Blerg

Contractions all day that are leading nowhere. I didn't really think about the actual birth (I felt it was better not to). It was definitely easier to have my water break; couldn't argue with that. Hopefully these contractions stop now or start getting serious.

Pregnancy Complaint - This Big Belly

Yesterday and today I am not feeling great. I am tired and nauseated and not in the mood to be touched at all by anyone. I'm not sleeping and my back is hurting at that spot between my shoulder blades that insures I can do nothing about it, but complain.

The most obnoxious and in-the-way part of this pregnancy, however, is this belly. Now my belly is not SUPER big, like some women, but it's in the way nonetheless. I can no longer bend over daintily. I can't put on socks or shoes or even pants without smashing my belly, which makes me MORE sick. My hips hurt from having to lay on my sides all the time, and a lot of my maternity shirts are getting too short.

Anyway, that's my complaining. It always feels better to get it all out!

Pregnancy Complaint - Worst Doctor's Visit Ever

Okay, so it wasn't the actual visit that was the worst. I have a really nice doctor, and she has really nice nurses. But the absolute worst doctor's appointment in pregnancy is the one where you have to get checked for gestational diabetes (followed by the very first one where they draw out vial after vial of blood; in hopes of draining you completely, I think).

Yesterday I had to drink the yucky orange drink (SO not good for my already upset tummy), sit for an hour where I hoped to be able to read, but the TV in the waiting room was on WAY too loud, then get 3 vials of blood drawn. I've really liked the phlebotomist that's drawn my blood in the past because she's been able to get a vein right away and get me in and out and on my way. This time I had a different chick and she of course complained about my veins and had to stick me a couple of times before she could draw the blood. Not fun. Then I had to go BACK to my doctor's office to get my rhogam shot. It's one of those shots that sort of burns going in. Not fun again.

So, in review, I got to do some of my favorite things yesterday: drink orange-flavored sugar, get blood drawn by someone who wasn't as good as I'd hoped, and get a shot that left me with a sore bum! Hopefully everything turns out fine though. That's one way I've been really blessed - Jack is a healthy guy who likes to move! He's my little Jackhammer. (And yes, you can absolutely expect me to pun his name for the entirety of the poor kid's life.)

They Don't Know Anything

It is another edition of Pam Complains About Pregnancy!

In this weeks episode we find Pam doubled over in upper abdominal pain. The medical advice received? Take a warm bath.

This in and of itself doesn't bother me, because the pain went away on its own, but after billions and billions and billions of babies have been born shouldn't we know a little more about pregnancy? Everything in obstetrics is guesswork. They guess your due date, guess how far along you are, guess what's wrong with you, or guess that everything is fine.

Even BEFORE you get knocked up it's all a matter of guessing. They guess why you can't conceive, blame it on something obscure and leave you to your own devices.

Then again, I bet a lot of medicine is just guessing.

A Pregnancy Complaint

Why are maternity clothes so expensive?  Unless it is a transitional piece that I can wear AFTER the baby is born I am not willing to spend $100 on a shirt, or a pair of pants, or a dress!

Where are the inexpensive maternity clothes?  The ones under $50, or even better $25?  I would like to find those and buy them because I still want to look pretty even if I do feel like a big white whale. (Just call me Ishmael.)