Hello Third Trimester!

It’s the final countdown!!! We’re in the last trimester. I have not updated you all since the first trimester so here’s a recap, including my 3-hour glucose test results.

I have to admit – while this pregnancy has been my physically toughest (and I already weigh about as much as I did at the end of my second pregnancy!), I have felt the most emotionally prepared. We are so excited and looking forward to his arrival but first we have a bit to do (celebrate his little sprinkle (on Mother’s Day with very little family); build his bassinet and crib; redo the boys’ room; and figure out what the heck I’m doing regarding birth… lol!

Unfortunately, I failed my 1-hour glucose test. I also failed during my first pregnancy and then passed. This time around, I felt so sick after my 3-hour glucose test. I was therefore worried I had gestational diabetes but I received my results… and I passed!!! SO grateful. 

This being my third pregnancy, “birth plan” just sounds silly to me because not much in my previous two births went as planned. I went into this pregnancy with an open mind regarding a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) but finding a provider supportive of that after 2 c-sections, during neither of which I dilated fully, has proven to be nearly impossible. I even had one doctor tell me my best bet would be my placenta remaining low so the birth decision would be automatic (C-section) and I wouldn’t really have to wonder … As she said that, I thought “Uhh excuse me? Who would want their placenta to remain low?”

All in all, though, I am feeling great and looking forward to enjoying this next trimester. I know the very end gets uncomfortable so I am trying to soak in the time now!