So I am 33 weeks pregnant. It seems so close yet so far until baby Spiegelman is here...my symptoms are still pretty much the same. I get slight back pain when sitting in certain chairs or standing for too long but its not all the time or anything. However, I actually threw up for the first time this week. I haven't thrown up this whole pregnancy. I was pretty nauseous during the 1st trimester but I never threw up. Anyway, I was at work, in line to get breakfast at a little shop I go to every morning and I puked my smoothie up that I had earlier. I think it was because I had my prenatal vitamin in the morning when I usually have it at night and I guess I didn't have enough food with it so I got sick. It was pretty embarrassing but a girl nearby helped me to the bathroom and helped me clean myself up which was super nice of her.
I am no longer taking the Red Raspberry Leaf tea. I actually only took one cup last Wednesday at 32 weeks. I had a lot more Braxton Hicks contractions that night and it really increased urination that night. Prior to trying this tea, I had read that those are common side effects but I didn't realize to what degree it would be. I also read online the next day that it could possibly increase estrogen levels. There was conflicting information about it increasing estrogen levels but overall, I try and avoid synthetic estrogens or things that mimic estrogen so this really turned me off the tea. Instead I am going to start eating fresh dates to help ease labour. They have a lot of benefits, even for those who are not pregnant, and no side effects from what I have read. However, I have looked at a couple grocery stores and I can only find dried dates, no fresh dates.
I finally got the nursery painted. I really like the colour. I still want to add an extra shelf in the closet which I plan to do next weekend. However, this weekend we will start putting the furniture together and once the furniture is together, I can start clearing the baby stuff out of the spare room and organizing the nursery.
So I was supposed to have my maternity shoot today but she cancelled last night at the last minute. She is a really good photographer but she is slightly pricey and at the opposite end of the city. She finally messaged me on Facebook saying that I could reschedule but I found another photographer that is cheaper, available this Sunday coming up and a bit closer so I think I am going to use this other photographer instead.
As far as new purchases go this week I didn't get too much. My sister gave me some canvas organizing boxes that I plan to use on the change table for storage, a little toy and some onsies. I also bought a couple onsies today at target just because I saw a three pack and the onsie on top said "Little Man" which I thought was cute. I also got a tote bag that I plan to use for my hospital bag, 2 nursing bras, and some night shirts that I plan to use as a "birthing outfit".
I plan to go shopping this weekend with my sister at Carter's for a bit more clothes and at Ikea for my chair and storage stuff for the nursery. I basically just need my breastpump, glider, and storage stuff for the nursery at this point.
Bump measurement: 38.25
Weight: N/A
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