Sunday, 24 April 2011
Saturday, 23 April 2011
I think I did too much today
Today I took Shadow and Marian to their old park for a walk with Gav (our old flatmate) It was SO hot out! On the walk back Lilly turned somehow and i had a horrid, super strong stitch feeling in my side. It hurt loads!
I was trying to act ok cause I didn't want Gav to think I was going into labour or something!
Then I had to head to Putney to see my friend Jess. She's pregnant too and is being induced on Saturday!
She'd bought me a gorgeous handbag and a bib and matching little fabric shoes for Lilly.
Her hubby took us for a lovely lunch on the river. Here's Jess and her little boy, Tom.
When I headed home it'd started raining and there was a storm.
My feet were so swollen it's just ridiculous. They're still so painful feel like the skin's 3x too small and someone's stamped on them.
So, I got in and had to lay down for a while. Then I got itchy, twitchy, felt super sick and really uncomfy.
So I'm feeling really big and just generally gross and disabled! It's hard sitting up, bathing, walking too far/too fast and Lilly is using me as an internal punchbag.
Roll on Tuesday for the scan.
I was trying to act ok cause I didn't want Gav to think I was going into labour or something!
Then I had to head to Putney to see my friend Jess. She's pregnant too and is being induced on Saturday!
She'd bought me a gorgeous handbag and a bib and matching little fabric shoes for Lilly.
Her hubby took us for a lovely lunch on the river. Here's Jess and her little boy, Tom.
When I headed home it'd started raining and there was a storm.
My feet were so swollen it's just ridiculous. They're still so painful feel like the skin's 3x too small and someone's stamped on them.
So, I got in and had to lay down for a while. Then I got itchy, twitchy, felt super sick and really uncomfy.
So I'm feeling really big and just generally gross and disabled! It's hard sitting up, bathing, walking too far/too fast and Lilly is using me as an internal punchbag.
Roll on Tuesday for the scan.
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Catch up
I never did post about my midwife appointment on Monday. Well she thinks she's still breech. She said that it could be because my placenta is still laying low, so she hasn't turned and there's not much we can do til I have the 34 week scan on Tuesday. That way they can see where the placenta is, if it has moved, and check where she's at.
If the placenta is still low I'm going to have to have a caesarean whether she's breech or not.
If the placenta has moved but she's breech I'll be referred to a specialist who (I think) would offer me a few options.
They can give me some exercises to try to turn her, they can try to turn her themselves (hands on, from the outside.....can be painful from a few things I've read, and doesn't always work/they turn back) I can opt for a breech birth, or they offer a caesarean.
Even if I decided to go for a breech birth, I couldn't have a water birth like I'd have wanted and they highly recommend an epidural, which I also wasn't keen on unless needed, so.....IF placenta's low/she's breech/both, I think I'd go for a caesarean. I guess at least that way we'd know when she was coming and I could prepare for recovery.
I feel pretty scared about the birth anyway, let alone cutting my baby out.
Anyway. We just have to wait til Tuesday. Everything could be absolutely fine.
If the placenta is still low I'm going to have to have a caesarean whether she's breech or not.
If the placenta has moved but she's breech I'll be referred to a specialist who (I think) would offer me a few options.
They can give me some exercises to try to turn her, they can try to turn her themselves (hands on, from the outside.....can be painful from a few things I've read, and doesn't always work/they turn back) I can opt for a breech birth, or they offer a caesarean.
Even if I decided to go for a breech birth, I couldn't have a water birth like I'd have wanted and they highly recommend an epidural, which I also wasn't keen on unless needed, so.....IF placenta's low/she's breech/both, I think I'd go for a caesarean. I guess at least that way we'd know when she was coming and I could prepare for recovery.
I feel pretty scared about the birth anyway, let alone cutting my baby out.
Anyway. We just have to wait til Tuesday. Everything could be absolutely fine.
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
What a lovely day
So sunny and hot!
Just had a lovely stroll with the dogs, exploring local green bits they can go to. They're both shattered!
I'm gonna get in, put my feet up and do some knitting i think. Maybe I'll get that blankie finished that I started about 18 months ago!!
Anyway, look at this sky!!!
Just had a lovely stroll with the dogs, exploring local green bits they can go to. They're both shattered!
I'm gonna get in, put my feet up and do some knitting i think. Maybe I'll get that blankie finished that I started about 18 months ago!!
Anyway, look at this sky!!!
Monday, 18 April 2011
Moved.
Moved to marks mums yesterday. Slowly slowly getting sorted.
My back's sore today and my feet are huge.
Just walking the dogs in the sunshine then off to the midwife. Wonder if Lilly's decided to turn yet.
