Another weekend been and gone. Maybe our last weekend where we 'go out' before the baby - how scary. Little Heinz is considered perfectly safe to arrive any time as of tomorrow, let's hope we are not waiting too long after that, as the anticipation is getting too much!
I was in the swimming pool the other day with the mother when she asked what I would do if I went swimming one day and went into labour while I was in the pool..I hadn't really given this much thought. As of then I now only go swimming with a swimming buddy :s At least I would be in the right environment for giving birth, as the whole being in water thing appeals quite a bit! Maybe other swimmers would not be so keen on the idea, can't think why?!
This got me thinking, what would I do if I was driving down the motorway and went into labour? Or I was in the supermarket or anywhere else that was away from home where I was on my own? This is something else that is not mentioned in the 'pregnancy bible' - I'm finding there are many many gaps in this book! I suppose I'm not planning on ever going very far and I can't imagine that going into labour and actually ending up with a baby happen particularly close together. Maybe this is why I'm wanting to spend more and more time at home. Perhaps it is an instinct thing as the time gets ever closer. I'm sure cavewomen were banished to caves when giving birth time got closer - no-one wants to be out hunting mammoths when labour starts.
Anyway, last scan coming up on Wednesday - another 'last' approaching - after that we have to wait to see her for real, yay!
Monday, 15 May 2017
Thursday, 11 May 2017
26 days to go...
This morning I made a discovery...I do have ankle bones after all! I think the warm weather yesterday made me swell up a bit leading to my mother exclaiming how fat my ankles were - abnormally so apparently - how kind. In comparison to today's ankle width I think they may have been a bit on the chubby side but I think the water has drained back into the system. I wonder if last nights 500 trips to the toilet had something to do with the diminishing chubbiness?
Anyway, today's woe has been a reoccurring stitch on the lower right side - I think I may have pulled a muscle, unfortunately this has happened whilst lying on the sofa (a way to prevent ankle swelling) and rolling over like the whale woman that I am, to go and get my lunch. Why is procreating this hard?? I am actually surprised that the world is, apparently, overpopulated. I'm sure no one needs to put themselves through this more that a couple of times!
Enough of woes: today's installment in the 'pregnancy bible' is all about nesting. How we apparently get all the house clean and tidy in preparation for the babe. I'm pretty sure little Heinz is not going to be too worried if the cupboards aren't cleaned, however I have been spending the day clearing out the wardrobe - oh no, I am an accurate statistic :s It also mentions that the man may start to 'nest' as well and he might do things like 'clean the car' or 'tidy the shed'. It is good to see that gender stereotypes have not died! There is also not much chance of any 'male nesting' in this house - a. we haven't got a shed and b. I don't think the car has been cleaned since 2011, so a baby Heinz is unlikely to change a habit of a lifetime!
Can't believe I have now been off work for 2 weeks - where did that time go? I think it is all lost in a haze of pain, going to the toilet and cleaning tasks! I should make the most of this time as it will all be different once she is here - not long now and all very exciting :)
Anyway, today's woe has been a reoccurring stitch on the lower right side - I think I may have pulled a muscle, unfortunately this has happened whilst lying on the sofa (a way to prevent ankle swelling) and rolling over like the whale woman that I am, to go and get my lunch. Why is procreating this hard?? I am actually surprised that the world is, apparently, overpopulated. I'm sure no one needs to put themselves through this more that a couple of times!
Enough of woes: today's installment in the 'pregnancy bible' is all about nesting. How we apparently get all the house clean and tidy in preparation for the babe. I'm pretty sure little Heinz is not going to be too worried if the cupboards aren't cleaned, however I have been spending the day clearing out the wardrobe - oh no, I am an accurate statistic :s It also mentions that the man may start to 'nest' as well and he might do things like 'clean the car' or 'tidy the shed'. It is good to see that gender stereotypes have not died! There is also not much chance of any 'male nesting' in this house - a. we haven't got a shed and b. I don't think the car has been cleaned since 2011, so a baby Heinz is unlikely to change a habit of a lifetime!
Can't believe I have now been off work for 2 weeks - where did that time go? I think it is all lost in a haze of pain, going to the toilet and cleaning tasks! I should make the most of this time as it will all be different once she is here - not long now and all very exciting :)
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
28 days to go...
