25-5-2009 - 29 weeks 6 days....

My mood while writing this blog: Ok

Tomorrow is 30 weeks!!! Yay! 7 1/2 months and finally down to the wire!!! Im so excited! Sydney has been more and more active lately and her kicks and punches are definately increasing intensity....All is well with me other than the usual discomforts of being pregnant...Still working although now Im only putting in 20 or so hours a week....Feeling and looking like a beached whale all the while waiting on people hand and foot is definately not my idea of fun, but hey! Its a decent job and I make decent money...All of which is being put aside for my little princess....Speaking of working Ive got a few questions/concerns for you guys to give your input on....Ive noticed that while I work Sydney stays still, I mean yesterday I put in 7 hours and didint feel her move a single time...Its definately disconcerning and it makes me worry like crazy...The moment I get home I try and lay still to see if she'll give me some sign that she is indeed ok....Just the other day I didint feel her move until 5-6ish and I had been up since 4h30am!! Do you guys think this is normal? Ive been assuming that with me being on my feet walking for hours on end just rocks her to sleep....at least Im hoping thats the case. Id hate to be putting undue stress on Sydney because Im being too active or doing too much....Another thing I wanted to mention was this weird new thing that has been happening to me....After a day at work or when Im fairly active I noticed that come evening I can barely walk...Not because my feet are sore but because my pelvis and lower back are killing me....Kinda feels like my hips have become rusty and when I do walk I waddle around like an 80 year old....It took me 5 minutes just to make it up the stairs to go to the bathroom yesterday....Have any of you experienced this?!? Am I just sore or am I somehow creating some false labour because Im just doing too much (is that even possible?) It kinda worries me because like you all I just want my baby to be safe and healthy and most definately not be born prematurely....On another note Ive noticed some odd vaginal discharges...not like the normal "snail trail" Ive had throughout my pregnancy but this looks more like snot...clear snot! Could I be prematurely losing my mucus plug?? It usually isint that much and its definately not bloody or discoloured, Im just curious as Ive never seen anything like that come outta there before....And the last thing I was hoping tto get some insight on is Braxton Hicks contractions....Is it normal that by 30 weeks I have yet to feel any?!? Sometimes I get little cramps which I attribute to having gas or being generally fatigued although I cant tell if they are indeed Braxton Hicks (I really dont think they are). I know they say that with contractions you will feel your abdomen harden up but my abdomen is already pretty much rock hard so I just cant tell...Anyways thats the jist of what has been going on with me....Im off all week till Saturday and Im definately looking forward to making some time to relax and do some stuff in the nursery...Hope all is well with you guys!!! Stay safe and keep them babies safe!

Much love.

Chantal and Sydney.