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

38 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 38

Monday I had a doctor´s appointment and got this super cute ultrasound photo with Lillian sending Mommy a kiss! Aww... I felt so happy that day! <3 <3 <3

On Sunday my lovely husband cooked pregnant Joolz pasta for me on my request.

We also went to a Designer Outlet and I picked up some more onesies for our little on in size 60/3months. Time seems to go by so slowly now and shopping always makes my mood brighter! :)

These are from petit bateau and usually fit a little bit smaller, so I can probably put them on Lilly soon already.

This kind of rain jacket is size 6 months but also seems a bit smaller so it´ll probably fit in October already when it might rain more often here.

Other than that I shopped this cute little dress at H&M this week. It is size 62 and has a body stitched underneath already which is cool, very handy!

And this is my belly for this week:

It´s also visible how horrific my feet look! Awful... :(((


How far along? Finished the 38th week!

Total weight gain: Must be a lot, as I had so much cake lately haha :) and also put on a lot of water in my feet. 18,9Kg.
Bump measure: 106cm.

Maternity clothes? Still wearing the same mix.

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: I am really proud, as this week I went to the yoga class, and also went for a 30mins. walk around the Alster with some other moms-to-be from my mamiclub, a 30mins. swim and 45mins. of aquarobic for preggers! And on Friday I went for a 90mins walk with my yogis. I feel good!

Sleep: Is ok.

Best moment this week: When I saw my baby on the ultrasound and she kind of sent me a kiss with her cute little lips! <3 <3 <3

Miss anything? Sleeping on my back.

Movement: Still a lot, although it must be really tight now.

Food/cravings: Different things.. I cooked a lot of healthy food this week. But I also had so called Franzbrötchen with cinnamon and licorice.

Anything making you quesy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: Still slight false labor signs.

Symptoms: I saved a lot of water in my hands and feet which is really uncomfortable! And I don´t sleep very well, but apart from that everything is ok sofar. Seems I got used to my huge belly now! :)

Belly button in or out? Streched out.

Wedding rings on or off?  Off.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy.

Looking forward to: Seeing Lillian! <3

Sani <3

37 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 37

It´s a lazy day today and I am getting sick of wearing my same clothes over and over again :( so today I opted the version of peeking and pulling something out of hubby´s closet, hihi :)

I am wearing a t-shirt from my husband which is even not a loose fit anymore.

 

My Pants are x-large regular summer shorts but I even have to use an elastic band to 'close' the button.

105cm! Can you believe? I certainly cannot...

Apart from that this whole week has been extremely busy, although my goal for this week was to calm down - which also happened here and there.
On sunday afternoon we met up with some parents and mums-to-be from my Mummy-Club and set up a bbq spot in the park.

Monday I spent several hours in the Adam & Eve beautylounge for manicure, pedicure, eyebrows and a free lash lifting. And in the evening Nico and I visited a - sofar unknown to us - italian Restaurant which offered amazing food!!! It is called DaVino and totally needs a shout out here is the link - you should totally try it, if you live anywhere nearby!

Tuesday was the day with the prenatal massage which was good, but not as overwhelming as announced and probably also the reason why I lied down with quite strong contractions appearing every 2(!)mins. the next day! I was so glad that my friend Alex had cancelled our date for the day!
I also met some other people this week Ivonne, Kristina, my brother twice, Nadine and Marlena visited me on Thursday which was such a nice afternoon! And on Friday I met Nina again - first time after her wedding Party and we had a wonderful evening in Hamburg´s city center. It happened to be that I had a little time before we met so that I took my chance and went shopping! Yay!! :))) Finally again... although possibilities were limited ;)

I am soo happy that I have planned n-o-t-h-i-n-g for this Weekend and my Goal for next week is definitively not to make too many plans!

How far along? I´ve finished the 37th week. Omg. Things are getting really heavy now!

Total weight gain: 17,3 kg.
Bump measure: 105cm!

Maternity clothes? Yes. But I am also wearing my leggings and bigger sized clothes a lot as well.

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: I´ve visited my yoga class this week.

Sleep: In the beginning of this week sleep was crap! I woke at around 4am and couldn´t fall back asleep for several hours, it was so annoying. However it turns out that the last days sleep was pretty ok with 6-8 hours non-stop and the last 2 days I even slept in the afternoon, because I am so easily exhausted now.

Best moment this week: Probably having my friend Nadine and her 3-week-old Baby Marlena over, to hold her and look at her was simply the greatest!

Miss anything? Fitting into normal clothes!

Movement: Still a lot, although it´s getting tight inside for her.

Food/cravings: I have been better on the healthy food side this week! :) At the Moment I like rice cakes covered with thin chocolate as a sweet snack, or strawberries.

Anything making you quesy or sick? That I cannot sit or lie down properly anymore without having to pile up about 1 million cushions. :(

Gender: A Girl!

