Last week the nausea seemed to ease off and I felt less exhausted and was getting better nights sleep. Last night that changed back again, my stomach felt achy when I was going to sleep and I had to get up at 4am to go to the loo. Today my stomach is back to it's nauseous, unsettled confusion that it was before!
I'm glad I'm not working so much this week, only two days really, as Wednesday I've only got a 8-9.30am shift. I took some annual leave for this weekend, because I was planning to do a sponsored sleep rough, which my husband is doing, on Saturday night. It's to raise money for YMCA. I had said I would before I knew I'd be pregnant, but then I found out I was. The mixture of very little sleep, outside, feeling uncomfortable... with the potential to also be feeling very nauseous/achy, which would be made even worse with lack of sleep...I think not! It would not be wise. The annoying thing is that I said I would, then had to change my mind, so people were asking me why...it feels lame telling people I wimped out...but I can't tell them I'm pregnant yet.
I am soooooo looking forward to my 12 week scan, I can finally tell the world! I don't like keeping secrets, especially ones this important and that is having such an impact on my life already! So far no-one has asked us directly "are you pregnant?", so we haven't told them. I'm scared that there will be a problem at my scan. I hate this waiting game! I don't actually have medical proof of my pregnancy, because no blood or urine has been tested yet. Granted I could have dropped in a sample at 4 weeks to the health centre for testing, but they did say the home tests were just as good, so I didn't bother. Hurry up 26th March!!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
7 weeks
I'm failing to update this blog recently. I blame 'morning' sickness, tiredness and fitting both of those around work! I am pleased to say, although I say it cautiously, knowing that MS could come back and hit me at any point, but... I've been feeling better recently. I love how my dear hubby asks me to rate how I'm feeling out of ten, but has a pregnancy scale these days!
Yesterday I ended up having to tell me boss that I'm pregnant. I was trying to avoid it, because it's early days still. The problem came yesterday when he gave my hours for next week. Next Wednesday I've booked my 1st midwive appointment. It's booked for Wednesday afternoon, a time of the week that I VERY rarely work, but typically, this is the one week that I get put down to work 10-4, when the appointments at 2.30! So I sent my boss to a text to explain why I couldn't do it. It took him a long time to reply, but the reply was "Congratulations" and that it was fine to go to the appointment, if I could work 9.30 - 2 and make up the other 1.5 hours by making other shifts with that service user, longer.
Yesterday I ended up having to tell me boss that I'm pregnant. I was trying to avoid it, because it's early days still. The problem came yesterday when he gave my hours for next week. Next Wednesday I've booked my 1st midwive appointment. It's booked for Wednesday afternoon, a time of the week that I VERY rarely work, but typically, this is the one week that I get put down to work 10-4, when the appointments at 2.30! So I sent my boss to a text to explain why I couldn't do it. It took him a long time to reply, but the reply was "Congratulations" and that it was fine to go to the appointment, if I could work 9.30 - 2 and make up the other 1.5 hours by making other shifts with that service user, longer.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Shattered
I'm getting tired so quickly at the moment. Tomorrow is going to be fun, I'm working from 8-6 with only breaks to travel between 2 locations. I'm not even sure that it's related to how much I've been doing, because today I only worked 8-9.30 and I've had the rest of the day off, but at 2am the tiredness was already creeping in! It might not help that I keep waking up earlier than I need to.
This morning I woke up some time after 5am, after a dream that wasn't very nice. In my dream, the doctor was listening for a heart beat and couldn't find one! I went back to sleep then dreamt that I took another home pregnancy test and it said "not pregnant". Yeah I couldn't get back to sleep after that. I actually had to get up and use my last pregnancy test, just to check that I was still getting that positive cross!! It felt silly, but since I had the test, I thought I might as well, just to put my mind at ease.
This morning I woke up some time after 5am, after a dream that wasn't very nice. In my dream, the doctor was listening for a heart beat and couldn't find one! I went back to sleep then dreamt that I took another home pregnancy test and it said "not pregnant". Yeah I couldn't get back to sleep after that. I actually had to get up and use my last pregnancy test, just to check that I was still getting that positive cross!! It felt silly, but since I had the test, I thought I might as well, just to put my mind at ease.
