Holy moly time is flying. Thanks for your well wishes for Sugar! We've taken her back to the vet and he seems to think it could be cancer, but I'm not convinced. He said there is surgery they can do but it is risky for small animals with only a 30% success rate. That is just too low. We just wish her leg wound would heal up - it's heartbreaking to see a gaping bloody hole in your guinea pig's leg/rump. She is acting pretty normal, though she isn't nearly as active as usual - this also might have something to do with the fact that it has been 34 degrees everyday for the last week. Pigs don't do well in the heat.....just like pregnant women. Ha!
So I'm 30 weeks and I'm feeling it baby. I have some back pain when sitting at my desk for long periods of time, but the worst is the hip pain I get when sleeping on my side. We've added another futon but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Apart from that though I feel pretty good and have just been taking it easy. I walk slowly. We've bought a couple of baby items and their physical presence in our apartment was shocking at first - we really are going to have a baby!! I'm at my happiest now when swimming at the gym. I never want to get out of that pool. I'll be sad when I have to quit the gym at either the end of August or middle of September when my maternity leave begins (my gym is near my work). Luckily I'm pretty much only working four day weeks now and get to finish at 4:30pm. It is very helpful in avoiding rush hour crowds on the trains. Ok, it's 4:28pm now so it's time to leave work.
i just had a baby in december, and have a few tips you can try. i know, you're probably sick of people telling you stuff! it can't hurt though, right?
when you sit at your desk, make sure you have your feet elevated. it might not matter too much now, but in about 4-5 weeks it will. and make sure you don't sit longer than an hour without getting up and taking a little walk around. do a few squats every time you get up, it will help keep your pelvis loose (which will help with delivery too!).
are there chiropractors in japan? i would not have made it through my pregnancy with my sanity intact if it weren't for my chiro. if you can find one, make sure they're familiar with the techniques for pregnant women. they can really make a world of difference in your comfort level!
best of wishes to you! i'll be looking forward to updates :)
Posted by: wendy | August 07, 2007 at 06:09 PM
The swimming pool sounds wonderful (it's about the same temp here in NY...).
Posted by: Veronique | August 07, 2007 at 11:31 PM
i hear ya on the hip pain.. that's why when i think about sleep now, even though i'm getting at best 4 hours in a row of sleep, at least it's without pain! it's now been over a year since i've had 8 hours in a row of uninterrupted sleep. crazy.
Posted by: gleek | August 07, 2007 at 11:45 PM
everyone raves about the "snoggle" which helps with that hip pain, I got a body sized long pillow and it helped some but now I rarely get the pain, but the ladies swear by the snoogle on the pregnancy forum...
http://boards.thenest.com/boards/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=241
I practically live on those forums, sometimes people get bratty, depends on what time of day you are there but it has the least scarey stuff of any online pregnancy forum, they do fun polls and have good ideas and stuff!
You look great :) I went on a hospital tour last weekend, I'm about to freak out :) 2.5 weeks left of work omg!
Posted by: pixie | August 08, 2007 at 01:38 AM
hang in there girl! all is worth it once you hold baby for the first time in your arms!
Posted by: christine | August 08, 2007 at 05:02 AM
I had that hip pain when I was pregnant. Keeping my knees separated with a pillow helped alot. You look great, btw!
Posted by: HibiscuitsGirl | August 08, 2007 at 11:05 AM
Wow you look gorgeous and ready. You'll do just fine :)
Posted by: empress | August 08, 2007 at 11:24 AM
OMG! You're huge! Like a giant! At least you're not 2m like your mother wasn't.
Love Mok
Posted by: Mock | August 08, 2007 at 01:04 PM
I second the part about putting a pillow between your knees. It was the only thing that got me to sleep on one side for more than a couple of hours at a time.
Did you go to Ikea yet? I went today, and thought of you when I passed the baby gear and changing tables. :-)
Posted by: Jennifer | August 08, 2007 at 05:00 PM
like the way you are showing a bit of skin in that top now!
Posted by: claire | August 08, 2007 at 08:04 PM
good god..you have grown so fast...you will have that baby boy in your arms in no time.
Posted by: Erin | August 09, 2007 at 12:23 AM
Looking good. No, I mean, you are looking GREAT. I lasted only 29.5 weeks with Girlfriend and I only wish that my belly looked as robust as yours; alas it didn't work out but she is fine today.
Now that I think of it, saying you look "robust" is a bit strong, I think I'll replace "robust" with "healthy" and "beautiful," but let me tell you, I am so happy for you and wishing you lots of blessings for your baby and extra healing thoughts for your piggy.
Wendy
Posted by: Wendy | August 14, 2007 at 03:22 PM
woo woo!!
You look SO beautiful!!
I can't wait until I have a bump that actually looks like a BABY and not just a big dinner!!
(I'm all exclamation points today!!)
Posted by: Stefanie | August 18, 2007 at 08:44 AM
I'd like to suggest a full-length body pillow: you can sleep 'hugging' it with it between your knees. It helps with the back pain and also stops you rolling onto your stomach. I also liked it when I was nursing because it prevented me from rolling onto my breasts. My husband complained about my pillow, which I named "Derek"...but It was great for me!
You actually look great - so Im sorry you are not feeling more comfortable.
Posted by: Alison | September 04, 2007 at 12:25 PM