33 weeks

Week 33 has been really great! I haven't had any aches or pains, aside from leg cramps at night. I'm not completely sure what causes this or how to stop it, I read somewhere that it means I need magnesium. I'm feeling heavy, but happy. I have some friends who are due any day now, and it's got my spirits up!

I don't have another OB appointment for two more weeks, from what I gather it'll be pretty uneventful at the Dr's office from here on out, with weekly visits starting in 2 weeks. I don't look forward to 'end of pregnancy' appointments, I feel they're a bit excessive and I usually don't have much to report. I would never suggest missing appointments, but we opted for 3 ultrasounds maximum- obviously allowing for emergency scans to check the baby if need be! This is a recommendation by the World Health Organization. It isn't completely necessary to see the baby at every appointment unless there is a defect or anomaly on one of your scans. It has been shown that it is potentially harmful for the baby to undergo frequent long scans, according to the WHO. For this reason, we chose a dating scan at around 12 weeks, an anomaly scan at 22 weeks, and a final scan at 32 weeks. This has been received well by our Doctors, and we've had no issue averting multiple scans every 2 weeks, 

This week I went shopping for some of baby's clothes. It felt good to buy something new for her, we went with rainbows. She's a summer baby, so we purchased a lot of vests, short rompers, and a really light blanket to match. The excitement is building!

What am I doing now?

I'm still taking RRL (Red Raspberry Leaf) capsules, dates, doing a few squatting exercises. I'm finding that cleaning my house has been a good work out!

What have I got so far?

Some new baby clothes, this week. That's it.

WHO recommendations on Mother Care- Ultrasounds