Keratosis pilaris
I’ve always had little pumps on my upper arms but it was never very noticeable until after I had the babies. In fact I remember during the pregnancy it cleared up completely. I had always thought it was acne but was surprised when it came back even worse earlier this year and no […]
PUPPP
The rash that I have appears to be PUPPP is short for Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy.
Taken from the New Zealand Dermatological Society website:
PUPPP is thought to be related to stretching of the skin on the abdomen. Most cases begin in the last 3 months, especially the last 5 weeks, when the […]
Only a matter of days now
This weekend we are sleeping as much as possible and conserving energy knowing that life is about to change. I actually slept from 10 PM - 8 AM! I just couldn’t help forcing myself to staying in bed a little longer despite not being totally comfortable.
The doctor’s appointment on Friday showed no changes to my […]
Baby Dropped
Logan dropped at some point over the weekend (Saturday?) and boy has it been great! No more need to eat a Tums after every meal and every time I get out of bed. In fact I think I’ve had one Tums since then. I’ve been able to sleep through a whole night again! For at […]
sleep, or lack there of
I go to bed each night between 11 and 12 and am up again around 2 hours later. I read for an hour or two until I get exhausted again. Then it’s back to bed for another few hours of sleep, but then I get up again because of all the discomfort in my shoulders, […]
The best and the worst
Things I won’t miss about bring pregnant:
sleeping on my side
unable to sleep more then an hour at a time
always being hot
acid reflux
water retention in my feet and legs that make me look like a hobbit
people asking “when are you due?” and “do twins run in your family?
the attention
the numb fingers
drooling on my pillow while I […]
OB visit at 35 weeks
Today my weight was at 187. Mind you I’ve noticed that the scales in the docs office are different from the scales in Laura’s office so it’s hard to know for sure what my current weight is. I bet a few pounds of it are all the fluid retention in my feet and […]
the final countdown
I had the final ultrasound at the Perinatal Clinic today. Both boys are still head down so we will definitely be scheduling a vaginal delivery. Logan is still presenting which means he’s definitely named right. I just have this thing about Logan being more dominate and “pushy” then Forest. I don’t think Forest is going […]
the inevitable
Well, it’s happened. Like the edema it took getting past the point of a normal pregnancy size but it did finally happen. Applying my daily belly lotion this morning I noticed some small, light stretch marks just to the right of my belly button. I decided to look around some more and […]
34 weeks - sleeping beauty
This is the 34th week and all I want to do is Sleep. I didn’t really have this problem when I was in the first trimester like a lot of women have. I currently sleep for 5 - 6 hours at night, have breakfast and read for a bit, and then sleep for a […]