Yesterday was my last visit to the theatre before little Heinz makes an appearance. It was quite uncomfortable and we did have to get there really early to give me plenty of time to get up all the stairs - maybe sitting in the upper circle was not the best of decisions! It was worth it though and little Heinz was asleep throughout most of it which stopped me needing the toilet every 5 minutes.
Sleep is still eluding me, I never realised a person could be so tired but so awake at the same time, it is like being a zombie - I'm sure this is something that won't change when she is born. I suppose I am now well practiced in the art of functioning on tiredness and I hopefully won't have indigestion once she is out, so maybe it won't be too bad.
Baby room is now pretty much complete. During my surprise 'baby shower' at the weekend I made the most of having some help with furniture moving, which made up for the fact that the 'baby shower' really was very much of a surprise and little Heinz almost made an early appearance due to the shock. At least if she had arrived the baby room would have been all ready for her!
Sleep is still eluding me, I never realised a person could be so tired but so awake at the same time, it is like being a zombie - I'm sure this is something that won't change when she is born. I suppose I am now well practiced in the art of functioning on tiredness and I hopefully won't have indigestion once she is out, so maybe it won't be too bad.
Baby room is now pretty much complete. During my surprise 'baby shower' at the weekend I made the most of having some help with furniture moving, which made up for the fact that the 'baby shower' really was very much of a surprise and little Heinz almost made an early appearance due to the shock. At least if she had arrived the baby room would have been all ready for her!
Thursday, 4 May 2017
33 days to go...
The days are rolling by in a bit of a haze of tiredness. I am looking forward to waking up in the night because there is a baby crying rather than because I have indigestion, hip pain, back ache, stomach ache, needing the toilet or I'm so tired that I've done a full circle and am actually wide awake again. I think I spend more time heaving myself in and out of bed than I do actually sleeping in it!
In other news little heinz has been perfecting the art of stretching. I'm not sure which body part is where but my stomach has been creating very weird shapes - I am quite ticklish as it is, I never realised a person's insides could be ticklish too :s
Oh and we may have made a breakthrough when it comes to naming Heinz...'we must sit down together and write a list'. I believe this is progress and a step in the right direction from 'what do you think of Doris' and 'I quite like Pepper as a name' - she is not a condiment!
In other news little heinz has been perfecting the art of stretching. I'm not sure which body part is where but my stomach has been creating very weird shapes - I am quite ticklish as it is, I never realised a person's insides could be ticklish too :s
Oh and we may have made a breakthrough when it comes to naming Heinz...'we must sit down together and write a list'. I believe this is progress and a step in the right direction from 'what do you think of Doris' and 'I quite like Pepper as a name' - she is not a condiment!
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
35 days to go...
35 weeks done and 35 days left. I think they might be the longest 35 days and probably the most painful. Picking things up from the floor gets more and more difficult and I find myself dropping things and then debating with myself whether or not it is worth the effort to bend down and pick it up!
Today's 'pregnancy bible' update is all about being worried about going into labour, however I have so far not read anything about just how painful the whole experience is going to be - is that some big secret? Or maybe it's not painful at all and I'm just blowing things all out of proportion. The book says how it is all about going into the unknown, like some sort of spiritual journey, which is why it is a worrying time. I'm certainly more worried about the pain and the amount of time the pain will last, but like I say no-one ever mentions this, so I will just leave that to my imagination.
We still don't have a name for the child. I keep saying that we can't call her Heinz forever, but there is, obviously, still plenty of time to pick a name :s I think despite the next 35 days dragging on a bit, we will still get to D-day without having decided on anything. I am hoping that with the amount of pain I experience on my 'spiritual journey', the name choice will end up on my shoulders!
Today's 'pregnancy bible' update is all about being worried about going into labour, however I have so far not read anything about just how painful the whole experience is going to be - is that some big secret? Or maybe it's not painful at all and I'm just blowing things all out of proportion. The book says how it is all about going into the unknown, like some sort of spiritual journey, which is why it is a worrying time. I'm certainly more worried about the pain and the amount of time the pain will last, but like I say no-one ever mentions this, so I will just leave that to my imagination.
