So... heartburn has arrived... well and truly arrived. And it's horrid!! I've been getting bouts of it every single day for about the last 5 days or so, pretty severe ones, to the point where I did take gaviscon for the first severe lot, then remembered just how gross gaviscon was, and put up with worse heartburn than I should have done really to avoid taking it again. I've bought some rennies which say they are suitable in pregnancy, and I have a couple of those if I get a bad bout of it. I know they're not as good as the "mangoop" as I call it for sorting it out, but they're infinitely nicer (and remind me of the refresher sweets!!). Maybe baby boy is having a hair growth spurt? ;) He is also getting bigger, I often feel him stretching out, and feel his foot just pushing out of the side of my tummy, so hard it almost hurts! And I had two comments this morning, as I took Robert to nursery, about how in just a week my tummy seemed to have got lots bigger. I still haven't taken 28 week photos - I think I'll save it for 30 weeks now, and I've finally had the 24 week photos transferred to the computer so I'll sort those out too. I guess by 30 weeks it'll be quite some difference!!
My appetite has shot up too. Although I'm not always making the healthiest choices :/ I know I'm getting fatter again as well as getting the bump... and I know if my eating habits continue this way I'll keep going up and up! At least I am getting a bit of exercise each day - even if it isn't a lot, as we do live quite close to the school. But by the time we're walking back up our street, I find myself getting tired and out of breath. I know this is partly because I'm pregnant, pushing a buggy with a 2 year old in, but also I'm guessing the poor diet I'm currently eating isn't helping. Must try to eat better - I think for lunch today, even though I've snacked TERRIBLY this morning since Robert's been in nursery, I will try and do a hard boiled egg and ham salad with mayo. The kids might eat it too, at least I'll give them some and see how much they eat!!
Anyway, time to go, and pick up Robert from nursery :)
Monday 18 February 2013
Thursday 14 February 2013
29 weeks pregnant! And other things.
Today I turn 29 weeks pregnant. One week til the big three-oh! 30 weeks seems like a huge milestone! It's three quarters of the way through, still a way to go, and the hardest in some respects, but yay! I had my 28 week appointment yesterday - the midwife keeps thinking I'm at the next day up by her wheel thing - so yesterday she thought I was 29 weeks when I was 28+6 ;) I had both boys with me, because I forgot that it was half term this week and that Robert wasn't at nursery. But they were both so well behaved! We got there early because I forgot to grab a wee sample bottle last time, so I got one from reception and filled it then and there (well, not at the reception desk!! lol) before the appointment. The boys played in the doctors surgery play area (which consists of a nailed down bead table, a few chairs and some rather (ahem) well played with books (ie, pages missing, corners bitten out, spines broken etc). There was a woman I've seen before a few times, once when Christopher was a bump still, she had her baby in a home made sling, and being interested in slings myself at the time I struck up a conversation with her. Then I saw her again at a sling meet, then more recently in the swimming pool, and she was at the dentist yesterday. Anyway, when they came into the midwife's office with me, they were both very well behaved and quiet. Which made a change from the previous appointment, which had Christopher screaming the entire appointment, because I hadn't realised he wanted to put a borrowed book away before going into the office! Gah! Christopher sat in his buggy the whole time (he had got in voluntarily before wheeling into the office), and Robert, was standing quietly, watching, as she did the usual wee and blood pressure checks (still fine). Then when she came to listen to his baby brother, he became much more interested, and he leant RIGHT over staring at the doppler, as if he was expecting to see his baby right under it ;) We talk about the baby lots, and when he heard the heart beat, we drew the parallel to when he can feel his own heart beating, but I think his understanding is very limited right now. It took the midwife a while to get a good listen on the heartbeat because he kept shifting around, but eventually she managed it :) She asked if we knew whether it was a boy or a girl, and I said, "yes it's another boy", and she said "Wow, you're well and truly outnumbered now aren't you?" "Yep, and no chance of catching up now, there's no way I'm having six!" I replied. Anyway, baby boy is apparently head down (and reading my notes, apparently he was at 25 weeks as well!), and measuring bang on target at 29cm.
