Maternity Leave Here I Come!!!

Well its official... Oct 1 was my first official day of maternity leave! At my last OB/GYN appointment the subject had been broached by my doc and it was inevitable this would happen! The larger i get the more things hurt and the more i am lucky to get out of bed some days!!! At my 2nd NST i was showing some minor contractions but the babies were doing great!!! The contractions were just one more reason for me to take it easy!!! I need to cook these babies as long as possible. Then to add fuel to the fire I was also having a lot of problems with my bladder and I actually thought i might have a UTI. Turns out that the babies are crushing my bladder and whenever i go #1 the muscles surrounding my bladder spasm from having the extra room. This extra room is then quickly taken up by urine and babies so my poor muscles dont get much of a break! I was also getting a lot of stomach cramps which at first i confused with contractions. Apparently the same thing was happening to my stomach and intestines as was my bladder. These things made just laying around the house pretty uncomfy!

With all of this in mind I went to work and discussed with my boss my options. Given that we are slow right now he wasnt all too upset to see me go. We chose Oct 1 b/c its the end of the month and end of a pay period. This made paperwork and billing that much easier for them. Unfortunately for me if I carry the babies to 38 weeks that will give me only 6-7 week at home w/ them before i have to return to work. Please pray that work and I can come up with a nice deal and I can get at least 8 weeks with my babies before i have to return to work.

The first day of leave i was pretty depressed and stressed out! Cried a little and worried a lot! But by day 3 (today) i am 100% certain i made the right choice. This is the 2nd day in a row i have woken up by 6:30 am (after having be awake 6 other times during the night to either pee, adjust positions or take tums) b/c my body hurt so bad that i just had to move! the good news is now that i am home i can at least take a nap... if only i could get comfy enough to sleep?!?! there are so many things i want to do but i dont want to push myself! I really want to make it to 38 weeks!!

Soooo join me on my journey through the last few weeks of this pregnancy and the joys of bed rest!!!

xoxoxox
mommy & babies