Planning for childbirth

This is the last week before he gets his eviction notice. My bag has been packed for at least a month now. I’m sneaking in protein bars this time around! I literally did not eat for well over 24 hours and that was not good at all. I have to eat every few hours or I get low blood sugar. Not a medical issue I just trained my body to eat throughout the day. And since I will be there alone for a lot of it I am bringing stuff to make me feel comfy. And will be bringing stuff to keep me occupied in the case of having my induction. I will be alone that night (for the induction) as well. I am completely OK with that 🙂

So, every day I pretend like I will go into labor that day.  I have been cleaning every day all day for the last two weeks just in case. That is kind of typical for me anyway because I do not like a messy house. But, I have been stepping it up a notch so my husband will not have to do it as much when he is home. And every week for the last month I am making sure we do not run out of anything that we would typically eat. I have been stocking up on certain foods so we have enough to last us so we won’t have to go for at least the first week that we come home. Last time I did this and it helped a lot. I was not as active and high energy as I am this time around. So it is a lot easier to prepare this time…..which I think is weird because I have a two year old this time around to tend to all day. HA

The main things I am getting done is laundry, cleaning and new exercises. I went to the Dr yesterday and he has not dropped into place yet. And his due date is Saturday 😦 I am not stressed over it but I am bummed nothing has progressed between the last Dr appt and this one. So I went to Target and bought an exercise ball. I have 3 exercises that I will be doing everyday 3 times a day.

1. Ball bouncing: this is recommended but not a guarantee. This I will be doing 3 times daily for 30 minutes.
2. Walking: I still go to the gym and walk for 30 minutes. I also am going on at least 3 walks outside daily for about 30 minutes each. Maverick loves it and the dogs….well they like it but the heat is getting to them ha Oh well!
3. Pelvic tilts: This I will be doing 3 times daily for 3 minutes at a time.

I have read so many ways to induce labor but I do not want to induce him on my own. I just want my body to be more ready than it was last time. Over the 3 day weekend we rode bikes twice daily and it was a pretty hilly ride. I also went to the gym and walked a ton. And that had not helped so if anything this will just make me more toned and not gain so much weight. Thankfully I have not gained a lot of weight so it’ll be easier to lose it this time around. I also feel great because I have been able to exercise this entire pregnancy. I have some super goals after this last pregnancy. I am excited about this! I am also super hungry this week. Super hungry! We shall see if these exercise and my “getting stuff done” will ease the labor stuff. I am hoping so! Less than a week left and we are really excited!!

Live healthy and live simple!