36 weeks 3 days
Walking has become an... experience. Even getting up for the bathroom becomes its own venture. Baby's head has started thinning out my cervix (his head is pressing down on my lady bits) such that even sitting down I can't go an hour without needing the bathroom. A simple outing like grocery shopping is its own ordeal.
Not only did I have to walk around the store at waddling speed, I had to stop every couple of minutes to catch my breath. Baby is completely vertical, meaning while his head does a number on my bladder his butt is pressing against my lungs. I got halfway through the store before I felt like I couldn't get a deep breath, and I knew I needed to sit down by the time we got to the checkout line. Hubby can tell when I'm completely wiped and ready to leave. He often gives me the car keys when we're checking out so I can go to the car and just sit. I used to have regained enough energy to help bring the groceries in, but I've since lost that ability. I barely had enough energy to get in the house and plant myself on the couch.
Today, baby decided that he wasn't done with me. He's started kicking up a storm as soon as I sat down, making it hard to regain functionality. It feels like he's trying to claim as much space as he possibly can, no matter which of my organs might be in the way.
Just thinking about how I have another month of this makes me exhausted. I'm glad I don't have any trips planned, and soon I may have to stay home and send my husband out on errands for me. I'm all for giving baby every chance to fully develop, but I'm ready to have my body back.
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