7 MONTHS PREGNANT and getting HUGE!

Summer: 7 months

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Wow I can’t believe I am 7 months pregnant…only 12 more weeks left.  I must admit that it’s been a rough few weeks.  I have mentioned before that I had a painful “pressure” in my “downstairs” and it wasn’t like the baby dropping kind of pressure but something like a muscle strain or something like that.  It has progressively got worse over the past 3-4 weeks to where I can hardly walk, so I brought it up at my last doctors appt with the nurse practitioner and apparently my pubic bone has separated.  Initially I was thinking oh this is a good thing, more room for baby to slide out but I guess you don’t want a full separation of the pubic bone which is what I have it’s called Pubic Symphysis Dysfunction.  The worst part is there is nothing that can be done about it.  They just told me to stop exercising and take it easy for awhile.  Well that was on Wed and on Friday I could barely move so I called my doctor and tried to see if she could refer me to a chiropractor or something to get some relief she told me that she wanted me to go into labor & delivery to get checked out.  I told her it wasn’t that kind of a pain but she insisted I go so I did.  They checked me into a labor and delivery suite hooked me up to fetal monitors and non stress tests for 3 hours… they basically told me I wasn’t in labor which I knew and I was free to leave being told once again there is nothing that can be done just to relax and take some aspirin.  My doctor asked that I come in on Monday for a follow up which I did and for once she was looking into the right area and confirmed it was PSD and offered me a brace to where to help relieve some of the pressure from the bone.  It’s a major contraption that I have to wear which resembles that of a rock climbing harness but hopefully it will help me feel better.  Other than that my second glucose test went good no fainting and I also had my Rhogam shot for my Rh Negative blood type which I was so stressed about I don’t do shots and it wasn’t that bad.  I tried telling myself I was going to have to give birth in 3 months I better be able to deal with a little shot.  For those still not sure why I need this shot you can read this weblink http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/rhfactor/a/aa050601a.htm which talks about my rare blood type and the problems that can happen to mother and baby if the shots are not given.  The baby is getting really big this link below says she is the size of a blow-dryer weighing 2.5lbs and she’s aprox 14 or so inches.  I am getting very excited to meet this little girl but even with all my aches and pains I am still enjoying being pregnant.  I am at that size now where people let you go in front of them in line for the bathroom and strangers offer up their seats it’s quite nice.  Everyone just looks at me with this “you poor thing” face and I think oh man I still have 3 more months of growing left people think I am due like any day it’s funny when I say I have 3 months left they just look at me all wide eyed and kinda give me the “good luck with that” smile.  Thankfully even though I have gained 30lbs already I don’t have any stretch marks YET.  I don’t think I am off the hook but am quite surprised they haven’t appeared yet.  Attached are some pictures from this past Saturday.  My friend Jen is only 4 weeks behind me…we got a good laugh at the size difference of our bellies.  I will probably send some more this weekend after the nursery gets painted.  So excited!  I can’t wait for my showers now so I can fill the room =) 

Love to all,

Summer & Savannah