03-11-2009 - Last Blog before C Section - 36 + 0 days

My mood while writing this blog: see ya on the other side!

Well ladies, this is it! The last blog before it all kicks off.

Tomorrow is a busy day with bloods to be done at 9 heart tracing at 11, meeting with anathestist at 1 and somewhere in between the ob consultant and diabetic consultant will come and find, then hook me up and pump me full of insulin all night long ready for kick off on Thursday.

I have been surpressing the nesting urge very severely, I think it is worse this time than with a natural delivery where you really don't know how much time you have. DH has been ordering me back to bed every 5 minutes or so it seems.

I am waiting on DH to take me to have my hair trimmed and eyebrows waxed in a little while, as I feel a bit "Wolverine" like. I have decided to add a can of Dry Shampoo Spray to my labour bag, so I can just spray and brush until I am steady enough on my feet to stand in the shower and get away with using the bidet for the first couple of days.

DD2 is going to bring in a set of straightners to hospital to tame the frizz before I get any tech savvy visitors. I don't want photos of Zach and me looking like death plastered all over the internet to come back to when I get home.

Anyway, if I wasnt having the C section on Thursday, I dont think I would have long. My belly has really dropped low, I have lost a couple of pounds and TMI!!! I have had a good clearout and not a laxative in sight!

My starting measurements were:

BB's 44"

Waist 36"

Hips 43"

Mid July they were:

BB's 47"

Waist 48"

Hips 43"

3rd August they were:

BB's 46" (-1")

Waist 51" (+3")

Hips 43" ( no change)

3rd September they were:

BB's 46" (no change since last month)

Waist 51" (no change since last month)

Hips 48" (+5" since last month)

Weight gain on starting weight +7lb.

16th September they were:

BB's 45 1/2" (-1/2" since last fortnight)

Waist 48" (-3" since last fortnight)

Hips 44" (-4" since last fortnight)

Weight gain on starting weight +8lb (+1lb since last fortnight).

28th September they were:

BB's 44" (- 1 1/2" since last fortnight)

Waist 52" (+4" since last fornight or +1" since 4 weeks ago!)

Hips 44" (no change since last fortnight)

Weight gain on starting weight +12lb (+4lb since last fortnight)

7th October they are:

BB's 44" ( no change since last week)

Waist 55" (+3" since last week!)

Hips 46" (+2" since last week!)

Weight gain on starting weight +16lb (+4lb since last week)

27th October they were:

BB's 46" ( Hooray +2" since three weeks ago)

Waist 55" (no change since three weeks ago)

Hips 46" (no change since three weeks ago)

Weight gain on starting weight +22lb (+6lb over 3 weeks, 2lb a week - eeeek!)

Today they are:

BB's 47" (+3" since start!)

Waist 56" (+20" since start!)

Hips 47" (+4" since start!)

Weight gain on starting weight +20lb

I might pack my trusty tapemeasure in my hospital bag, just for giggles, the weighing scales would be a bit OTT! Curious to see just how much baby and waters have been occupying before my body gets to work on shifting the rest of it once I start breastfeeding.

Well, good luck girlies, lost of labour and section dust, and of course baby dust for my ladies TTC! Looking forward to catching up with you all again on the other side!

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