38 weeks today!

Posted on July 29, 2010

Today marks my 38th week of pregnancy. Despite my eagerness to give birth since last week, my doctor actually prefers that I give birth starting 38 weeks onwards. So I guess between the two of us, she wins

Now that I’ve hit the 38th, I’ve been given the go signal to walk a lot if I want to (not that I haven’t been doing it since last week, hehe) and I’ve been doing stuff that would hopefully bring about labor: squatting, pelvic rotations, and other things I’ve read so far. My ob will be giving me Eveprim on my next check-up on Tuesday if Anika is still stubbornly staying inside me by then. During my check-up last Tuesday, my doctor noted that Anika has already started to drop into my pelvis because she’s way lower than a week before.

Expectedly, I’ve been lugging myself around like a huge walrus. I feel very fortunate though that despite my huge tummy and without any need for plus size lingerie, my husband still finds me sexy (or maybe he’s just saying that to stop me from feeling miserable, haha!). Still, I feel less bulky than when I was about to give birth to Mateo despite the fact that my tummy seems to be bigger now. Even Ramil commented that all eyes seem to be drawn to my tummy whenever they see me.

So I guess the waiting game is still on. I’ve been talking to Anika and telling her that she can come out anytime she wants and to please not overstay. I’ve been praying almost non-stop now that I have a safe, normal delivery and that Anika comes out a healthy, normal baby.