It is finally the month of May and I am so excited! Why? Because in this month we will celebrate Mother’s Day and it will be my very first Mother’s Day celebration with my little one. Being a new mommy is quite challenging but indeed a very rewarding experience, to witness one developing soul grow each and every single day is such a great joy.

I did celebrate Mother’s day last year when I was still pregnant but my baby was just few months in my tummy before so I didn’t really feel the spirit of motherhood yet. But I could say when I am at my final stage of pregnancy where I felt a lot of changes in my body, the hardship and the pain of labor, I started to realize that being a mommy is truly a gift and a blessing that should be celebrated once in a mother’s life.

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Let me share with you my journey to the final milestone of pregnancy as this month will be dedicated to all the mothers in the world. It is such a sweet memory to remember the time when we conquered all the challenges that pregnancy brought to us for that special gift of new life and a new blessing of our family.

Third Trimester: The Journey to Final Milestone of Pregnancy

Little baby in my belly started to be mature and rapidly growing as I’ve gone through the final months of pregnancy, starting from 28 weeks until the final week. My pregnancy has been a tough start with all the sickness I’ve felt before but as I’ve gone through my final weeks I’ve felt many changes from my body to my growing baby in my belly bump and it was quite a challenging shift. As I’ve felt more of baby’s lively movements such as kicking and stretching, I knew that that was the most fun stage of pregnancy despite all the uneasiness I’ve experienced physically. My excitement boosted up each day especially when I observed some changes in my belly bump.

There was a common saying that every pregnancy is unique but there are quite common symptoms that can easily be noticed among preggy moms. I could say that when I’m in the final trimester of pregnancy, I got a little over with exhaustion from being sick but the feeling of pain from my bones got more and more intense as my belly had grown even bigger.

The progress of pregnancy and the changes I experienced on my third trimester to my final weeks.

• Peeing much more than I peed before during my 1st and 2nd trimester. Specially during night and in the middle of my sleep 3x at least.

• Insomnia. Difficulty of sleeping. It was very difficult to even twist my body from one position to the other side, I felt like my back bones were cracking and my body organs inside my stomach were twisting too.

• Very itchy belly, it’s definitely true that once you scratch to feel relief, it would be an instant scar. As much as I’ve hold myself from scratching I still got myself some scar like they called as stretch marks.

• Cramps and pain especially when lying. I felt leg cramps sometimes when I wake up in the morning.

• Baby’s movements were already visible even without touching my belly, just by observing my belly bump in my fitted dress.

• Baby’s movements got more painful especially her big skeletal movements pushing in my flesh and bones.

• Baby was more active with a lot of movements during the day now, no matter what activity I’m doing.

• Feeling hungry most of the time, probably every 2 hours. I used to eat small snacks more often to satisfy my hunger for me not to feel nauseated and dizzy.

• Got tired fast and easily gets exhausted when picking up stuff or just by standing from a long time sitting.

• Getting off the car was very difficult I felt some pain on my pelvic bone like baby is pushing unto my bones when I push myself out and without any outside support.

• Less constipation but experienced diarrhea sometimes.

• More exposed belly button,yay!

This was also the time for certain laboratory tests like diabetes screening (OGTT) and dental check.up appointments.

Progression through the final stage of pregnancy means preparation of things for baby delivery as well. From the hospital bag, baby’s necessities and everything about being a true mother of a newborn. The joy of excitement was real when we started buying baby’s stuff and arranging them one by one so neatly in her own space in our cabinet. Despite all the discomforts from the pains and the exhaustion from all the difficulties I’ve experienced, the happiness we felt when we first saw baby was truly genuine.

I hope to relate this special pregnancy journey of mine to some other moms who are experiencing this right now and to all moms all around the world. Dear moms, I congratulate you for being strong with all the sacrifices you’ve gone through from pregnancy to raising your kids to the best that you can.

Truly, mothers are all kinds of amazing!

I would love to hear your story and share some great experiences on how you handled it from the very beginning to the final stage until you finally had your cute little one.