Better instruction
I went to aqua aerobics yesterday morning at the further away swimming pool, that's led by another instructor (who leads aqua natal). I told her I was pregnant and she responded in the way I expected, telling them that there was NOTHING I couldn't do at this point, it's not until I'm 16 weeks that I need to start worrying about not doing stomach exercises. She said just take it at my own pace - so if too tired take it easier. Sooooo much better!
Well this morning I couldn't go back to my local pool aqua aerobics, because I was working, and I'll be working during both of them next week as well!
Well this morning I couldn't go back to my local pool aqua aerobics, because I was working, and I'll be working during both of them next week as well!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Aqua smothering
I went to 'Aqua fit' this morning, at my local pool. I was a good girl and told the instructor that I was pregnant, but that it was early days. Bless her, there was no chance that she was going to let me do anything that could possibly build up a sweat harm little un!
She kept telling me to do the calmer option: don't work too hard, don't bend too much, take it easy...! By the end of the session the whole group probably knew I was pregnant, but I doubt they thought it was such early days, from the way that she was carrying on!
Well I had been wondering whether I would be able to take my Mum to aqua fit on a Wednesday morning, but now that most of the group know, I don't think it'll be a good idea, because I don't want Mum to find out from a member of the group coming up and asking me in a few weeks time! Well I'm working Wed am anyway, so I can't go then, but I think I may have to put her off completely now.
I'm not sure I'll go to the Monday morning group again, as the instructor keeps limiting me all the time. I've done my research, I know it's fine and to just take it at my own pace. I can judge what is right or too much. Water exercise is so good for my hip joint, and helps me maintain my fitness, because I'm going to need all I can get to cope with the extra stresses, strains and weight of baby!
I'm planning to go to Aqua aerobics at a different pool, with a different instructor tomorrow morning. This is the one I've been to more regularly, and this instructor also runs the aqua natal session just after, so she'll be better suited to instruct me. Today I was being advised to do the aqua natal/pilaes natal!! I'm only 5 and a half weeks along, it's a bit early. The aqua natal is designed for 14 weeks plus! It's bump territory! I have no bump, only my own flab at the moment!
I feel slightly bad that I didn't manage to keep the weight down a little bit more before coming pregnant, but hey ho, can't go back now. In terms of aiming for a more toned tum before conceiving, it could have taken years!!
She kept telling me to do the calmer option: don't work too hard, don't bend too much, take it easy...! By the end of the session the whole group probably knew I was pregnant, but I doubt they thought it was such early days, from the way that she was carrying on!
Well I had been wondering whether I would be able to take my Mum to aqua fit on a Wednesday morning, but now that most of the group know, I don't think it'll be a good idea, because I don't want Mum to find out from a member of the group coming up and asking me in a few weeks time! Well I'm working Wed am anyway, so I can't go then, but I think I may have to put her off completely now.
I'm not sure I'll go to the Monday morning group again, as the instructor keeps limiting me all the time. I've done my research, I know it's fine and to just take it at my own pace. I can judge what is right or too much. Water exercise is so good for my hip joint, and helps me maintain my fitness, because I'm going to need all I can get to cope with the extra stresses, strains and weight of baby!
I'm planning to go to Aqua aerobics at a different pool, with a different instructor tomorrow morning. This is the one I've been to more regularly, and this instructor also runs the aqua natal session just after, so she'll be better suited to instruct me. Today I was being advised to do the aqua natal/pilaes natal!! I'm only 5 and a half weeks along, it's a bit early. The aqua natal is designed for 14 weeks plus! It's bump territory! I have no bump, only my own flab at the moment!
I feel slightly bad that I didn't manage to keep the weight down a little bit more before coming pregnant, but hey ho, can't go back now. In terms of aiming for a more toned tum before conceiving, it could have taken years!!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
No-one could predict that
Wow, it's been a crazy week! Saturday we didn't do a lot, because I was feeling rough a fair bit and because I had to work on Sunday, I wanted to relax and do as little as possible on Saturday!
