Birthday celebrations but feeling poorly.

Im now 30+6weeks pregnant and feeling crap. As well as my usual pregnancy aches and pains and the baby wriggling and kicking i've been to the doctor this morning and i have a chest infection, urinary tract infection and conjunctivitis, its official i'm falling apart!!!! I hate taking any type of medication when i'm pregnant but i suppose needs must and i'm sure i'll feel a lot worse if i dont. My little girl also has a bad cold and conjunctivitis so we are both feeling sorry for ourselves.

I'm glad it subsided a bit on saturday, it was my fiances birthday on friday and we managed a rare night out together on saturday to celebrate. We went to the new local indian restaurant for a meal which was nice they had a buffet set out so we could try different things, my only complaint was that the baby seems to be taking up a lot of space now so there wasn't much room for food :( We then decided to head to the cinema and watched Hannibal rising. I got the book at christmas but found it very hard going and no where near as good as silence of the lambs, hannibal etc but we both enjoyed the film despite its poor reviews.

I imagine saturday will be my last chance of a night out with my fiance for a while, the next one would be my birthday near the end of April but if i'm still holding on i'll be the size of a house by then and probably not much in the mood for celebrating.

Its my little girls birthday in a couple of weeks i cant believe my baby will be 2. But we will probably do something as a family, thinking of going to the west midlands safari park or somewhere like that. She isnt much of a party queen yet so i dont think she would enjoy a birthday party. Give her time though and i'm sure she will love being the centre of attention.

x take care and stay positive

Where has the time gone?

Im now 29+2weeks pregnant, where has the time gone? If i go full term i've got less than 11 weeks to go, if i delivered at the same stage as i did with my little girl thats only just over 5 weeks away!!!

I'm feeling huge although i did weigh myself the other day and i've only put on just over a stone so far i'm sure the scales must be lying to me but i dont mind. I really do feel ready to burst, at least i do look pregnant this time, last time i just looked like i had a bad case of trapped wind. Im getting really impatient now one minute i want it all over with but then i remember what i have to do to get the baby out and think maybe i'm not so ready yet (oooo the pain!).

The baby is really active now especially when i want to sleep (typical). It is quite uncomfortable at times, i'm sure she has several pairs of arms and legs i seem to have her various body parts sticking out at all angles so not sure which position she is lying in.

My diabetes tests came back normal so thats one less thing to worry about. Can you imagine the stress of not being able to eat chocolate that would surely have brought on premature labour ;)

Not much longer to go at work and believe me i'm counting down the shifts. I've got 4 weeks of holidays to take before my maternity leave kicks in so i actually finish work the 19th march. In reality i cant see me getting any time to relax before the impending arrival, with a soon to be 2 year old and a house and fiance to look after i'm probably going to be pretty busy but at least i can lavish some attention on my little one before the baby comes along as i'm sure she will feel a little left out in the beginning despite our best intentions.

take care and stay positive.
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Trip to the hospital

I'm 27+6weeks today and had to go back to the hospital to see the consultant re: increased chance of premature labour. After much poking and prodding, peeing in metal bowls etc (oh the glamour) everything seems fine. According to my notes there is evidence i've had an infection but the doctor didnt mention it so i'm guessing there no concerns. The ricicle is smack bang on the middle line on the customised growth chart and has a healthy heart beat so its all looking good.

Got to go back on friday to have some tests for gestational diabetes since my dad and papa both have diabetes and my 28 week bloods for haemoglobin and antibodies levels need to be checked. Can you believe they want me there at 8.15 in the morning, grr!

Got to go back to see the consultant in 4 weeks to check that everything is still ok and then fingers crossed i wont need to go back until the ricicle is born.

The consultant was really nice (not bad looking either) he recommended a team at the hospital who help support pregnant women who have mental illnesses. I told him i'm feeling ok for now but it is nice to know there is help and support there if its needed. Help for mental illness isn't always readily available around here not unless you can wait weeks or months on a waiting list.

Its always a relief to hear everything is ok with the baby but at this stage of pregnancy i definately dont feel like i'm blooming myself. Finding it increasingly difficult to sleep even though i'm constantly tired, waking up with indigestion most nights doesnt help. My breasts have started leaking (tmi i know, sorry) and i constantly ache from head to toe. oh my god its only down hill from here too :(

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