Our baby boy is on his way inshallah, only 3 days until his due day..
To keep the past 9 months better in memory I decided to kinda summarize my pregnancy:
All in all I would say that my pregnancy has beed surprisingly easy and pretty much free of any uncomfortable sympthoms.
The first three months have been probably the most uncomfortable, I was very sensitive to smells, could eat only certain food (like spaghetti with tomatoes or apple with yogurt) and felt quite tired and exhausted.
The second trimester has been lovely, I stayed at home and had enough time to exercise, take a rest and just enjoy feeling babys movements becoming stronger and stronger.
In the beginning of the third trimester my doctor diagnosed me with gestational diabetes and put me on a very strict diet. I had gained 12 kg only within the 5th and 6th month of pregnancy, so thanks to my new diet my weight gain slowed down again.
Since my 31th week of pregnancy I am in germany which has not been very beneficial for my diet, but about 4 weeks ago my doctor rechecked on my gestational diabetes and said all my results were totally fine, so it seems the gestational diabestes is gone, al hamdoulilah! I am still watching what I eat but by far not as strict as when I was on my diet.
Although in the third trimester I started to feel more uncomfortable (back and hip pain, reflux etc.) I really enjoyed my pregnancy a lot and don't feel I had to suffer or work to hard for our baby boy. Alhamdoulilah!
Here in germany I took quite some classes on birth preparation, first aid, taking care of a new born and alternative/natural medication for children. Twice a week I had an appointment with my midwifes to check on me and the baby.
At 37 weeks of pregnancy the baby still had not turned so I went to an specialized hospital and some after checkups, the doctor recommended an external version of the baby, which was successful and totally painless, alhamdoulilah again!
During this whole pregnancy I have gained 23 Kg, which I feel totally comfortable with and hope to loose again soon after our baby boy has arrived.
Now at the very end of this pregnancy I am just totally ready to have this baby! I am having a lot of contractions and babys head is already deep in my pelvis, just waiting for his daddy to come out :)
I have been very blessed with having an amazing husband and father for my child who supported me all through my pregnancy and raised my spirit when I felt fat and stressed, who enabled me to relax and stay home focusing on me and the baby,
and with having had a very easy and wonderful pregnancy.
Alhamdoulilah!
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Pregnancy - coming to an end
Gepostet von Laura unter 9:41 PM 0 Kommentare
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