It LIES!!!

My ticker lies I tell you!!
It says baby will have less wiggle room and will be sleeping most of the time.

PAHAHAHAHA!!!

Less wiggle room, yes, I can agree with that. Still doesn't stop this little wriggler from making my belly look like a scene from Alien though!

Sleeping most of the time?  Is that supposed to be a joke? Little Mr here wriggles morning, noon and night! I think he has catnaps because he's never quiet for any real length of time that can be classed as a "sleep".
I'm forever getting a hip scoot across the front of my belly or a knee/foot jabbing me off to the side. Then there's the head wobbles which squish my bladder and make me run to the toilet!

Sleep? My Jacksey!!

The latest

Well a week after the back pain started and it's STILL lingering. I have an appointment to see the Physio though, thank goodess, and it's later on this week. I SOOOOO cant wait to get my belt contraption thing!
What really doesn't help the pain is when I have a braxton hicks. They tug at the sore part of my back and make it feel even worse!  I had a right doozy earlier on today. Hurt so bad I was desperate to get completely horizontal and on my left side to HOPEFULLY get some relief! Good thing it worked too (though after a few minutes and with The Man Thing providing a little hands on comfort) otherwise the hospital would have been getting a visitor. "Give me stronger drugs!!!" Lol.

Further on the braxton hicks, the other night they tried to trick me into thinking I was in for the big show. They were coming 3 minutes apart for over an hour!!  Good thing it clicked with me that they didn't feel ANYTHING like labour, just a niggly, annoying, tight belly, so I knew we didn't have to go for a trip to the hospital. Would have been bloody Murphys Law though. My bag of emergency clothes is damn near empty and the weather has been absolute crap so I haven't been able to get washing done, not that I've even felt like it with this damn back pain!!

I suck, and other news

I seriously suck at keeping this blog updated *Blush*
So, as a catchup, we have now sneakily passed my birthday and I'm now 20, I've made it to 31 weeks with barely a hiccup, I'm getting married in 3 weeks time and I'm currently living on painkillers.

To elaborate a little:

It was my birthday about 2 weeks ago now and I wasn't expecting anything fancy, hell I wasn't even expecting a cake. I was surprised by a LOVELY cake from a couple of friends of ours. My Nana also gave me a set of kitchen scales so now I don't have to borrow hers.

Yep, I'm 31 weeks today and so very very happy that I have made it this far.
I had an appointment with my Obstetrician this morning and a scan to check up on my cervix and the good news is that since I'm now 31 weeks there is a very VERY good survival rate and a VERY good survival rate with no long term effects of prematurity! Oh and even better news is that over the last 2 weeks my cervix hasn't shortened any further!!  I'm deliriously happy right now!

The Man Thing and I decided at the end of last year that we are finally going to tie the knot. We've only been engaged for something like almost 2 years now lol. So we set a date which also happens to be the same date that we got engaged (Feb 13th) and that is now 3 weeks away.
My Aunty is helping me with my dress and the cake, our friend is (hopefully!!) going to be our celebrant and the rest of it is going to be as simple as it can get. We've planned for a picnic in the park where everyone brings a plate, then a small get together afterwards for drinks and talkies.
I'm going to be one day off 34 weeks. I must be mad lol.

Ah yes, the painkillers.
Well on Friday I woke up and before I managed to get out of bed my back started aching. 13 hours later, still in pain but by now it's even WORSE, I go to the hospital. Diagnosed with a possible kidney infection even though the dipstick came back clean. I was sent home with antibiotics and pain relief.
Roll around Monday, I've been taking my painkillers and antibiotics religiously. Painkillers (paracetamol and codeine) are barely helping and I live with a hot water bottle almost strapped to my back. Obstetrician looks at all the results from the tests they did. No kidney infection, nothing wrong with my bloods.
Seems it could be musculo-skeletal in nature, something along the lines of arthritic type pain, and now I've been referred to Physiotherapy to get a belt thing which is supposed to help. Well I freaking hope it does because I don't like being in pain like this, especially when there's no reward like a squishy pink baby at the end of it!!