On other news, the kitchen is now almost completely done. The walls have now had sufficient coats on to look even, which was 3 on the magnolia, and 2 on the cappucino wall. Glossing done, including a new shiny coat on the radiator (amazing how much better it looks for a new coat of paint!!). I've not cut in on the edges well though, and while it looks ok from the head on angle, when you get closer it looks awful :( So I think I'm going to mask it off and re-do the edges. Then will come getting all the painting equipment out of the kitchen, pulling up the masking tape and newspaper off the floor and cleaning up any stray splashes (of water soluble paint - the gloss was well contained!!) Then just the table to await on Saturday morning!
One last bit of news, was that we've tried Robert without pull ups overnight. He was leaking through them and leaving wet patches on his bed anyway, and damp pyjamas, so we thought we'd try and see if the sensation of being REALLY wet would help him. The first three nights we did as normal, just without pull ups. He still wet the bed every night. The next night we decided to wake him when we went to bed and got him to go for a wee, which, despite being forewarned before bedtime, took a long time, as he had a MASSIVE tantrum and refused to do anything. Eventually we think he did one. He went back to bed, and he woke up in the morning with a dry bed. Then last night we did the same as the night before. Only he had already wet the bed when we went to get him up. He was fast asleep and hadn't even noticed he'd wet the bed, so I think he'll be going back in pull ups again :( (And making sure that they're on straight, that his willy is pointing down, and try and avoid any leakages). It's a pain that he is a big 4 year old - the size 6s do fit on him, but before we would put them up a size if they leaked, but being a size 6 there is no larger size, unless we start going onto the "night time pants" which are pull ups for older kids - and marked up in price accordingly. Anyhow, I'm sure he'll get there some time... I just can't see when!
On other news, the kitchen is now almost completely done. The walls have now had sufficient coats on to look even, which was 3 on the magnolia, and 2 on the cappucino wall. Glossing done, including a new shiny coat on the radiator (amazing how much better it looks for a new coat of paint!!). I've not cut in on the edges well though, and while it looks ok from the head on angle, when you get closer it looks awful :( So I think I'm going to mask it off and re-do the edges. Then will come getting all the painting equipment out of the kitchen, pulling up the masking tape and newspaper off the floor and cleaning up any stray splashes (of water soluble paint - the gloss was well contained!!) Then just the table to await on Saturday morning!
One last bit of news, was that we've tried Robert without pull ups overnight. He was leaking through them and leaving wet patches on his bed anyway, and damp pyjamas, so we thought we'd try and see if the sensation of being REALLY wet would help him. The first three nights we did as normal, just without pull ups. He still wet the bed every night. The next night we decided to wake him when we went to bed and got him to go for a wee, which, despite being forewarned before bedtime, took a long time, as he had a MASSIVE tantrum and refused to do anything. Eventually we think he did one. He went back to bed, and he woke up in the morning with a dry bed. Then last night we did the same as the night before. Only he had already wet the bed when we went to get him up. He was fast asleep and hadn't even noticed he'd wet the bed, so I think he'll be going back in pull ups again :( (And making sure that they're on straight, that his willy is pointing down, and try and avoid any leakages). It's a pain that he is a big 4 year old - the size 6s do fit on him, but before we would put them up a size if they leaked, but being a size 6 there is no larger size, unless we start going onto the "night time pants" which are pull ups for older kids - and marked up in price accordingly. Anyhow, I'm sure he'll get there some time... I just can't see when!
Saturday 9 February 2013
Cloth nappies
So, when I was pregnant with Robert, I entertained the idea of using cloth nappies. I liked the idea of the financial and economical benefits to using them, but felt so overwhelmed in the end by the idea of them. But... This time I have decided to bite the bullet and go for it. My sister in law has given me two tot bots nappies and a waterproof wrap. I have also bought some second hand nappies from a Facebook friend. £15 including postage for 6 mother care wraps with lots of washable insert pads, and 2 bambino Mia wraps with 11 insert pads. Plus a load of flushable liners, some washing powder etc. Anyway these have given me some idea of how to use them, so I'm feeling less daunted by the process! I have a feeling that we'll need to get to know how much padding to put in but I'm sure it'll be a piece of cake. :)
Tuesday 5 February 2013
27 weeks 5 days update
Well... what to update with! This pregnancy is going very smoothly thus far. Which I'm grateful for. But I am eating far less healthily than I want to, or should. I feel like I have not been eating as many veg as I should, probably not getting very far in my "5 a day" and all of those probably being fruit. And I believe that is why, the last couple of days, I've been feeling a bit bad in my digestive track - the last few days I have had (and sorry for TMI): diarrhoea, horrendously stinky wind, eggy burps and heartburn. I really want to try and eat better, and get myself feeling healthier, and not piling on so many pounds. I've gone from a size 12 pre-pregnancy, to size 16 maternity clothes, and I am feeling whale-like, and not in a good pregnancy way. I guess that's what comes of finding a good brownie recipe, and still not kicking the christmas eating regime.
