The last trimester is when your body and mind are really preparing you to give birth. There comes a time when you are so uncomfortable you get over the fear of the pain of birth.
Around six or seven months I stopped sleeping on my stomach, which is my main sleeping position. I slept on my sides and back and it wasn’t too uncomfortable until the eighth and ninth months. My belly was so huge that it seemed I couldn’t get comfortable to sleep in any position. Maybe in the recliner in the living room. Didn’t matter how many pillows I used, it still was uncomfortable.
Rarely was I able to sleep through the night, my big belly made it uncomfortable and I also had muscle spasms. Most nights in the last few weeks, a painful Charley horse woke me up. Half the time I could just point my toes towards the ceiling and they went away. The other half, I had to jump out of bed and try to stand on that leg to make it stop.
Assuming dehydration was the culprit, I tried my best to drink a gallon of water a day and it definitely seemed to help. Drinking lots of water is important throughout pregnancy and breast-feeding. Here is a water bottle to help you track how much you’ve drank. Here I am at 29 weeks. Showing but not humongous yet.
By the time I gave birth I gained 35 pounds, so I weighed quite a bit more than my body was used to. Towards the end of the pregnancy, I couldn’t be on my feet for very long. It was uncomfortable, painful and tiring.
Also, my feet and legs became rather swollen. My shoes did not fit anymore. I bought a pair of shoes I never thought I would: Birkenstocks. They are very comfortable for all the extra weight. Putting my tennis shoes on was a chore in the last trimester. Birkenstocks are easy to slip on, which helps when baby comes too. Here are the ones I bought.
I started having contractions in the last few weeks, but I could barely feel them, thankfully. I noticed that my stomach would feel hard in the middle of my stomach. My inexperienced self thought it was maybe where his head or back was.
During one of my appointments, the doctor was checking his heartbeat and she said I was having a contraction. She told me when it gets hard like that, it’s a contraction. Here I am at 37 weeks. Sticking way out and my smile isn't quite as big. Notice my cankles.
About a week before I gave birth, I lost my mucus plug. I googled if that is a sign of birth coming soon. It said it was, but that it could still be a while. And it was. I ended up losing it a couple times. No matter how much you want to know when exactly you’re going to give birth, you don’t get to know until you’re in real labor. Dogs can sense it though. My mom said she noticed my dog acting especially restless the day before I went into labor. She googled “can dogs sense when their owner is going into labor?” Sure enough, there were other reports of it happening.
Comment below how your third trimester was. What symptoms did you experience in your last trimester? This blog has affiliate links. If you click and buy, you don't pay more, but I get a commission.
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