Third Trimester/End of Pregnancy Update

As my pregnancy comes to a close I just want to say that the very last month sucks.  It’s pretty freaking uncomfortable.  Everything is uncomfortable.  I feel heavy all the time.  My stomach feels hard.  I feel stretched out.  I feel back pain and a lot of rib pain.  The baby is so big now that its cute little movements actually hurt.  Sometimes a lot if it doesn’t settle down.  My baby is kicking me in the ribs and punching me in the side.  And it hurts.  Bending over is hard.  Shaving is hard.  Getting up is hard but walking around is okay though I feel like I’m waddling and after a while it does feel heavy.  Like I have a bowling ball strapped to my belly.  I’m insanely tired.  I just feel fatigued all the time.  I actually sleep a lot.  I’ve been taking two naps a day but then it’s hard for me to sleep at night so I guess it somehow balances out.  Going to the bathroom is beyond annoying.  I now have to go three to four times an hour, particularly when I’m trying to sleep at night.  Sometimes I will literally feel the baby move right on my bladder and have this sudden urge to go.  And honestly, it hurts a bit when the baby presses down on it.  I’m really not all that hungry but I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing.  I’ve been very constipated lately.  I have noticed an increase in my discharge too so I have to change my panty liner more often.  There’s also been an increase in the amount of milk I’ve been leaking.  Despite my best efforts I still have stretch marks on both sides of my belly.  Ugh!  I have had sudden urges to clean the house, which I’ve heard is a thing.  They call it nesting.  I don’t think it’s that bad since I want the house to be clean in general and it keeps me active.

Also, I’m on edge all the time because I don’t know when I’m actually going to go into labor.  I’m actually hoping it doesn’t last too much longer.  I’m totally okay having the baby a week or two before my due date.  If it’s already seven pounds it’s already getting pretty big.  I really don’t want to have to push out a ten pound baby.