40 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 40

I am overdue for a week now. Who would have thought that?! Honestly I got a bit annoyed these last days, especially now as all moms from my mommy-club already have their babies and 3 of them had their due date after mine! :/ I feel also happy for them, but in regards to myself I feel I have to be soo patient!

On monday I got a small gift from Nico. When he picked me up from my yoga class there was a red rose on my seat and a small card for being pregnant for 40 weeks!, so cute! <3

My personal due date calculated on the length of my menstrual cycle was July 14th, 2014. My officially announced due date by my doctor was July 13th, 2014 on the base of a 28-days-cycle.

As the official due date was on a sunday I had to visit the hospital for an examination, which was fine. There I got some tea and bathing oil to cause contractions from the midwifes. I also got informed that I should call after 1 week for an induction appointment. The rest of the week I had to visit my doctor on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, which was also kind of annoying. :/ So today I am officially 1 week overdue! Which means I am calling the hospital this morning and then we´re going! I cannot believe it at all, it feels kind of surreal! And I am excited now finally - how is everything going to be?!

This is definitively the last shot of my pregnant belly!

Please don´t mind the liver spot inside my strechted belly button.

How far along? I´ve finished the 40th week today, so I am basically pregnant for 41 weeks now.

Total weight gain: 19,9kg
Bump measure: 108cm

Maternity clothes? I am still comforting with my leggings and stretchy clothes.

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: I´ve visited my prenatal yoga class on Monday for the last time. On Wednesday some of the yoga-moms-to-be and I went for a walk through the Niendorfer Gehege and rested there for a refreshment.

Sleep: Not so good at the moment as it is really hot this week we have around 30°C and I woke up, up to 3 time per night! By the way this morning I am awake since 5:30 am! :(

Best moment this week: Our last night out in a restaurant. <3

Miss anything? I miss my former body shape.

Movement: Still a lot movement, although it should be quite tight now.

Food/cravings: I craved a good old filet steak by the end of this week and so we went to the Jok´s Steakhouse on our last evening as a couple - it was super delicious and a nice summer evening outside!

Anything making you quesy or sick? When I wake up with pain in my hands due to the water.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: Nothing at all! Although I spent the whole Saturday cleaning up at home which took me 5 hours or so - okay I am not the quickest anymore but I´ve also cleaned the windows and balcony, did all the laundry etc... However it wasn´t exhausting me enough to get contractions :( After that I drank the special tea and also bathed in the clove-oil that I got from the hospital to cause contractions. I felt very bad after the bath my cycle was totally down! I haven´t had eaten a lot which was very bad for this situation as well. But contraction-wise nothing really happened!

Symptoms: Water in my hands and feet, recently my hands get numb easily. The heat really made me exhausted. Also I feel my body is so heavy it really is not easy to sit down comfortably or get up easily.

Belly button in or out? Streched out completely.

Wedding rings on or off? Off.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy, but especially the last days I felt a bit annoyed - I do admit I had a small break down on Saturday morning ;)

Looking forward to: Holding my little Lillian in my arms finally!!! <3

Sani <3

39 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 39

Germany won the football world cup today!!! :)))

This week I have finished the 39th week of pregnancy which basically means I am 40 weeks pregnant and on full term! In the beginning of my pregnancy I could´t think of getting to this stage and I must admit that I thought my little baby would arrive earlier than due date. However, everything seems to turn out fine in the end, she is healthy as far as my doctors can tell and that is the main thing!

And as it is my due date today on a Sunday I have to go to the hospital for a screening. And if the baby is not coming until next weekend, or if I should feel extremely uncomfortable, I am going to be induced, that´s the regulation here in Germany.

As a treat for 40 weeks of pregnancy I have done some kind of a wellness morning today. I had a face peeling, a chamomile steam bath, a face mask, a hair mask, I took a long refreshing shower and shaved, peeled, oiled and afterwards moisturized my body... I feel wonderful now! :)

This week I visited Ivonne and Marli who is over a month old already now. And Annika and Finja came to visit me at home, Finja is one day younger than Marli. I am so looking forward to hold my own baby in my arms soon!! Sometimes I feel like kind of jealous.. not really, but I want to have my baby as well, you know! And patience is none of my strengths ;)

Apart from that I spent most of the time at home, as I didn´t feel very well, like easily exhausted and had those pains in my symphyses which was so uncomfortable :( in addition to that my feet were swollen so quickly that I needed to put them up often and also bath hands and feet in chestnut cream oil for a relief. I can really recommend it, bathing feet in the evening for 10mins and then put up the legs over night!

...then this is what my feet look like in the morning. They still look like rubber boats and I do not have any ankles, but it is much better than the evening before!!

The chestnut bath is from the natural cosmetic brand Weleda and can be ordered via the pharmacy.

So now here comes the picture of my belly in full term! :)

How far along? I´ve finished the 39th week today! I am now full term and I cannot believe that my pregnancy will be over in a few days.

Total weight gain: I gained a total of 19,9kg until now and the baby weighs approximately 3500gr.
Bump measure: My bump measure is 106cm and the baby is approximately 56cm long.

Maternity clothes? Still prefer large leggings & tops or dresses, but also use some maternity tops.

Stretch marks? Not until now!
Fitness: Only my yoga and aquarobic classes, as I didn´t feel sure enough for any further walks or swimming. I kind of felt I would not manage. What was nice though was that 2 girls from yoga joined me at the aquarobic course :)

Sleep: I wake up once or twice a night, mainly because it´s so warm.

Best moment this week: Waking up Nico on Saturday morning with 'our' song Das Beste from Silbermond.

Miss anything? I would love to have my old body shape again now, please...

Movement: Tons of movement, especially when I eat anything with sugar. 

Food/cravings: Nothing special, had more fruits these days again, yum!

Anything making you quesy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: False labor still.

Symptoms: Big pain in my symphyses, outch! I also saved up big amounts of water in my hands and feet! And my belly hurts really bad when I lay down in bed! :( This week I had 2 doctors appointments with replacement ladies and I was told everything is smooth and also kind of 'ready' now which is good to know obviously...!

Belly button in or out? Streched out completely.

Wedding rings on or off? Off.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: Holding my little baby in my arms!!! <3

Sani <3