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11-8-2008 - Updates

My mood while writing this blog: Happy!

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WEEK 11 (Friday 2nd May)

Had my scan on Monday the 28th and I think it is finally starting to sink in! I originally thought I was about 13 weeks but the measurements put me back to 11 weeks 4 days on Monday so by now i am 12 weeks! Chris couldn't stop smiling and neither could I!! Jelly bean was so lively and was jumping around the screen all the time! Still I will feel better once I am a bit further on in the pregnancy.

They did show me a cyst on my left ovary which explains the sharp pains I sometimes get with certain movements, coughs, sneezes etc always on my left side! Apparently it is nothing to worry about and won't harm jelly bean which is good. They are just going to monitor the size during my scans but they said they usually get smaller during the course of pregnancy and at worst would do another scan after the birth to check things out.

WEEK 13 (Monday 12th May)

Looking forward to the pregnancy "glow" everyone keeps talking about. So far I have more spots than ever, never used to get ANY so I am hating this! Feeling sooo PALE aswell, this is probably the longest I have ever gone without sunbeds and I feel a mess!! I have tried all the "summer body" creams and seem to be allergic to something they put in them because so far the Johnsons, Dove and Garnier ones brought me out in a rash across my chest, behind me knees and the creases of my elbows....it was horrible but scratching it was HEAVEN!! Have given up now and will have to get used to being natural...but at least I am doing it for the right reasons!

You may call me mad but I think I got a little insight today of what it feels like to be a mam! I had to drop my puppy off at the vets to have her sedated for a deep skin scraping!! I seriously felt like CRYING when I had to leave her and even left a little goodie bag with a blanket (with her smell on it) a teddy, a teething bone and some food in case she got hungry once she woke up! We couldn't feed her from 6 pm yesterday and I felt so cruel when having my breakfast this morning!! Any how I couldn't help ringing the vets after dinner to see how she was and they said she was fine, I am soooo looking forward to collecting her after work! I may have to spoil her a little with lots of cuddles!

WEEK 14 (Monday 19th May)

Just a little one as I dont want to sound like a moaning minnie since most of you have probably heard this all before from me in messages but anyways....all is fine and dandy apart from my moods mainly with Chris! I still think he should be more understanding and considerate esp at weekends when he just wants to have a few cans and play on FIFA! I dont expect him to stop drinking at all, would never ask that of him but he thinks I'm being selfish when I complain! Instead of causing more and more tension in our relationship which is exactly the opposite of what I want to happen when I'm pregnant, I'm gona be (or at least try to be) a new woman - cool, calm and collective!! If I feel an outburst coming I will go and meditate!! lol Well not sure thats totally for me but will definately turn a blind eye and try to control my so called "attitude" and "dirty looks/scowls" that I am supposed to have!

Alternative - throw the xbox 360 out the living room window?? Well.....that's not really an option unless I want to sleep in the spare room for a while!!

WEEK 16 (Wednesday 4th June)

Well I think I will be in week 17 tomorrow so just a quick one to mention that I went to see my new midwife on Monday and I thought she was bloody SHITE! Wish I could stay with Rachel who I saw in April for my first appointment and blood tests etc as she was great. When Rachel took my blood for the usual rubella etc tests it was the first time I had given blood and I was sooo nervous (hate needles)! She was brilliant and I only felt a tiny prick at first and there was no mark afterwards! Because I had moved to Cramlington with my gorgeous fiance I was no longer in the "catchment area" for my Whitley Bay Doctors for when the midwifes do home visits after the birth. Because of this Rachel recommended I change to a local Doctor and get a new midwife. So anyways met my new midwife on Monday for my 16 week check and bloods and she made a right mess of my left arm. At first she said my vein had "bounced" but then she said she had it but couldnt get much blood and half a tube would have to do! She then pressed on the needle sooo hard before taking it out which I found odd and thats when the pain started. I know they say to put pressure on afterwards to stop bruising but surely not while the needle is still in my arm!! I then got to heartbeat of the baby which was fabulous for the whole 10 seconds it lasted. She didnt even give me a chance to listen properly as I was going to record it on my mobile for my other half (who couldnt make it) or tell me how fast it was which alot of people seem to find out on here!! Afterwards when my arm was still throbbing I looked down to see a big blue golf ball on my arm!! When I showed her she seemed to panic slightly and got a bit flustered as she said it must have ruptured and just to apply pressure and it would "right" itself. She strapped a piece of cottonwool on my arm and sent me on my way! I assume that when she pushed on the needle it pushed it out the other side of my vein, stupid bloody midwife...I want my old one back now!!

