Pregnancy - 30 week update

How far along?  30 weeks

How big is baby?  The size of a cabbage (or a platypus)  - around 39.9 cm and 1.3 kg (2.9 lb)!

Total weight gain/loss?  61.5 kg today - another tiny increase.  I'm pretty happy with the steady increases and Pip is definitely getting bigger and stronger all the time if the movements this week have been anything to go by.

Waist?  33.5 inches.

Stretchmarks?  No new ones.

Maternity clothes?  I've bought myself some leggings in a bigger size and a few stretchy t-shirts from Primark for casual wear and a lovely lady at work gave me a couple of maternity tops that she had for work so I'm well kitted out now.  I'm mostly living in leggings and dresses.  I have my maternity skirt for work but I'm still in normal tops most of the time.

Sleep?  Sleep has been a bit poor this week.  My bump is starting to pull me forwards so I've been trying to wedge a rolled up towel or pillow under myself to support it.  Between that and the pillow between my legs to ease my sciatica, I then find within a couple of hours I've really overheated.  That being said I don't feel too bad so I'm dealing with it, it's just preparing me for Pip being born I guess!

Best moment this week?  Catching up with our friends who have just come back from New Zealand after not seeing them for almost a year!

Movement?  There are some very strong kicks and a lot of wiggles and rolls (some of which make me feel quite nauseous).  It's very nice being able to watch my stomach moving, it's like having a little alien in there.  Pip is very active in a morning for a good few hours after work and I've put this down to drinking Lucozade with breakfast!

Food cravings?  Nothing in particular.

Food aversions?  Nothing.  

Gender?   We still think it's a girl, everybody is of a similar opinion aside from 1 or 2 people who are sticking with it being a boy.  I'm SO excited to find out!

Labour signs?  Nothing at all - I keep having a bit of an upset stomach which I keep seeing can be an early sign of labour but I'm mostly putting it down to Pip squashing all my organs!

Pregnancy symptoms?  All of them!  I'm still not waddling yet though so that's something.

Belly button in or out?  In.  

What I miss?  Having money to spare!  We have pretty much everything we need for Pip now but there are still a few little bits I'd like to get.  However, due to ALS having been off work for a couple of months due to a fire in his workplace and me having a really expensive month with my car I don't feel able to finish the baby shopping until at least next month.

What I am looking forward to?  Meeting my baby!  I know I still have a while to go yet (and I definitely don't want Pip to show up for a while yet) but just knowing that in an absolute maximum of 12 weeks I will be a mother is such an amazing feeling and it's starting to feel very real.

Upcoming appointments/scans?  I saw the midwife this afternoon and I see her again in 3 weeks (13th Sept).  I have my next scan and Consultant appointment on 25th Sept.

 Weekly wisdom?  Don't go shopping alone!  Every time I head into a shop I end up having to fight with myself to prevent buying extra baby things that I don't need.  When Ant is there, I don't have the same desire because I know he'd tell me to stop it and we just look at the practical things together and buy what we actually need.

Milestones?  I'm 30 weeks today which is 3/4 of the way through!  Hitting the 30s feels like a really big milestone for me and I'm liable to start counting backwards from here and counting how many weeks I have left rather than how many weeks I've done.

Bump picture: 

I took my bump photo in the light today so it's a better image (as you can see from the background I've been sorting out baby stuff too).  Bump is getting bugger every week - it's measuring 3 weeks behind but the midwife isn't concerned as baby was measuring fine on the scan so clearly I'm just not carrying much extra fat/water.