The baby is officially full term as of today.
Yesterday I was in the office until nearly 2 a.m. I needed to stay late, but I actually could have left at a more reasonable hour, like 11 or 12. Instead I whipped myself into an organizing frenzy and cleared off my desk and sorted through all my files. I finished all the little nagging tasks that were sitting on my desk. I felt satisfied when I left that if necessary, I could walk away without too many loose ends dangling. The crib still has packaged-up sheets sitting on top of the bare mattress, the nursery is still curtainless, and our supply of newborn clothes is entirely inadequate, so I guess that was my version of nesting.
As every pregnant woman knows, if you're lucky enough to make it to the last few weeks, you get to a point where you are DONE being pregnant. My body weight has increased by nearly 40%, my feet and ankles are so swollen that not a single pair of my shoes fits anymore, and the skin on my belly feels like it will split open, but I haven't gotten to that "get this baby out" stage yet. I'm enjoying the last few weeks of our peaceful lives together before chaos hits.
P.S. - I just googled "swollen feet pregnancy" and now I am paranoid that I have preeclampsia. Nausea, check, excessive swelling that lasts for days, check. Anyway, doctor's appointment on Tuesday -- I'm probably fine, and if not then it's goodbye peace, hello OR.
Can you get anyone to take your BP (or borrow a machine)? My preeclampsia showed up spontaneously in week 35 with no warning except all of a sudden my feet were swollen (and really, who takes a pregnant woman complaining about swollen feet seriously?). But I had the perinatalogist appointment and it was something crazy like 180/98 and that was that, I was admitted.
ReplyDelete(The funny bit about it was that I'd spent the day of the appointment doing what you were doing - last minute business.)
I'm sure your foot swelling is within "don't worry about it" range, but yeah, if you're worried, get the BP checked before Tue. They even have those free BP checkers at some pharmacies, though lord knows how accurate they are.
ReplyDeleteYep, I'm with the others. Go over to CVS or Walgreens and check your pressure to make sure.
ReplyDeleteHope you're able to rest and put your feet up this weekend! Take care of yourself :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments -- I don't think I would have gotten my BP checked otherwise. I went to the local pharmacy and did it, and my blood pressure was normal. That was a relief. The swelling has actually gone down a lot today, but it was good to stop worrying about it.
ReplyDeleteBe careful about staying at work too late. An associate I worked with at my old firm went into labor at about 12:30 during the closing of a big deal. She stuck it out until 2 am and nearly had her baby on the floor of the conference room. No need to be a hero.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, if I go into labor in the office there is no way I'm going to stick around to see what happens.
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