I’ll be 35 weeks pregnant in a couple days and I am definitely at the point where almost everything is uncomfortable, moving, sleeping, picking up my kids. I’ve been having muscle separation pain near my pubic bone and it’s painful to turn over in bed. If I sit on the floor for extended periods of time, it ruins my tailbone and it’s painful to walk, thanks to the hormone relaxin. I am continuing to go to the chiropractor bi-weekly to keep everything aligned. Baby is definitely maxing out on space and I have a feeling this baby is very long like his brother because his feet are all up in my ribs. I’m also at the point where even if I have a half ounce of pee in my bladder I feel like I have a full bladder. Braxton Hicks are coming a lot more frequently the past couple weeks as my uterus preps for labor and birth.
I haven’t been able to exercise for 2-3 weeks because my kids were really sick and then I also got sick. I had planned on being really efficient after Christmas and knocking out my to do list but unfortunately that’s just not the way it went. I still need to prepare my home for our planned home birth, pre-register at the hospital in case of transfer, buy another carseat so I can get my 1 year old out of the infant carseat and figure out how I’m going to fit 3 carseats in the back of my car (any tips are appreciated). I also had planned to get the winter meal plan out to my clients before Christmas which didn’t happen. Being that I am a task oriented person, I definitely feel frustrated that I haven’t been able to get any of this done but I am also learning to accept the season I’m in and not allow my expectations to rule my life. Can any other mommas relate?
I’ve gained a bit more weight with this pregnancy than my others. I am the same weight now at 35 weeks as I was with my first at 40 weeks. I’m not obsessing over the weight (my Midwives have me track it) but it is a good motivation and reminder to eat nutrient dense foods and exercise when I can. Since this is my first winter pregnancy, I’ve realized I’ve been eating a lot more whole grains, which isn’t necessarily and bad thing, except that at the same time I’m not eating as many greens (especially for lunch). So the past couple weeks I’ve been making an effort to make a giant green salad for lunch which feels so good and makes me crave salad even more! I’ll be sharing the vegan ceasar recipe I’ve been obsessed with later this week! Lately I haven’t felt as hungry as I usually do and I’m not sure if it’s because my stomach is squished and/or I haven’t been working out in a bit and have been sick. Here’s a little round up of what I’ve been eating lately to nourish my body and baby.
Breakfast: I like to start my morning off with tea and since I’ve been sick and had a cough I’ve been drinking Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat Tea. Then I’ll have a homemade breakfast cookie packed with fiber and protein from the beans and healthy fats from the chia seeds. I will also have some fruit, lately citrus because that’s what’s in season, or a citrus smoothie.
Lunch: Back on the raw salad game, I’ve been obsessed with this kale and fennel salad and a vegan caesar salad with romaine and kale. I’ll be sharing the recipe later this week.
Snacks: Since I haven’t been super hungry I haven’t really been snacking much but sometimes I’ll have a vanilla plant based yogurt topped with chia seeds, some fruit, nut butter or a PB&J Jones bar. Oh and I’ve been obsessed with dried figs.
Dinner: Dinner has been eat whatever is in the fridge or get take out the past few weeks with all the sickness running through my house. I constantly have a batch of immune broth in the fridge so I usually cook some whole grains or lentil pasta in that for my kids and roast or steam a vegetable, nothing fancy. I’ll often eat their leftovers. Last night we got Chipotle take out, tonight we’ll have some sautéed leeks, collard greens and mushrooms. Tomorrow I plan to make a kale and white bean soup.