On Monday I worked 8 until 12.30, then our friends came to visit. We went into town and had lunch together, had a drink in a cafe, then bought cake to take home. The rest of the afternoon we played Munchkin Bites, and slightly mad card game. Then we had something to eat and made our way to the Uni to see a Feeder concert.
Andy and I weren't sure whether to tell , because it's really early, so we decided to see how things went. I was feeling quite rough on and off through the day, but I hid it pretty well. I am so glad that I only get nausea, and don't actually vomit, because at least with nausea there is ways to ease/hide it. On the walk to the concert I was feeling quite nauseous, so I was making the most of the cold air and doing some deep breathing! When we FINALLY got into the venue, about 45mins later than when the doors should have opened, we got a drink. I was wearing my travel sickness bands, but they were pretty useless! After the show we walked back, and then sat around chatting and eating cake.
I decided that I wanted to tell them, so sent Andy a text saying "Should we tell them or not?!" We looked at each other, and it was obvious that he was fine with it, if I was, but who to tell them. I'd been showing photos on my phone, so decided that was an easy way to do it. Unlike some of my friends who would be nosey and just scroll through my photos without asking, neither of them did, so I had to find the photo.
This is the pic that I showed that I showed them. The reaction I got from her was not what I expected. She said: "I've got one of those at home that says 5-6 weeks".
I was VERY shocked! She is my longest friend, we were in the same class in 1st school (there's a photo of both of us sat together, two blonde girls together); she helped pull me through High school, we stayed friends through college; a year doing different things, in different places; through her going to Uni and moving various times...! She was my bridesmaid and I was her matron of honour!
I can't believe that she is pregnant as well, and there's only about a week in it! We didn't think they were ready to have kids yet, because every time the subject of children has come up, they've given us the bluff and made out it's the last thing they want right now! Very sneaky!
It was a very exciting night/early morning! We all stayed up chatting until 1:30am! It is so amazing to be able to talk to such close friends about this so early!
When I finally got to bed that night, I slept very little. It was probably a combination of not enough proper food, frequently enough, the excitement and an upset stomach! I definitely slept between 5-8am, but the rest of the night was pretty unsettled.
On Monday I worked 8 until 12.30, then our friends came to visit. We went into town and had lunch together, had a drink in a cafe, then bought cake to take home. The rest of the afternoon we played Munchkin Bites, and slightly mad card game. Then we had something to eat and made our way to the Uni to see a Feeder concert.
Andy and I weren't sure whether to tell , because it's really early, so we decided to see how things went. I was feeling quite rough on and off through the day, but I hid it pretty well. I am so glad that I only get nausea, and don't actually vomit, because at least with nausea there is ways to ease/hide it. On the walk to the concert I was feeling quite nauseous, so I was making the most of the cold air and doing some deep breathing! When we FINALLY got into the venue, about 45mins later than when the doors should have opened, we got a drink. I was wearing my travel sickness bands, but they were pretty useless! After the show we walked back, and then sat around chatting and eating cake.
I decided that I wanted to tell them, so sent Andy a text saying "Should we tell them or not?!" We looked at each other, and it was obvious that he was fine with it, if I was, but who to tell them. I'd been showing photos on my phone, so decided that was an easy way to do it. Unlike some of my friends who would be nosey and just scroll through my photos without asking, neither of them did, so I had to find the photo.
I was VERY shocked! She is my longest friend, we were in the same class in 1st school (there's a photo of both of us sat together, two blonde girls together); she helped pull me through High school, we stayed friends through college; a year doing different things, in different places; through her going to Uni and moving various times...! She was my bridesmaid and I was her matron of honour!
I can't believe that she is pregnant as well, and there's only about a week in it! We didn't think they were ready to have kids yet, because every time the subject of children has come up, they've given us the bluff and made out it's the last thing they want right now! Very sneaky!
It was a very exciting night/early morning! We all stayed up chatting until 1:30am! It is so amazing to be able to talk to such close friends about this so early!
When I finally got to bed that night, I slept very little. It was probably a combination of not enough proper food, frequently enough, the excitement and an upset stomach! I definitely slept between 5-8am, but the rest of the night was pretty unsettled.
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