amazing what a difference it makes.

I had my 34 week mw appointment at 34+2, all was well, measurements - Fundal Height 36cm, BP 130/70, everything else was fine. They took some bloods to check my iron levels etc.

I thought i'd share some belly pictures, stretch marks and all, lol.

I had my first NCT class and it was so nice to meet one of the girls from my baby website - Helen at last! I'm looking forward to the rest of them too. There are 5 couples in our group, 3 of us ladies are all due on the same day. How weird is that?
This week i have started doing all the organising that i want to here and it feels good that things are starting to come together.

This week our little man weighs about 5.5lbs, his fingernails have reached the tips of his fingers. He is getting chubbier and his shoulders are plump at this point. He also begins to develop his own immune system.

36 Weeks

Only 4 more weeks to go!! Eeeek! I haven't done much this week, i've just kind of been pottering round the house, doing odd bits, watching baby programs. Sleep is becoming more and more difficult. Its a struggle to get comfortable. I've had a few afternoon naps when i've needed them, mainly because i've been wide awake at 6 or 7am and usually hungry at that time too. lol. I am tending to get tireder quicker now too, i think my little man is stealing more of my energy.

Most of the baby stuff is now all ready now. There's a few little things that i bought yesterday that i need to wash but everything else is washed and ironed and put away ready for him. We've got enough nappies, wipes, baby smellies etc for when he is born. I've got pretty much everything i'll need both for my hospital bag and a few bits for at home too. I've roughly packed both my hospital bag and a bag for our little man although i'm sure i'll probably repack them both, i know what i'm like.

This week our little man weighs about 6lbs. He is almost full term! So exciting!!

According to what i've read i should of written a birth plan for now but i haven't written anything. I don't have a specific plan, i know that i want a natural as possible birth and i don't particularly want to be given pethedine as i've heard some people have had hallucinations with it. Other than that, i just want to go with the flow really. Is that so wrong? I know people who have their heart set on a certain birth and then its all gone out the window so my logic is that if i don't do one, then i can't be disappointed right?

34 weeks

Seriously where has the time gone?
It only seems like yesterday when we were trying to conceive so to speak, its crazy to think that our little man is due in just 6 weeks and will be full term in 3! Eeeek!! I really need to get my backside in gear and get stuff sorted out.
This weekend I have washed most of the baby clothes and been and got our moses basket from my boyfriends mum’s house so that I can wash all lining and everything from that in preparation. Its starting to feel so much more real now. I know that sounds mad especially when my belly has grown so much since the beginning but seeing some of his clothes on the washing line and his little bed in our house is so exciting.

Our little man now weighs about 5lbs and is around 45cm long from head to toe. He's filling out and getting rounder – he’ll need his fat layers later to regulate his body temperature. He is taking calcium from me to lay down lots of bone, so I better get drinking some more milk which is certainly not any such hardship as its good for my heartburn, especially chocolate mars bar milk – trust me, if you haven’t tried it then do!! heehee.


Starting NCT classes next week, I’m really looking forward to them as I will get to meet some local pregnant ladies and learn some more about whats to come and my options during labour. Hopefully I should also be finishing work tomorrow, other people in my team have been told that I am finishing although my boss hasn’t actually told me, how bad is that! Anyway, don’t get me started on that. Lol.

Week 32-33

Week 32 (30^th August)

Our little man now weighs about 4lbs and is around 42.4cm long from head to toe. Although his lungs won't be fully developed until just before birth, he is inhaling amniotic fluid to exercise his lungs and practise breathing.

He is enjoying kicking my ribs at times now too – OUCH!!

Overall I am feeling absolutely knackered and have to come home and have a lie down/sleep when I get home from work. My boyfriend has been fab though, taking care of me and making dinner most nights.

Week 33 (6^th September)

Our little man now weighs about 4.4lbs and is around 43.7cm long from head to toe. He should already be getting ready for birth by turning upside-down – his head should be pointing down, ready for birth. His skull is still quite pliable and not completely fused, so she can ease out of the relatively narrow birth canal. But the bones in the rest of his body are hardening. His skin is also gradually becoming less red and wrinkled as fat builds up underneath.

With the exception of crying, he is now capable of doing everything that a newborn baby will do. He is restricted inside of my uterus, but still can kick and move. Supposedly he sleeps a lot of the time, just as newborn babies do. His eyes move in the manner of REM sleep and researchers believe that babies can dream vividly in uterus. When he is awake, he is listening, feeling and learning.

I know that some women get swelling in their hands/feet too around this stage but so far so good. I have noticed that I have lost my appetite though, strange I know. I am trying to eat properly even if I am not really feeling that hungry.

Bump pic for 33 weeks:

Today I went to my nephew’s 5^th birthday party too. It was so nice to see lots of my family and spend some time with them.

Now onto my last full week of work hopefully!!