Here's my 33 week photo - as you can see, bump is blooming more than ever. I'm experiencing a lot of movement right below breast level. These must be kicks since she is now in a cephalic, or head down, position according to my midwife at my appointment this afternoon. This is the preferred position for birth so let's hope that she chills out and stays that way so she can engage in my pelvis with greater ease over the coming weeks. Fortunately the more she fattens out, the harder it will be for her to shift.I witnessed an example of how this "pelvic engagement" works at my first NCT ante-natal class this morning a la doll in sample pelvis so this is fresh in my mind as I write. There are six other girls in my class and I can tell already that I'm going to enjoy them - even though I knew I was not the only one with a million questions, it is comforting, fun and supportive to chat with others at a similar stage of pregnancy in our area. This morning was women only session and everyone was lovely; next week we have our second meeting and the guys come on board! Classes like this and more intimate/grim pregnancy chat come a bit more naturally to women in my opinion so it will be interesting to see how all the men fare! Hopefully Chris will not have the urge to laugh like he did at our home birth talk.
My missions for progress this coming week - start to wash her clothes in non-biological powder for sensitive baby skin (I only just learned that you are not supposed to use biological powder to start with) and pack them away in our newly acquired baby drawer unit and secondly to stop bumping into things. I'm used to be able to squeeze through tight spaces and I just can't do it anymore without jostling someone or something with my bump!
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