She was a bit blunt and didnt seem to have the time of day for me which is upsetting when your having your first baby and meeting your midwife for the first time, it may be an everyday job for them but for us it is sooo important and I hope she proves me wrong at my next visit. I want to be able to put my trust in my midwife and this experience (however small it may seem) has totally ruined the memory of hearing Jellybeans heartbeat for the first time because now I feel that I can hardly remember what it sounded like! At least I can ignore some housework for a while since my arm is still painful, can hardly carry heavy things or straighten it properly! Got a cracking bruise (well three actually) coming up too!

WEEK 19 (Monday 23rd June)

Since I haven't updated for a few weeks here goes...my bump was starting to get more noticable so I bought my first maternity clothes two Thursdays ago, I love them, sooo comfy! Since then I don't feel like I have grown much at all even though I am still eating loads! Somehow between me and Chris last week went through two loafs of bread and nearly 8 pints of milk!!!??? God knows how but I have been having bran flakes every morning and a massive bowl of coco pops every night for supper, also been taking a pint of milk to bed with strawberry flavour Crusha (LUSH) but by the time I drink it I can hardly move or lie down! Have been feeling small movements for a few weeks now which started off like little flutters or when you get that nervous butterfly feeling, sometimes it was like popping bubbles too which was weird! Now I can feel proper little kicks but they are sooo faint still I have to be sitting quietly (rare for me) to notice them and they aren't very regular either, sometimes I don't even notice any all day so I can't help but press gently around my tummy and I think once it worked and I felt baby do a tiny kick!! Yay!! Still can't wait til I am further on and can feel baby more often and Chris can feel too.

On a different subject my scan is ONE WEEK TODAY!!! Wooooo!! I cannot stop thinking about it and can't wait to see jb jumping around on the screen again! At first I was adament that I wanted to find out the sex but thought I should tell you all I am having second thoughts....I have been talking to quite a few people who have told me their experiences and I think I would like the surprise, also a few people have friends that were told the sex but they got it wrong and because they had washed all the little outfits for the hospital they couldn't return anything! This doesn't worry me too much as clothes aren't too expensive but I was planning on going all out and getting pink/blue changing mat, cot bumper, mobile etc etc and I personally don't think I want to take that risk now! I know it is rare but with my luck it probably would happen to me!! lol Next step is to convince Chris too coz he really wanted to know the sex from the start but I think since I am growing jb in my tummy that I should get the last say and if I don't want to know then neither can he coz he would just wind me up all the time!!! Now I need to look for a unisex nursery range that isn't too boring.... I suppose there's plenty time to have pink/blue room when they are growing up so I'm sure I'll manage!!

ANYWAYS BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE WHO WILL BE GETTING THEIR 20 WEEK SCAN SOON AND I WILL UPDATE YOU ALL ON TUESDAY AFTER MINE!! XXX

WEEK 20 (Wednesday 2nd July)

Well I had my scan on Monday and my little jellybean is doing just fine, well no longer looks like a jellybean as this time we got to see arms, legs, hands and even a cute bum (must take after her mammy lol) Yes I said HER mammy....its a GIRL lol Was sooo sure it was a boy and although I feel terrible I think I was a little upset coz I had convinced myself it was a little boy but now I am sooo happy my little princess if fit and healthy!! We were told that we have a very active baby as she would not stay still for all the measurements lol Was kind of hoping she would be lazy and chilled like me!! Obviously takes after her daddy coz apparently he was a right little shit when he was a baby :D :D hehe

On Sunday while eating marmite on toast my baby started kicking loads so I was just looking down at my tum and I saw it move, it was only a little bit but happened more than once, it sort of looked like a big pulse the way my skin jumped out lol!! After that I got straight on the phone to Chris coz I have been determined to get him to feel a kick and I knew they must getting stronger for me to have seen it! Anyways last night in bed he felt a kick!! Yay!! We were lying watching a DVD and I felt a big kick so I asked him to put his hand on to see if she would kick again...then as soon as I felt a big kick I looked up at Chris and he had a huge smile on his face and said he felt it!!! He said it was hard to explain and it was weird but in a good way lol :o) He was determined to get another kick out of her and I even did a bit prodding but she was having none of it the cheeky monkey :P so after a while he gave up as his arm was going numb!!!

