I did a fantastic job today of keeping off my feet! I feel so proud! Haha. And my feet are happier with me for it too. I did however phone up the labour ward (due to midwife being on holiday) to ask advice, and I got asked lots of questions about my general health, and so on, at which point the midwife I was talking to said that it didn't SOUND like I had pre-eclampsia, but that I should try and get my BP taken in the next couple of days to make sure. So I phoned up the surgery, and unfortunately they had no slots for tomorrow morning, when I was due down there for blood tests, so ended up going this afternoon to see the practise nurse for BP and urine testing.
Urine showed no protein, temperature was 37.1 which I assume is normal? As body temp is usually around 37 degrees but not sure whether it should have been slightly higher for pregnant women. Pulse she said was 98. She didn't say if that was normal or not. But my blood pressure was higher than normal :( At my antenatals it has ranged from 110-115 on the top figure and from 60-70 on the bottom figure. My BP was 148/66 on the first reading, going down to 132/64 after a couple of readings. The nurse phoned through to the doctor, who advised her to book an appointment for me to come in again on Wednesday for repeat testings. So lovely jubbly - three consecutive days trapsing down into town to the GP...
Robert has been extremely active today. And by extremely active, I mean woah... earlier today he did a series of movements I can only describe as escape attempts. It really did feel like he was trying his hardest to get out!!! And since then he has been fairly squirmy, but in the sort of way it just seemed like he was trying to get comfortable.
I can't believe Robert is so very nearly at the gestation Alice's Nathan was at when he was born! I look at the photos of him, and can't believe that my own little boy is probably a similar size to that! And oh my gosh, looking at them especially the ones of him curled up on Alice's belly is just making me ACHE for my own little son to be here and in my arms!
I can't believe how quickly time has flown. In two days time (TWO!!) it will be only ONE month until my EDD. Four and a bit weeks. I can't fathom it. I am so excited, so full of anticipation. What will my baby boy look like? I just cannot wait. *wistful sigh*
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