Oh. No Internet yet and 3G sucks at mums. I'll update on my phone when I'm out with the dogs I guess.
My back's sore today and my feet are huge.
Just walking the dogs in the sunshine then off to the midwife. Wonder if Lilly's decided to turn yet.
Oh. No Internet yet and 3G sucks at mums. I'll update on my phone when I'm out with the dogs I guess.
Friday, 15 April 2011
F*ing Doctors >:-[
I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever get to have a rest before Lilly arrives.
Walked the dogs for an hour and a half (cause they met their doggy friends and were enjoying themselves so I stayed longer to tire them out) then I got home, popped Marian in her crate, called my dad (who I'm meeting in Morden) to say I'd left, then headed to the bus stop via the Doctors for my medical exemption form they'd completed which I need to send off.
JESUS that place is a joke.
They gave me the form, I walk half way to the bus stop and realise they've buggered it all up!
I filled it in originally, but the doc had got a new form, filled it all in again with Lilly's expected due date wrong and even tho at the top of the form in BOLD CAPITALS it says the form must be competed in black ink, the doc has done it in scrawly blue cartridge pen.
I had to walk back and explain they'd screwed up something AGAIN.
So I had to re-fill the details and have to wait for a doc to fill in their part.
Now I'm really really late for meeting my dad.
On top of that i still have to go have a blood test at the hospital, go to B&Q, go get dog and walk up to marks mums.
I feel like swearing. A lot.
Sorry for the giant rant.
GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
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Walked the dogs for an hour and a half (cause they met their doggy friends and were enjoying themselves so I stayed longer to tire them out) then I got home, popped Marian in her crate, called my dad (who I'm meeting in Morden) to say I'd left, then headed to the bus stop via the Doctors for my medical exemption form they'd completed which I need to send off.
JESUS that place is a joke.
They gave me the form, I walk half way to the bus stop and realise they've buggered it all up!
I filled it in originally, but the doc had got a new form, filled it all in again with Lilly's expected due date wrong and even tho at the top of the form in BOLD CAPITALS it says the form must be competed in black ink, the doc has done it in scrawly blue cartridge pen.
I had to walk back and explain they'd screwed up something AGAIN.
So I had to re-fill the details and have to wait for a doc to fill in their part.
Now I'm really really late for meeting my dad.
On top of that i still have to go have a blood test at the hospital, go to B&Q, go get dog and walk up to marks mums.
I feel like swearing. A lot.
Sorry for the giant rant.
GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
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Thursday, 14 April 2011
So. No more work....
That's weird! What WILL i do with myself?! ;)
My last day was just strange. I didn't feel sad at work, just nervous and a bit worried.
I didn't really think many people would be able to come to my leaving dinner/drinks and I was SO so shocked that so many did come!
It was really overwhelming and amazing. Everyone's so wonderful and I'm going to miss them all loads. Mark and I are so lucky. People bought us more gifts, and even collected some money for bits we might need for Lilly, and I got some gorgeous flowers too!!!
It's going to be so weird not seeing my Mishmish, Lana and Gosia every day/week, but once littley's here I'm going to make a huge effort to see my friends more. I can be really lazy, and I want to change that.
Anyway, I had such a good time at my leaving do. I hope everyone else did as well.
So. 2nd day of freedom. The flat's a WRECK. We're moving this week. Hoping to be out by sunday and we have so much crap everywhere. I don't know where to start.
Yesterday I spent ages chatting to my friend who's in Australia on Skype, then chatted to Marks mum for ages, walked the dogs lots, packed a box of stuff to leave here in the loft, and that was about it really!
To be honest, I got up this morning, walked the dogs, and now I just want to go back to bed!
I have to go into Sutton tho and get a few bits and bobs, then I really need to sort some stuff out round here. I'm trying to get the last of the things I'll need for the birth, and Lilly will need when she's here. I think we pretty much have everything now! It's just little things like nappy creams and stuff.
Tonight we're going to Ikea ( I LOVE Ikea!!!! :D Yay!) to buy a wardrobe, a desk and a chair for mums house. I just feel like we're spending lots of money at the moment! Decorating the room at mums cost a bit, what with the nice wallpaper and curtains! Last night I bought an electric breast pump. Whooo! Rock and Roll. It was bloody expensive too! £75! Jeez.
Anyway. Enough rambling. I have to go shopping. I'll leave you with a pic of my ever expanding stretch-marked tummy! (I hope it doesn't offend too many of you!) Enjoy :P
My last day was just strange. I didn't feel sad at work, just nervous and a bit worried.
I didn't really think many people would be able to come to my leaving dinner/drinks and I was SO so shocked that so many did come!
