11 more weeks

She continues to size on the Ultrasound with her December 10 due date. I don't like this, because it extends my pregnancy. My LMP was February 23 which makes her due date November 30, 2009. I have been hoping all along that I could convince her to come out just prior to Thanksgiving but she continues to size with her December 10, 2009 due date.


Last Friday Mark and I went for a 3D Ultrasound, it was a major disappointment. I had been so excited for months to have an opportunity to see the babies face. But as luck would have it the baby refused to show us her face. Her face is lodged in my placenta, and all of her body is up against the wall in my left hip. The only thing that came out of the appointment was that she is still a girl and she has the "Shaltes butt chin". I guess I am glad to know how she is situated too,

She is certainly getting bigger as more appendages stick out of my stomach now.


Getting frustrated, I still have a long ways to go in this pregnancy and unfortunately my body has stopped cooperating. I am no longer comfortable being pregnant. I am outgrowing my maternity clothes, my back always hurts, the nerve entrapment is killing me, I'm not cute anymore-I'm FAT! When I sleep I like to switch from right side to left side throughout the night, but now I am stuck on my right side because some body's head is in my left hip. I am constantly afraid that something will go wrong with the baby-she'll get strangled by her umbilical cord, she's not getting enough oxygen as I feel I am not getting enough oxygen, etc. My pelvis hurts, the sciatica never stops, I am starting to not like food again- which is not conducive to feeding a growing baby!

If this was going on with 3-4 weeks left in the pregnancy I could handle it, because the finish line would be in site. But with 11 weeks to go I only fear that everything I am feeling will only get worse. How much longer can I survive work? School is impeding with me getting enough sleep to take care of a non-pregnant body, let alone a pregnant one. There are more things that need to get done than I can physically or emotionally handle. I don't feel like cooking anymore...again but I have to eat, my energy level is decreasing. Is my uterus growing enough? I am in desperate need of a powerful pep talk from my doctor to get me through.