Woohoo! Third trimester! At this point in time still most of
the of the people I work with have no idea I’m pregnant. It’s kind of fun to
play how can I hide the bump but I know that end if coming fast. I still don’t
feel like this is a real thing- having a baby. I’m not actually sure if it’ll
feel real until baby is actually here. So for now it remains a figment of my
imagination.
I’ve started to really feel the weight of the baby and
uterus on my pelvis. I feel like my belly will just rip off at any given moment
after being on my feet all day. Swelling of the ankles and lower legs is a
common occurrence if I haven’t been able to get my feet up so I’ve recently
moved my “standup desk” which is really an ikea end table to the ground in
front of my chair so I can use it as a food rest and keep my feet up throughout
the day at work. I’ve also tried to spend some time sitting on the exercise
ball I have at work but that right now it’s very comfortable.
I’ve tried to move most of my workouts to the morning when I
feel good after a night’s sleep before my belly and pelvis start to ache in
which the only position that feels good is laying on my left side on the couch.
Hopefully my body adjusts to the additional weight or I might need to start
looking into a belt of some sort which is really not something I want to start
having to wear daily.
