I’m 37 weeks pregnant (37+3 to be precise) and I’m feeling: anxious, uncomfortable, irritable, unsettled, anti-social, unprepared, frightened, regretful and angry. Why? Surely I should be excited, grateful and ready… the last few days, I seem to have gone into a bit of a fug. I’m really on edge, and sometimes I can’t breathe properly. All…Continue Reading “37-week update – the tension builds”
Well I’m really annoyed with myself that I’ve not updated this blog for 10 weeks during such a crucial time in my pregnancy – my third trimester. All I can say is… I’ve been bloody busy. As in working 12-hour+ days and weekends, and even cancelling pre-booked holiday because of my workload. I’ve just had…Continue Reading “26-36 week update”
I can’t believe how quickly January 2020 has flown by, and I’m now about to start my third trimester! It’s like time is speeding up, somehow. The first tri was slow, with every day full of trepidation and anxiety. The second was quicker, but still filled with worry – especially the first half, when I…Continue Reading “23-26 week update”
It’s the Sunday before I go back to work following two weeks off over Christmas. And it has been bliss. Well, except for the horrendous cold I got, which has left me feeling incredibly under the weather. However, what it’s forced me to do is relax. As much as I can relax, that is… Nesting…Continue Reading “Happy New Year! 21-23 week update”
It’s a week after our 20-week scan – I should have written sooner, but I’ve been in a bit of a daze since then. The day was such a surreal experience. We were so anxious in the lead up to it. I remember being in the waiting room of the hospital, all these pregnant women…Continue Reading “20 week anomaly scan – update”
I’m 19+2 today, and am feeling really anxious about our 20-week scan next week. I don’t think I’ll ever feel relaxed about these scans. I told a couple of friends on Friday about being so nervous, and they were like ‘But why? It’ll be fine!’ and I thought, you just don’t know that. I remember…Continue Reading “Counting down to the 20-week scan”
Well it’s been two weeks since I gave you a pregnancy update, and not a lot has happened, if I’m honest. Apparently this is the time where there should be a big growth spurt for the baby, and I definitely can tell a difference in the size of my ‘bump’, but it’s still practically non-existent. …Continue Reading “16-18 weeks – update”
What a strange thing, to be writing these words but, here goes… I’m currently 16 weeks pregnant. And everything is fine, I think (she says, touching wood). And I can’t quite believe it, but it seems to be true. 16-week midwife appointment We had our 16-week midwife appointment a couple of days ago, and I…Continue Reading “12-16 weeks – update”
Today we went for our 12-week pregnancy scan. I say ‘second time lucky’ in the title because almost six months to the day, we made the same journey to the same hospital where we discovered our missed miscarriage. Going back to Frimley Green hospital was scary for us. We were petrified it might be history…Continue Reading “Our 12-week pregnancy scan – second time lucky?”
11+2 – I’m 11 weeks pregnant and it’s only a week and a day to go until my 12-week scan. There’s not been a lot to report on the symptoms front, I’m pleased to report. My (.)(.) are still sensitive, I’m still exhausted and I feel mildly nauseous every now and then. I had a…Continue Reading “One week till the 12-week scan”