A friend was telling D the other day how I'm a sacred vessel. He was a bit confused at first. :) It's really weird when I think about my body being used to create another human, part D, part me. I remember a friend of a friend telling me she did not enjoy being pregnant, that it just felt way too alien to have this being inside of her. But I think it's quite amazing that such a complex individual will be the outcome of what started as a ball of cells! All I can really picture right now is the silhouette version of Baby Buddha from ultrasound pics. Likely will have dark hair and brown eyes (dominant traits though there is blond hair/blue eyes in my extended fam). I picture gangly arms and legs and super skinny now though according to the weekly update I receive, he's starting to gain more weight.
Getting a lot more comments at work of how I've suddenly popped. It's true, I am much bigger these days and I'm feeling it. And I still have 3-4 months to go!
My biggest complain is regarding sleep, or lack thereof. I've been having bouts of insomnia, usually around 4 AM. Most of the time I'm able to get back to sleep, but some nights I toss and turn until my alarm goes off. Could I be overheated? Is 5 hrs all my body needs right now? Is this preparation of learning to get by on less sleep? Could be my body has just had enough of sleeping on my left side. Sleeping on your back or right side with a growing uterus can lead to compression of the inferior vena cava. And just shifting positions with a huge belly is uncomfortable and will wake me up.
I know I'm bound to become more uncomfortable as I get bigger and the weather warms up. I really try to keep my complaining to a minimum but lack of sleep and caffeine makes me a grumpy girl at times. Next time I'm awake at 4 in the morning, I'll just have to get up and do something productive. Anyone have any easy baby knitting projects?
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I slept on my right side, and even sometimes on my back - I couldn't stay on my back very long though, I would get really comfortable. Which is probably nature's way of saying "hey that's enough back time!"
I totally feel your pain, I used to wake up to pee and be wide awake for 1-2 hours, usually around 3am. Not cool!! But - your baby will be totally awesome! :)
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