Labor signs: Yes! The contractions have probably arisen from my prenatal massage the day before, this is what I guess only.

Symptoms: I am exhausted easily and feel immobile and tired a lot more. Contractions and pressure down below. Still have a lot of water in my hands and legs&feet although I´ve had my acupunctural session.

Belly button in or out? Streched out.

Wedding rings on or off? Off.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: Meeting Lillian!

Sani <3

36 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 36

I´ve had a baby party!!! :) So cute, my family surprised me on Sunday, when Nico and I came back from our coffee break at Coffee to Fly they were all sitting in our living room. It was such a nice surprise as baby parties are not widely spread yet in Germany and I love that my family has done it in this way! I was told that my 2-year old nice ran into the babies room and thought the baby was lying there on the changing table, so sweet - she cannot wait anymore, it all takes too long! :) ...and why are the grown-up´s talking about a baby party if there even is no baby?? Haha! :) Here are some photos of the set up and our presents.

The table decoration

A cute garland hung over the window front

I´ve always wanted to have one of these balloons!

So cute, almost all presents carry our little babies name on it!

Especially love this pillow with babies full name and an owl stitched on it.

This is a baby balm for very cold and windy weather.

We also got some 'canned' baby fruit food from alnatura and I got the breastfeeding juice for Mamas by Hipp.

We all touched glasses (or bottle) and drank alcohol-free champagne (or water). It was a wonderful sunny day and we went out for a late lunch to an italian restaurant. We ate outside on the terrace and it almost felt like a family holiday!  As there was a local street party going on we took a walk over the small festival. 

After we came home we´ve had this super cute and super yummy cupcakes made by my sister in law and a cup of coffee. I can hardly say what a wonderful day this was! Thank you!! <3

Other than that I slept a lot this week whenever I could find a time spot for it. I think my body might pre-sleep and try to get/save some energy before labor properly starts.

And I met a very old friend of mine this week and it was nice seeing her again and having time to talk about all the new things to come :)

How far along? Finished the 36th week and am now 10 months pregnant! This is so great, there were times during pregnancy where I thought I would´t come along so far. But the baby is now finished and is not an 'early bird' anymore.

Total weight gain: 16,4kg.
Bump measure: 102cm

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: I went to the yoga class this week.

Sleep: It´s perfectly okay during the night, but ontop of that I sleep much more now during the day as well.

Best moment this week: My baby party!!! <3

Miss anything? Shop and wear normal clothes!

Movement: Recognized it is less than before, but still a lot going on there inside me.

Food/cravings: Sweets! Chocolate & ice cream.

Anything making you quesy or sick? 

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: False labor.

Symptoms: I feel so tired, and exhausted, and immobile - so I really calmed down a bit this week and slept a lot. Still carry lots of water in my hands and feet which feels uncomfortable. I recognized my leg hair stopped growing or at least grows very slowly - but already for a longer period of time - I totally forgot to mention.

Belly button in or out? Stretched out.

Wedding rings on or off? Off.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy.

Looking forward to: Seeing Lillian!

Sani <3

35 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 35

This week the paperwork went on, there are still a lot of things to prepare. But we packed our/my hospital bag this week finally and have all papers together for that! Last sunday we had our family meal in my brother´s garden. I cooked a thai chicken curry dish together with his wife which was lovely.

Maybe I do look a little bit like a lifebuoy, a little bit... ;)

On Thursday I had a session at the acupuncture again and it helped against the water almost immediately. I also talked to my midwife and told her that I would change her up against my new one. I actually don´t know if it´s a good decision, because she was really sad when I told her - I guess she regrets having not shown up on our date the other day without calling or even calling back and saying it was also my fault. However, I don´t know the new midwife as much and eventually liked my old one better. I am not happy with all this matter! :/ I hope everything will turn out fine in the end.

On Friday we were invited to a friend´s wedding and had a wonderful evening. Everything was set up and organized very nicely and we had a good time!

I ordered the dress at dorothyperkins.com - it´s an extra long normal cut dress, one size bigger than before pregnancy - and has a good price!

Nico and I together with my lovely friend Nina and her husband Michi.

On Saturday I woke up with a bad headache, surely because I went to bed so late - at 2:30am. Also my belly was very hard in the end and we had to drive back home a good hour still. Had to take Paracetamol again the next morning :( 
The same day we picked up our photos from the baby belly photo shoot. <3

And this is my baby bump for 35 weeks!

How far along? Finished the 35th week today!

Total weight gain: Exact 17 kilos.
Bump measure: 102cm.

Maternity clothes? Still a mix of both - maternity and normal clothes in a bigger size. I ended up buying two shorts this week in sizes bigger than before pregnancy as the weather here turned out very summerish and partly it´s very hot!

