Tonight on pelvis watch we learn that sitting down isn't so good any more.
Today I stayed in all day and spent a large part of it typing my dissertation, but it transpires sitting for prolonged periods even on a cushion results in a very painful pelvis. I'm not sure if I'm stiff after the weekend's exertions, if I've done some damage, if I've gotten worse or if I just have to get a new sitting arrangement for typing.
It's getting me down a bit now, not least because it's nearly 12 weeks till she's due to be delivered. Back is also very sore today, probably the pelvic connector point. I am now in bed and am unable to get comfortable at all. Currently I am sitting upright contemplating cushions and hot water bottles.
It doesn't help that at 7am this morning when hubby had departed for work and I was making the most of the child free house (they return from Granny's tomorrow), but baby had a kickathon demanding breakfast. She's normally quiet and still of a morning, but no. Not today. Kicky kicky almost all day. Don't get me wrong, I love feeling her kick, but sometimes it's a little disruptive. Having been awake since 7, I could really do with some z's now. Alas, no position is comfortable enough to sleep.
Back: not recommended and extraordinarily uncomfortable.
Front: not possible
Right side: painful and heartburn inducing
Left side: painful
Which leaves levitation or sitting up. The latter creates a problem as to what to do with my legs.
Aaaaaaargh.
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Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Big baby?
I'm having concerns about the size of my baby. Not serious concerns, just minor niggles.
Namely: her brothers were a normal good size and they were twins. R was 7lb 1. So if that's what twins grow to inside of me, then what will a singleton do? Second babies are supposedly larger than first, which I take to be second pregnancies, I don't think it increases with every baby.
Plus my bump is (slightly, not comment-worthily) big, I was measuring 24cm on Friday, which is within the normal range of 2cm either way of expected (22cm at 22 weeks) but still bigger. Her lengths were all normal at the scan, but normal has a range. An 11lb baby is normal.
As I don't plan to deliver naturally (reason #876), that isn't an issue, but I am concerned about how the old pelvis will hold out. For the last 6 weeks before B-Day, I will have to transfer the boys to and from school.
Who knows. I was 2 weeks early and was something like 6lb. Hubby was 6 weeks early and tiny. My niece was 35 weeks and just under 4lb. These things don't indicate a big baby genetically.
Having said that, my mother didn't smoke but the mothers of the other 2 mentioned babies did. One thing that seems to be common to all smoking mothers-to-be in my experience is premature, small babies. So possibly irrelevant.
Maybe twins aren't small, that maybe takes into consideration the early arrival of many twins. And the fact that twins are considered "full term" at something like 34 weeks instead of the 37 for single babies.
I could perhaps aid baby by eating less sweeties. I never eat sweets much normally, and I am eating pounds of sweets. Ridiculous!! Way to give myself gestational diabetes.
Kicking is marvellous, I discovered today that she will kick in response to my voice, possibly objecting to the booming voicebox. But it's still cool to talk and get a response. It may make me look like a lunatic, I can't say that I have entirely restricted this to home ("that was a bit loud wasn't it?" or "hello there!" in response to a kick) but at home I chatter away about what we're having for lunch etc. The boys will chat to her as well; O told me off earlier for being mean to her when I said she was a lazybones for not kicking on demand.
For all I am sore, tired, grumpy and overwhelmed, I wouldn't swap this for anything. I thought today how utterly wonderful it is to be a woman and have a life growing inside you. I will always look fondly back at this stage and remember these kicks and how special it felt. I do feel womanly and goddesslike today.
Not sexy though. That's mad.
Ooh, madness, that's reminds me...
Namely: her brothers were a normal good size and they were twins. R was 7lb 1. So if that's what twins grow to inside of me, then what will a singleton do? Second babies are supposedly larger than first, which I take to be second pregnancies, I don't think it increases with every baby.
Plus my bump is (slightly, not comment-worthily) big, I was measuring 24cm on Friday, which is within the normal range of 2cm either way of expected (22cm at 22 weeks) but still bigger. Her lengths were all normal at the scan, but normal has a range. An 11lb baby is normal.
As I don't plan to deliver naturally (reason #876), that isn't an issue, but I am concerned about how the old pelvis will hold out. For the last 6 weeks before B-Day, I will have to transfer the boys to and from school.
Who knows. I was 2 weeks early and was something like 6lb. Hubby was 6 weeks early and tiny. My niece was 35 weeks and just under 4lb. These things don't indicate a big baby genetically.
Having said that, my mother didn't smoke but the mothers of the other 2 mentioned babies did. One thing that seems to be common to all smoking mothers-to-be in my experience is premature, small babies. So possibly irrelevant.
Maybe twins aren't small, that maybe takes into consideration the early arrival of many twins. And the fact that twins are considered "full term" at something like 34 weeks instead of the 37 for single babies.
I could perhaps aid baby by eating less sweeties. I never eat sweets much normally, and I am eating pounds of sweets. Ridiculous!! Way to give myself gestational diabetes.