I've also been told about a couple of baby clothes sales in the direction of 50% and 60% off. I'm drooling at the thought!!! Now if I can only beg and bribe The Man Thing into not only letting me spend money but also being my taxi, then I might do a little bit of shopping for winter clothes for my little Mr Squigglebum.

Oh and the little Mr is now most definately head down. WOOT!!!

Worries and Wonders

So today I was pretty worried about Mr Squigglebum here because he was quiet. Too quiet... I jiggled and poked, prodded and drank ice cold water and all I got was brain freeze and a couple of little hiccups. That certainly made for a worried mama!! So I told myself if he hadn't given me a few more wiggles and boots before 12 then I was going to go get him checked out.
Well, needless to say he then started booting me didn't he. This kid is giving me grey hairs and he's not even born yet!!!

He HAS been a bit on the quiet side all day, though I get kicks and wiggles so I know he's ok.

Oh and also I think he's turned head down. I'm not entirely sure since I'm no pro at baby groping lol but I'm as sure as I can be. Believe me, it's one hell of a relief!
I'm not enjoying the sensation of my bladder being squished into my pubic bone though. It STINGS!!

The man thing and I may possibly, maybe, could have finally decided on a name for this little wriggler!
I like it.
He likes it.
My mum and nana like it!!!

Now the hard part is finding a middle name that goes well with it!!

Progress and Passing out

I'm now officially 29 weeks. Woot!! Things seem to be getting a little rumbly in the cervix area though. Have had some interesting discharges but nothing that suggests an infection or thrush to me (thank goodness!)
Have been having what I can only describe as FULL feelings, which makes me think that my cervix has been taking a hammering.

I was really paranoid when I woke up this morning that bubs hadn't been moving. I poked and prodded a little bit and woke him up (sorry baby!) but it certainly reassured me. Guess he'd been quiet overnight and my brain kept track. He certainly let me know he was there over the course of the day though, booting away. While I was awake anyway.

For some really weird reason I slept all day today. Like seriously, all day. I woke up, had breakfast and an hour later I was exhausted and back in bed. Stupid thing is I was tossing and turning and not able to get to sleep for ages. Then I finally woke up again at 2.30.
Roll on 5pm and it was like I'd been hit over the head with a stick, I was dizzy and tired and really needed to lie down. So I did. And then woke up again at 8pm. So so weird...

A Stitch in Time

More stitching has come away. Ho hum. More pain came with it, just a couple of sharp stabbies. It will be interesting to see the state of my cervix on Tuesday at the scan.

My boobs seem to think that when it's hot they have permission to dribble everywhere lol. Earlier on tonight BOTH of them started dripping at the same time! Of course, me being naked to cope with the heat we've been having lately (I live in front of the fan) the colostrum had nowhere to go but down my belly. Luckily there was a towel nearby that I could grab to stem the drip drip drip. Still, the man thing saw be dripping and cracked up laughing. Nice to know he's not freaked out by leakiness lol.

Away Time and Appointments

Just got back from a little holiday with the man things family. It was only a couple of nights away but it was certainly enough.

I kept getting comments on how big my bump is and how much longer I have to go until I'm due to pop. I feel like a whale and certainly look like one too so I don't mind so much. It's the truth after all lol.

I had a midwife appointment today, just the usual little checkup of my blood pressure and what not. Everything is going swimmingly, my blood pressure is nice and steady and normal, baby's heart rate is wonderful. Bubby boy is stubbornly head up though. I think he takes after both of his parents in that respect. I was a cesarean breech and the man thing was a vaginal breech. Here's hoping that our little bugger decides to buck tradition lol and come head first.

I've gone from having just a few stretchmarks now to having a great big bunch of the buggers. Doesn't overly bother me, they just itch!!

Happy New Year

And that pretty much sums it up lol.
Hope everyone enjoys tonights celebrations and behaves responsibly *Wink*

What a year filled with hope this year is.