It was really overwhelming and amazing. Everyone's so wonderful and I'm going to miss them all loads. Mark and I are so lucky. People bought us more gifts, and even collected some money for bits we might need for Lilly, and I got some gorgeous flowers too!!!
It's going to be so weird not seeing my Mishmish, Lana and Gosia every day/week, but once littley's here I'm going to make a huge effort to see my friends more. I can be really lazy, and I want to change that.
Anyway, I had such a good time at my leaving do. I hope everyone else did as well.
So. 2nd day of freedom. The flat's a WRECK. We're moving this week. Hoping to be out by sunday and we have so much crap everywhere. I don't know where to start.
Yesterday I spent ages chatting to my friend who's in Australia on Skype, then chatted to Marks mum for ages, walked the dogs lots, packed a box of stuff to leave here in the loft, and that was about it really!
To be honest, I got up this morning, walked the dogs, and now I just want to go back to bed!
I have to go into Sutton tho and get a few bits and bobs, then I really need to sort some stuff out round here. I'm trying to get the last of the things I'll need for the birth, and Lilly will need when she's here. I think we pretty much have everything now! It's just little things like nappy creams and stuff.
Tonight we're going to Ikea ( I LOVE Ikea!!!! :D Yay!) to buy a wardrobe, a desk and a chair for mums house. I just feel like we're spending lots of money at the moment! Decorating the room at mums cost a bit, what with the nice wallpaper and curtains! Last night I bought an electric breast pump. Whooo! Rock and Roll. It was bloody expensive too! £75! Jeez.
Anyway. Enough rambling. I have to go shopping. I'll leave you with a pic of my ever expanding stretch-marked tummy! (I hope it doesn't offend too many of you!) Enjoy :P
Monday, 11 April 2011
One more day
One more day at work and I'm on maternity.
I'm sad, excited, scared, and tired!
I'm so going to cry :(
7 weeks 2 days til she's due.
15 days til our 34 week scan to see if my placenta has moved out of the way. I'm going to ask them to check again that she IS a girl!!
Marks been at his mums today, decorating our room. We've moved some bits in. That'll be our job for the rest of the week!
I just wanna sleep and put my fat feet up!!
I'm sad, excited, scared, and tired!
I'm so going to cry :(
7 weeks 2 days til she's due.
15 days til our 34 week scan to see if my placenta has moved out of the way. I'm going to ask them to check again that she IS a girl!!
Marks been at his mums today, decorating our room. We've moved some bits in. That'll be our job for the rest of the week!
I just wanna sleep and put my fat feet up!!
Friday, 8 April 2011
Sunshine!
What a beautiful day.
I'm on the train to Victoria to then go to Covent Garden to meet Rosie!!
The day's been a bit stressful already. Marian rolled in poo, my feet are still ridiculously swollen and none of my clothes seem to fit.
Oh well. I'm going to try to buy a few bits from H&M today. Hopefully I'll find some cheapish dresses or long tops.
Just ate a Twix and Lilly's wiggling :)
It was yummy!
I'm on the train to Victoria to then go to Covent Garden to meet Rosie!!
The day's been a bit stressful already. Marian rolled in poo, my feet are still ridiculously swollen and none of my clothes seem to fit.
Oh well. I'm going to try to buy a few bits from H&M today. Hopefully I'll find some cheapish dresses or long tops.
Just ate a Twix and Lilly's wiggling :)
It was yummy!
Thursday, 7 April 2011
2 more days at work :-o
I can't believe it!! It's all going so fast and I have so much to do and so little time.
I'm 32 weeks today!! 56, well...55 days til shes's due, and jeez I'm sore.
Swollen feet, sore ribs (I think my boobs are too heavy :( ouch) and general tiredness.
I have tomorrow off of work to meet my friend Rose who I love lots, but I kinda just want to stay in bed!!!
Just on the train home. Mark's meeting me and we're popping to B&Q to look at wallpaper, rugs, lampshades and night-lights for moving into mums.
Marks going to decorate the room for us.
I can't wait til her little Moses basket is all set up, along with her other baby bits and bobs. I think it'll feel real then cause at the moment I still find it hard to believe.
I'm 32 weeks today!! 56, well...55 days til shes's due, and jeez I'm sore.
Swollen feet, sore ribs (I think my boobs are too heavy :( ouch) and general tiredness.
I have tomorrow off of work to meet my friend Rose who I love lots, but I kinda just want to stay in bed!!!
Just on the train home. Mark's meeting me and we're popping to B&Q to look at wallpaper, rugs, lampshades and night-lights for moving into mums.
Marks going to decorate the room for us.
I can't wait til her little Moses basket is all set up, along with her other baby bits and bobs. I think it'll feel real then cause at the moment I still find it hard to believe.
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