Kicking is marvellous, I discovered today that she will kick in response to my voice, possibly objecting to the booming voicebox. But it's still cool to talk and get a response. It may make me look like a lunatic, I can't say that I have entirely restricted this to home ("that was a bit loud wasn't it?" or "hello there!" in response to a kick) but at home I chatter away about what we're having for lunch etc. The boys will chat to her as well; O told me off earlier for being mean to her when I said she was a lazybones for not kicking on demand.
For all I am sore, tired, grumpy and overwhelmed, I wouldn't swap this for anything. I thought today how utterly wonderful it is to be a woman and have a life growing inside you. I will always look fondly back at this stage and remember these kicks and how special it felt. I do feel womanly and goddesslike today.
Not sexy though. That's mad.
Ooh, madness, that's reminds me...
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Stropping and shopping
I'm fed up and feeling very most sorry for myself and taking it out on everyone else. Hormonal probably but they do tell me my hormones should be levelling out about now and I should be cheering up a bit.
Ha!!
I shall refrain from whinging and instead focus on the fun side of pregnancy.
Namely, playing with my baby in the womb. Yes, really. The kicking is now noticeable from outside and I can literally lie and gaze and my undulating abdomen endlessly. Together in Electric Dreams makes her dance enthusiastically so if I feel her move I can now do a party trick of dancing belly. I discovered this last night and then went to show her daddy. She most obligingly bopped on command. Hurrah!
She also pushes back if you prod her, which is fun. I am most pleased to note that at present her most awake time is late evening and her least awake time is first thing in the morning. Like her brothers, we can have nice long lies hopefully. Well, aside from the small diversion of taking said brothers to school, but the intelligent purchase of a carrycot for the buggy means she can snooze on the school run and remain snoozing while Mummy goes back to bed for a good while.
The buggy is ordered!! We went for the Recaro Akuna, it's the closest to everything I want in one package that actually exists.
That pic is a wee bit small but I hope you can get the gist. We didn't get the footmuff as I figure the carrycot covers footmuff needing occasions for this winter and by next winter she'll not want to be encased in footmuff and can be wrapped up warm in clothing. nor did we get the change bag as we don't need that. We did get the buggy, car seat and carrycot. We went for the grey (shown), the other option is black and red; while I like that colourway, it's not very baby girl.
I bought my first girlie pink thing :-). It is some bunting to put up in the baby's room in the house we haven't moved to yet. It may go in the baby's corner of our room in the short term. It's pretty but bigger than I expected. Daddy no like, I no care.
I think it's cute and not too babyish. Good? Bad?
It wasn't expensive, if it's ridiculous I'll put it away for later birthday parties.
I need to plan what else we need. She's due to be delivered 17 weeks tomorrow, which is the same length of time since my positive pregnancy test. That didn't take long to pass, or it doesn't feel long now anyway even if it felt endless at the time, so I do need to think. Some pink may feature, within reason.
:-)
Ha!!
I shall refrain from whinging and instead focus on the fun side of pregnancy.
Namely, playing with my baby in the womb. Yes, really. The kicking is now noticeable from outside and I can literally lie and gaze and my undulating abdomen endlessly. Together in Electric Dreams makes her dance enthusiastically so if I feel her move I can now do a party trick of dancing belly. I discovered this last night and then went to show her daddy. She most obligingly bopped on command. Hurrah!
She also pushes back if you prod her, which is fun. I am most pleased to note that at present her most awake time is late evening and her least awake time is first thing in the morning. Like her brothers, we can have nice long lies hopefully. Well, aside from the small diversion of taking said brothers to school, but the intelligent purchase of a carrycot for the buggy means she can snooze on the school run and remain snoozing while Mummy goes back to bed for a good while.
The buggy is ordered!! We went for the Recaro Akuna, it's the closest to everything I want in one package that actually exists.
That pic is a wee bit small but I hope you can get the gist. We didn't get the footmuff as I figure the carrycot covers footmuff needing occasions for this winter and by next winter she'll not want to be encased in footmuff and can be wrapped up warm in clothing. nor did we get the change bag as we don't need that. We did get the buggy, car seat and carrycot. We went for the grey (shown), the other option is black and red; while I like that colourway, it's not very baby girl.
I bought my first girlie pink thing :-). It is some bunting to put up in the baby's room in the house we haven't moved to yet. It may go in the baby's corner of our room in the short term. It's pretty but bigger than I expected. Daddy no like, I no care.
I think it's cute and not too babyish. Good? Bad?
It wasn't expensive, if it's ridiculous I'll put it away for later birthday parties.
I need to plan what else we need. She's due to be delivered 17 weeks tomorrow, which is the same length of time since my positive pregnancy test. That didn't take long to pass, or it doesn't feel long now anyway even if it felt endless at the time, so I do need to think. Some pink may feature, within reason.
:-)
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