35 Weeks Pregnant - Midwife appointment, Maternity photos, & nursery update

So I am 35 weeks pregnant my symptoms are pretty much the same except that my braxton hicks contractions have been getting more frequent and a bit stronger this week. However, its not painful at all just more noticeable and there still isn't much of a pattern. I have also noticed that I feel a lot more fetal movement during the day than I used to. 

I also noticed that I get tired a lot faster when I am exercising. I went out for a 45 minute walk a couple days ago and I actually felt a bit winded at a couple points. I just stopped for a few seconds, caught my breath and I felt fine. It also may have been due to the heat. The last couple of weeks it got pretty cold but then the last few days it has been in the mid 20's C which is gorgeous for the end of September. 

I had my 34 week midwife appointment last Thursday and I found out that baby Spiegelman is still breech. Although this might be somewhat common at 34 weeks, it made me slightly worried. As I am sure you all know by now, I really want to have a natural birth and definitely avoid a C-section which is pretty hard to do if he stays breech. It also appears that he is measuring slightly small. The midwife scheduled me for an ultrasound which will be on Monday September 29th just to confirm his position. At that point I will be 35+5 days. I find this slightly worrisome just because I know in general she doesn't routinely do late ultrasounds. It also worries me a bit that he is measuring a bit small (based on the fundal height) because up until this point he was measuring right on track. He was only measuring 33 so it is only a week off and she didn't seemed to worry because he is still growing and it is still within the normal range.

I am really hoping he turns before the ultrasound. If not, we will discuss my options at my 36 week midwife appointment. Some of the options that were mentioned today were seeing a special chiropractor and getting acupuncture. I have never had either but I would be open to trying these methods if it meant I could avoid a C-section. 

In the meantime I have been doing pelvic tilts, stretching out my hips and pelvis, rocking in a "hands and knees" position for a bit each day and doing "inversions"  to encourage the baby to turn on its own before the ultrasound. I also bought an exercise ball to use as a "birthing ball". I try and sit on it at my computer instead of using a regular chair and I plan to sit on it watching TV as well. It is supposed to keep you in a better position and encourage the baby to get into position. I also bounce on it and do hip circles which I also find helps relieve back pain too!

I was speaking to my sister and apparently my niece didn't turn until closer to 36 weeks so it seems like baby Spiegelman still has a bit of time. Plus my midwife said that it seems he still has room in there to move which is also a good sign. My husband is trying to get me to relax about this but I can't help but be a bit disappointed. I will definitely keep you posted on whether or not he turns.

We got back our maternity photos and overall I really like them. I have a couple favourites which I will post below. These pictures were taken at 33 + 4 days pregnant.

We got a lot done in the nursery this weekend. Most of the furniture is put together (except for the glider which will be delivered this coming Saturday), the walls are painted and a lot of the décor is in place. My dad also built an extra shelf in the closet with an extra rail so we have more room to hang stuff up. Plus I brought most of the baby stuff from the spare bedroom into the nursery. Right now a lot of the baby stuff is just in bags in the nursery closet which needs to be washed and organized but overall a lot of progress has been made and I expect to make a lot more progress this upcoming week as well.