The scan went really well and baby is now at full growth for 22 weeks.
It was a quiet day in the uterus yesterday. Soft movements.
Archive for March, 2008
What kicking feels like.
I’ve had a few people ask me this. It feels like the strangest thing in the world. I felt my first kick at 15 weeks which according to the books is very early. I am now 21 weeks and it is now much stronger. At first it felt like flutters, now it is a clear movement. To be bluntly honest it feels like gas moving down the tubes. I get the strongest kicks when I lie on my back in bed. Bizarrely when the baby starts getting hyper I just play Westlife or Boyzone and it calms down. I still have 19 weeks left and I know that it will get much stronger.
My diet is improving… slowly but surely. Ewan took me to the Beefeater for dinner. I usually order the 8oz rump steak with chips. I get the salad with it but NEVER eat it. I know I should just say I don’t want it but I never do it. Today I ordered the 8oz rump steak again. Instead of chips I went for new potatoes and I actually ate the salad. I loved it. Much healthier.
Scan.
Yesterday I received a phone call from the hospital. They asked if I could come in next week for a scan. I said I could and was told they would phone back in 5 minutes with an appointment. I found it rather bizarre and a tad worrying that they would bring my scan date forward. As promised they phoned back and I was given an appointment for the 20th March at 3pm. I asked the reason for the scan and they just said to monitor bubba’s growth. Now I am aware that the babies growth is on the small side and I was due to get a growth scan done on the 27th March. It has got me worrying about why the scan has been brought forward. Especially as I had a blood taken on Monday. Has something came up on the tests? I guess I will find out next week.
After months of not being able to eat much I have finally gotten my appetite back. In the books it is described as a ‘hearty appetite’ and I will agree. I am eating lots more but rather than it being junk food I am starting to eat more fruit, vegetables, salads, pasta’s. Yum. Just typing it is making me hungry.
Ante-natal clinic v Midwife clinic.
Yesterday I was at my first ante-natal clinic appointment. Basically it was EXACTLY like the midwife appointments. Blood taken, blood pressure checked, belly gets prodded and then listen to babies heartbeat. I really couldn’t see what was different between the two.
Anyway, my uterus is sitting exactly where it should be for 21 weeks. It was nice to hear the babies heartbeat again. It wasn’t as loud as the first time I heard it but it was clear and again “very strong” in the words of the midwife.
I’ve started to ‘nest’. I walked into the kitchen this morning and felt so compelled to start scrubbing every surface. Now I am aware that I am sat here typing this and not scrubbing but that is because I need to eat my breakfast before I do anything. I physically cannot do a thing if I haven’t had breakfast these days which is rather bizarre as I am the person who can go without eating until dinnertime. These days I need food to keep me going or I’ll just crash on the couch with zero energy to even lift the remote control up. As I type this though I am literally itching to get back into the kitchen to get the job done.
Oh before I go… after a year of living in this flat with no one living below us we have new neighbours! The day the moved in all we heard was screaming, shouting, doors slamming, plates being thrown against walls and rave music blasting out followed by more shouting before it was turned it. That has basically continued. Right now I can hear (and feel!!!) them slamming doors. It is just our luck that we get neds below us. All our neighbours on our floor are lovely, quiet and polite people who always say hello. Why couldn’t someone like them have moved in below?
Low Risk. Body Clock.
I received a letter from Princess Royal Maternity Hospital informing me that the baby is low risk for Spina Bifida and Downs Syndrome. Although I was told at the hospital on Wednesday that the AFP tests came back negative I still hopped about when I read the letter. It was a massive relief. I hadn’t thought about it before I went for the blood test and after that I couldn’t help but worry, a LOT, that the baby had either Spina Bifida or Downs Syndrome. Don’t get me wrong, if the baby had I would still love her no matter what. It is one less thing to worry about.
I love how my body clock has taken a knock… for the best! Before I was pregnant I had the worst sleep pattern in the world. I would stay up all night, sleep all day and it made me depressed. I already have depression, which I am being treated for, but it was adding to it. I literally had nothing to get up for but now I am going to bed at 11pm-ish and I am awake by 10am. I am waking up feeling so refreshed. It is the pregnancy that is doing it and I hope to continue this sleep pattern as my depression in general has improved. I am in a better mood these days despite moaning about the ‘growing pains’ of pregnancy.
