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a response on the forums about placentophagy and would you eat it:

i would not.

i cannot.

i could not.

i would not eat a placenta on toast;

i would not eat it as a roast;

some have made from it a stew

but i can only say eeeeeeeeww.

This is day number 231 and you’re 33 weeks pregnant!
You have 49 days or 7 weeks left, and are 82.5% of the way there.

my baby is a pineapple

ahh im getting so stressed out. i feel like im running out of time. this week alone ive been dealing with girl scouts (a field trip to atlanta, leader’s meeting, cookie sales), selling cars, buying a new car, buying a stroller, buying furniture, paul’s eye surgery, doctors, the usual life tasks/errands/chores, and homework. i feel like crap all the time and dealing with all this stuff is enough to worry about on its own without throwing in the fact that im off the SSRIs so everything is making me anxious.

girl scouts is so much more work than i had originally anticipated which in itself is usually fine, but when youre feeling overwhelmed, it’s a major stresser. planning meetings, planning field trips, coordinating said meetings and field trips, leaders meetings, finances, driving to atlanta, getting project materials together, registration, cookie sales (thank gods lisa was cookie mom!), etc.

i still have so much baby stuff to do. i dont have a stroller or any furniture yet…or even picked out. i really need to get over to babies r us to find them.

i need to get one car ready for sale and find and buy a new one. this is my first time actually picking out a car and it took research, thought, discussion and i still havent even been to the lot. not to mention a husband that wont help with any of it.

ive been so bad about homework this “semester”. i have my test coming up soon and am less than half way thru the course. i need to get all the rest of the chapters read by the end of march so im constantly worrying about getting all my homework done. how am i supposed to take a test when i cant remember anything ever?

i feel crappy all the time. i just want to stay in bed and have the world go away. only being in bed is uncomfortable, too. so even that isnt much fun anymore.

only seven weeks left…..

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You’re gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she’ll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.
To accommodate you and your baby’s growing needs, your blood volume has increased 40 to 50 percent since you got pregnant. With your uterus pushing up near your diaphragm and crowding your stomach, the consequences may be shortness of breath and heartburn.

You may have lower-back pain as your pregnancy advances.Assuming it’s not preterm labor that’s ailing you, you can probably blame your growing uterus and hormonal changes for your aching back. Your expanding uterus shifts your center of gravity and stretches out and weakens your abdominal muscles, changing your posture and putting a strain on your back. Hormonal changes in pregnancy loosen your joints and the ligaments that attach your pelvic bones to your spine. This can make you feel less stable and cause pain when you walk, stand, sit for long periods, roll over in bed, get out of a low chair or the tub, bend, or lift things.

(in no particular order)

1. throwing up…all the time, everything you eat

2. heart burn

3. stress incontinence

4. bladder punches

5. cramps

6. leakage

7. stretch marks

8. can’t climb stairs w/o getting winded

9. leg cramps that keep you up at night

10. back ache

11. can’t roll over in bed

12. painful kicks

13. lungs squished/ can’t lie flat on your back

14. acne

15. frequent doctor appointments

16. getting your blood drawn all the time

17. the diabetes test

18. not having any clothes that fit

19. can’t pick up stuff off the ground

20. memory loss

21. no cold medicine

22. no motrin for muscle aches

23. loss of my zoloft has made me crazy

24. no alcohol

25. maternity bras

26. not being able to do activities/sports

27. always hungry

28. hurts to sneeze/abdominal muscles

29. gassy

30. always achey and tired

31. can’t walk fast

32. no energy to do stuff (chores)

33. baby classes

34. reading boring baby books about all the horrible things that happen to you in pregnancy

i love this post i found on my baby forums:

Why didn’t anyone tell me how bad this sucks?

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He’s probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby’s kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

Have you noticed the muscles in your uterus tightening now and then? Many women feel these random contractions — called Braxton Hicks contractions — in the second half of pregnancy. Often lasting about 30 seconds, they’re irregular, and at this point, they should be infrequent and painless.

so i did one for a typical day when i stay at home. here is one for the days that i go out.

11:30 woke up

11:30- 12:45 messed around online

12:45 – 1:30 watched tv

1:30 – 1:45 got ready

1:45 – 2:00 went to arby’s

2:00-2:30 drove to marietta

2:30-3:00 doctor

3:00 – 3:20 scrapbook store, got shower invites

3:20 – 3:45 went by Pacific

3:45 – 5:00 hung out at mom’s

5:00 – 6:15 O’Charley’s

6:30 – 7:00 drove home

7:00 – 9:00 watched tv

9:00 – bedtime read

Before; Step 1 – tape off border btwn colors

 

 

 step2 – add yellow

 

 

step3 – add blue

 

 

step4 – paint green over top of yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

step5 – pull off tape to reveal yellow

 

 

step6 – add border

 

step7 – replace flooring …. Finished