On pregnancy related care, my next midwife appointment is on the 13th February. Before then, preferably I suppose this Friday or next Monday, I need to get my 28 week blood tests done. I think I'll end up doing those while Robert is in nursery, and bringing Christopher with me, and hoping he's ok in the room. We have a local outpatient clinic which is a very short drive away, so fairly convenient for me to get to.
Another thing that's happening soon is that we're getting our new dining furniture. We had a small table, which seats 4 comfortably, 6 less comfortably. We're going to get a table which seats 6 more comfortably, with possibly more at a squeeze. It's on order to arrive on the 16th February, and we've organised for my mum to come up that day as well so they can take our current table away with them, so we're not left table-less, or left hoarding a table and chairs for ages. We are also planning on getting the kitchen completely finished and decorated by then. I made a start on it last week, finally getting around to painting the wood skirting, windowsill, and small partition window frame with a primer undercoat. This morning, while Robert was at nursery, and Christopher was at the inlaws, I put plaster primer on the walls in the kitchen so when that's dry, we should be able to start painting. For a start we'll just do magnolia on all but one wall, the last wall I have bought a "cappucino" coloured paint. And I might see about getting a patterned paint roller to put an effect over the top of the cappucino wall.
I think though all the stretching and reaching into awkward places pulled a ligament on my right hand side. I felt uncomfortable and in pain on the right of my bump all afternoon, and only noticed it had eased off by the evening. But as it's eased off, I think I'll try and get round to priming the ceiling plaster tomorrow, so hopefully we'll be finishing off the decorating this weekend. Which will be a relief when it's done :) One less job to finish before baby arrives. Then to get cracking on sorting out the old study, and bringing everything else we need for the study back down here. Then we should have a bit of breathing space upstairs to sort out the boys' sleeping situations - move Robert from the cotbed into a single bed (!), moving Christopher from the cot into the cotbed, and moving the cot back into our bedroom. Fun fun, but at least plenty to keep us busy!!
On pregnancy related care, my next midwife appointment is on the 13th February. Before then, preferably I suppose this Friday or next Monday, I need to get my 28 week blood tests done. I think I'll end up doing those while Robert is in nursery, and bringing Christopher with me, and hoping he's ok in the room. We have a local outpatient clinic which is a very short drive away, so fairly convenient for me to get to.
Another thing that's happening soon is that we're getting our new dining furniture. We had a small table, which seats 4 comfortably, 6 less comfortably. We're going to get a table which seats 6 more comfortably, with possibly more at a squeeze. It's on order to arrive on the 16th February, and we've organised for my mum to come up that day as well so they can take our current table away with them, so we're not left table-less, or left hoarding a table and chairs for ages. We are also planning on getting the kitchen completely finished and decorated by then. I made a start on it last week, finally getting around to painting the wood skirting, windowsill, and small partition window frame with a primer undercoat. This morning, while Robert was at nursery, and Christopher was at the inlaws, I put plaster primer on the walls in the kitchen so when that's dry, we should be able to start painting. For a start we'll just do magnolia on all but one wall, the last wall I have bought a "cappucino" coloured paint. And I might see about getting a patterned paint roller to put an effect over the top of the cappucino wall.
I think though all the stretching and reaching into awkward places pulled a ligament on my right hand side. I felt uncomfortable and in pain on the right of my bump all afternoon, and only noticed it had eased off by the evening. But as it's eased off, I think I'll try and get round to priming the ceiling plaster tomorrow, so hopefully we'll be finishing off the decorating this weekend. Which will be a relief when it's done :) One less job to finish before baby arrives. Then to get cracking on sorting out the old study, and bringing everything else we need for the study back down here. Then we should have a bit of breathing space upstairs to sort out the boys' sleeping situations - move Robert from the cotbed into a single bed (!), moving Christopher from the cot into the cotbed, and moving the cot back into our bedroom. Fun fun, but at least plenty to keep us busy!!
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