We still don't have a name for the child. I keep saying that we can't call her Heinz forever, but there is, obviously, still plenty of time to pick a name :s I think despite the next 35 days dragging on a bit, we will still get to D-day without having decided on anything. I am hoping that with the amount of pain I experience on my 'spiritual journey', the name choice will end up on my shoulders!
Friday, 28 April 2017
39 days to go
Well today is my last day at work, obviously haven't gone in yet but come this evening it will all be over for a year!
Went to see the midwife on wednesday, she said that the baby is 'on the brim', which initially made me think we might be having an early baby appearance but it seems that this is not the case and the baby can take ages (weeks) to descend, ooer :s
Our homework for the next two weeks is to think about a 'birth plan' - my current plan is to get the baby out as quickly as possible, but like the midwife said, your birth plan doesn't always go to plan, so we will see what happens on the day. I was watching 'one born every minute' the other day, I know it is probably not the best thing to be watching, but they had a woman on there who was in to calming music, dim lights and getting in the pool. Now, on all websites you go on and birthing classes you look into it says that this is a great way to stay calm whilst in labour. However, I do think out of all the people I saw on this programme, this woman was the one who seemed in the most pain. So, regardless of a birth plan, it will hurt, I will shout, it will be scary but I plan to push out a baby - I think it is that part that I need to remember the most.
Went to see the midwife on wednesday, she said that the baby is 'on the brim', which initially made me think we might be having an early baby appearance but it seems that this is not the case and the baby can take ages (weeks) to descend, ooer :s
Our homework for the next two weeks is to think about a 'birth plan' - my current plan is to get the baby out as quickly as possible, but like the midwife said, your birth plan doesn't always go to plan, so we will see what happens on the day. I was watching 'one born every minute' the other day, I know it is probably not the best thing to be watching, but they had a woman on there who was in to calming music, dim lights and getting in the pool. Now, on all websites you go on and birthing classes you look into it says that this is a great way to stay calm whilst in labour. However, I do think out of all the people I saw on this programme, this woman was the one who seemed in the most pain. So, regardless of a birth plan, it will hurt, I will shout, it will be scary but I plan to push out a baby - I think it is that part that I need to remember the most.
Monday, 24 April 2017
43 days to go...
Have got through my last working weekend, yay! Two working days in a row was hard, my hips hurt a lot last night meaning no position was comfortable to lie in, but I think I only woke up four times...could be worse.
This weekend also saw the beginnings of baby furniture building, which despite initial concerns actually went quite well and we now, at least, have a chest of drawers to put things in and a cot to rest various teddies on. Still have to build a wardrobe though which might be a bit more complicated.
This weekend in the 'pregnancy bible' it talks about the hospital bag. I've got a few things together just in case, however I probably won't need it until half way through June. On the list are things like 'old tshirts', 'breast pads', 'super absorbent sanitary towels'...things that fill you with confidence, my poor body will never be the same again. However, on every list I've seen so far for 'expectant dads' the number one item to take is 'snacks', closely followed by something to keep you entertained (phone, book etc), as you are most likely there for the long haul. So while I'm there in agony, with various bodily fluids leaking from all sorts of places, pushing something out of me which was a hell of a lot smaller when it went in, at least I can be assured that the expectant daddy is well fed and not bored. I suppose he has proved he can build baby furniture - got to think of the positives!
This weekend also saw the beginnings of baby furniture building, which despite initial concerns actually went quite well and we now, at least, have a chest of drawers to put things in and a cot to rest various teddies on. Still have to build a wardrobe though which might be a bit more complicated.
This weekend in the 'pregnancy bible' it talks about the hospital bag. I've got a few things together just in case, however I probably won't need it until half way through June. On the list are things like 'old tshirts', 'breast pads', 'super absorbent sanitary towels'...things that fill you with confidence, my poor body will never be the same again. However, on every list I've seen so far for 'expectant dads' the number one item to take is 'snacks', closely followed by something to keep you entertained (phone, book etc), as you are most likely there for the long haul. So while I'm there in agony, with various bodily fluids leaking from all sorts of places, pushing something out of me which was a hell of a lot smaller when it went in, at least I can be assured that the expectant daddy is well fed and not bored. I suppose he has proved he can build baby furniture - got to think of the positives!
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