21 WEEKS TOMORROW - PROBABLY WONT UP DATE FOR A WHILE AS MY WEEKS ARE STARTING TO GET A BIT LIKE STORIES AND NO ONE IS PROBABLY EVEN INTERESTED!!!! XXXXOOOOXXXX

WEEK 24 (Tuesday 29th July)

Well it's been a few weeks and I still feel great! The kicks from my little one are getting so strong now it is a fab feeling, still sometimes a little weird but I do love it! I keep wondering when my appetite is going to get smaller, I heard that as you get bigger you can no longer eat big meals and have to little and frequent...well I can still eat for tons! lol I can eat all my tea (which by the way is usually the same size portion as my partners who is like 6foot!), some of Chris's left overs and still be wondering what to have next! I am finding it really hard now to stay healthy and really should cut down on chocolate too! I have at least one bar a day now and dont want to let myself slide as I know it will be even harder to slim after the birth!! So far I have gone from just under 9 stone to 10 stone so my goal is 8 stone after I have baba! Probably totally unreachable goal but I will try anyway!!

Been thinking more about work again and maternity pay which is always a worry because we are so used to having money I dont know how we will manage on £117 or whatever a week! Fingers crossed we do manage as I want to go part time after maternity leave and will have to cope on half my current wage then! I keep saying to Chris that I will hardly even leave the house once the baby is here as I will find it hard getting me and the baby ready!! lol Planning to live in my PJs for the first 4 weeks at least anyway apart from when I take my little pup out for walkies!

Anyways I'm off to have a rumage in the fridge for my next snack!!

xxxx LOVE TO EVERYONE AND THEIR BEAUTIFUL BUMPS xxxx

WEEK 27 (Tuesday 19th August)

Well I had another scan last Thursday just to check that the cyst they found at 12wks had gone and it has! Was wonderful just getting to see my little baby again and although I didnt ask I am pretty sure I saw that baba is a girl but I like not knowing for certain as it means there is still a little excitement! After checking all the measurements she told me that baba weighs approx 2.2lbs!!! Its amazing just how much they can tell you and it is great now I have an idea of how much is baba in there, for the size of my tum it must be all baba!! Plenty time to get bigger so I am in no hurry!

Still struggling with finding comfortable pants esp for work as I am sitting at my computer all day, I have found some great pants in the NEXT catelogue but when I ordered them in short leg they were like ankle swingers so I have re-ordered some regular length ones and will collect them on Wednesday, they seem so comfy though so I cant wait! I live in my pjs at home now and couldnt find anything comfy to wear when I was going to my mam and dads for tea last night so I opted for my trusty pjs! Hope nobody saw me! lol

Have been soooo bloody busy at the moment in the house and things finally seem to be coming together! Got our carpet fitted on the stairs, landing and our bedroom...HURRAY!! We have now officially moved into our bedroom instead of the guest room! Holly wasnt quite sure where she was at first but seems quite happy too! We have loads of room for when baba arrives too and have already planned out where her little moses basket etc will go! Cant wait!! Next job is the nursery but we are using the third bedroom which is small but ideal for baba so at least there isnt loads of painting etc to do!

Went to see midwife yesterday for my final set of bloods and saw a different midwife to last time, she was so much more helpful, she measured my tum which was 27cm! She said it was exactly what it should be as you usually measure what you are in weeks! We also listened to babas heartbeat again and she said she was a little show off!! lol Her heartbeat was between 130 and 140 which is fine! YEY! She was really happy with the growth of baba and had a little feel around etc so for the first time I left feeling satisifed and not full of doubt or questions!

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1 Comments on Updates


ladylocks02 - Monday, 11 Aug
Im exactly the same when it comes down to eating! im eating for england i swear i went out for a roast yesterday at a carvery piled it on eat it all, then wen i got to my boyfriends mums house i asked for a pudding! then we left there and stopped at Mac donalds so i got a apple pie! ha then about 8 last night i was soooo hungry i was finkin about eating the roast all over again!!!

Im also really worrying about maternity. we are used to two good wages and the last few months we have been putting away so my half of morgage is covered when im off. and im struggling at the min not bein able to jus spend. I was finkin about part time but no i cant afford so il be returning full time my mum will have the baby, my ain is that when she is about 3 i can afford to go part time so i can take her nursery etc!

Its soo hard! xxx