Good Babies
I cannot wait to not have to take vitamins anymore. Why are pre-natal vitamins so big and smelly and gross? Why! I don't understand why they can't be encased in a capsule coating or made smaller for easier swallowing. All of the brands look exactly the same, so I guess it has something to do with magical vitamin construction and rate of dissolution or delicate balances, but still: gross.
My belly is big enough now that sleeping is pretty sucktown. My hips get sore during the night from all the side sleeping and I'm not sure how to adjust a pillow to relieve that sort of ache. Flipping from side to side is also now much more of a chore...something to do with loss of stomach muscles or them being buried by a small child. Then I do the math in my head and realize I still have like three and a half more months of this. And I'm not getting any smaller. On the up side, the baby sure kicks and squirms around a lot, which gives me something entertaining to pay attention to throughout the day.
Even though I am only a sorta mother at this point, people gave me little cards and stuff. J got me a gift certificate for a special pregnancy massage (though he kept insisting it was really from the kid, to be deducted from future allowances), and my friend gave me this sweet shirt. My brother, J and I took my mom to a chocolate festival, which is totally as awesome as you might imagine. The highlight of the night was getting to meet the real Violet Beauregard. She looks exactly the same, except older and less like a blueberry.
My BFF since about Christmas has been this gigantic body pillow. Perhaps not conveniently sized (or priced, come to think of it), but so worth it.
You don't need the super-duper body pillow, I just bought the $10 one from Linens & Things (well, plus an extra $10 for a pillow case), and it was heavenly. I know I should put it in storage, but I love it so much, I haven't been able to part with it yet.
Also, if your hips are hurting, try to take a warm bath before you go to bed. Something about the water pressure helps the baby float up off your sciatic nerve, so you get some relief. Hope that helps.
Thanks, guys. My friend also suggested maybe a mattress pad?
Not a bad idea, if you have a firm mattress. We have a pillow-top (loooove), so I never tried out a mattress pad.
Oh, but if you don't have a king-size bed already, it might be time to upgrade, because dude: pregnant ladies need room to sprawl.
If you havent gotten the huge pillow yet, you should consider it. My wife was relived when it worked for her.