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: Nothing :( my yoga class didn´t take place this week due to a bank holiday.

Sleep: Quite okay, sometimes I wake up early and can fall back asleep again after some hours. I have the feeling that I am a bit more tired/exhausted right now.

Best moment this week: Dancing with my husband on Nina & Michi´s wedding. <3

Miss anything? I miss shopping and wearing pretty, stylish clothes still...

Movement: Lots of movement.

Food/cravings: Pizza!!

Anything making you quesy or sick? Not really.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: Not really, maybe a bit false labor.

Symptoms: As mentioned I am feeling a bit more exhausted and feel more tired. I still have lower back aches and this week a heavy headache as well! :( Some slight stitches and a pulling here and there due to the false labor. I also added up a lot of water and I can only wear open shoes, my hands do hurt very bad every morning :( I also loose the feeling in my fingers from time to time and things fall down all the time!

Belly button in or out? Stretched out completely.

Wedding rings on or off? Off :(

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: See my little girl! <3

Sani <3

34 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 34

This Monday was the last one that I spend with Ivi and our big belles, she had her baby on Thursday!! It is so exciting to hear how it happened and I am slightly jealous now ;))

On Tuesday I went to the office again, had to hand over another document, but also wanted to congratulate one of my favorite colleagues to her birthday with a little flower bouquet. It was probably the last time that I visited the office without the baby.

On Wednesday my new midwife came round and we got to know each other, she is a nice person and I like her much better than the old one. I feel I can come into conversation with her much more easier and I generally feel more comfortable with her. So happy that it worked out finally!

Thursday I got the message that my baby has turned upside down which makes me extremely happy!!! People at the hospital had already told me, if not I should make an appointment for a c-section soon. So for now I am really relieved although I know that very active babies turn round again.. but we´ll see! And keep the fingers crossed!!

And Saturday was the second part of our photo shooting session, which basically turned out very well and we chose our selection of photos also from the shooting last week. They are all ready next week.

I´ve also washed all the parts of the babies stroller and made everything ready for Lillian. Also a whole lot of paper work had to be done this week.

How far along? Finished the 34th week!

Total weight gain: I weighed in this morning at 84,5kg which is a total of 14,2kg gained weight.
Bump measure: 1 meter!

Maternity clothes? Yes and no, I am wearing a lot of 'normal' clothes in a bigger size, or some of my old clothes as well.

Stretch marks? Not until now!
Fitness: I went to the yoga class and to the swimming pool once this week and I swam 45min.

Sleep: Is quite ok. I wake up early and I am tired early as well this week.

Best moment this week: Hearing that Lillian has turned her head downwards!

Miss anything? Sometimes I think I miss my flat belly, but I don´t want to be without my baby bump either!!

Movement: Still a lot and she has turned upside down finally!!! :)

Food/cravings: Nothing in particular, but I like fresh fruits and veggies.

Anything making you quesy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl

Labor signs: No

Symptoms: I had sore nipples this week.. ew! They were red and hurt like hell... :( I am getting out of breath now much more easier as I am obviously so heavy right now, that my feet do hurt under the weight. And the my belly seems to be very sensitive, I don´t know if it´s the skin or what it is but strikings feel quite uncomfortable sometimes and of course my family always wants to touch the belly :/

Belly button in or out? Streched out.

Wedding rings on or of? Off.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: Meeting Lillian!

Sani <3

33 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 33

Last sunday we yet picked up the stroller from my brother´s and brought it home. We will need the frame as we are looking for a new car for me and the baby. It´s an Emmaljunga stroller in navy blue - very pretty but huge at the same time. So I guess the baby will be all comfortable :) Now I need to wash everything and put it up again nicely. Other than that I´ve washed and ironed the baby bed now.

This Saturday we had our photoshooting which was really good! It was such a nice atmosphere there and the photographer team was so kind to us. Thanks again to Fotostudio Nina! We took 1 picture home right away and still need to choose from the other shots.

I love this picture, it shows the way how Nico often talks to our baby Lillian. <3

And I do look like this:

How far along? Finished the 33rd week.

Total weight gain: Forgot :(
Bump measure: Also forgot :(

Maternity clothes? Yes. But due to the good weather here at the moment I could make some profit out of my regular summer dresses. Yay!

Stretch marks? No
Fitness: I visited my yoga class again! And also went to the swimming pool with Nadine again this week.

Sleep: Ok.

Best moment this week: Our photo shooting!

Miss anything? Go shopping.

Movement: Still a lot.

Food/cravings: I liked a mix of all healthy and fast food :)

Anything making you quesy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl.

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: A little bit of false labour, my breast hurts because apparently the milk pumped in, water retention.

Belly button in or out? Stretched out.

Wedding rings on or of? Of.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy.

Looking forward to: See if she has turned upside down at the doctors appointment.

Sani <3