Yay! Readers! Thank you girls! Although now I feel under pressure to say something interesting. Crumbs.
Well, I'm over nine weeks now. Time does pass. A friend asked if I was having a nice pregnancy the other day, and it took me by surprise. I think the honest answer is that it's OK. I don't love being pregnant yet, much as I love Pea. I don't find feeling sick a lot of the time nice, though I'm getting throughly used to it, which helps. It never occurred to me how uncomfortable the whole thing would be - not just the sickness, but aches and cramps and weird feelings inside. Feeling too full, which I suppose I am. I hope that gets better once my uterus pops out! I don't mind being tired at all, probably mostly due to having a lovely husband who does much more than his fair share and lets me go to bed at 9. I also love to sleep, so an excuse to nap is nice! I think what will be great is being able to TELL people. A fair few know already, but so many don't, and I have to pretend that actually I'm really fulfilled working in a shop and am not interested in a career at all. Which isn't true - I've found a new career, and I can deal with staying at the shop until my start date in February. After which, the 9-5ness of the shop will probably seem a whole lot more appealing!
It's interesting how much excitement about things in life is generated by others. I think Pea will seem a lot more real once all our friends are excited too. We think we're going to put off telling people until we've heard the baby's heart beating. I'm not actually sure when that will be - I'll see what the midwife thinks on Thursday.
Monday, 21 July 2008
Sunday, 13 July 2008
8 weeks, and home from holiday
Eight weeks - how satisfying does that sound? And somewhere, deep inside, my baby is starting to look like a baby and not like a fish. Hooray! I had a scare yesterday, with an absolutely tiny amount of ever-so-slightly brownish-pink stained discharge (sorry for the detail!). All gone now though, symptoms as fun as ever and cervix absolutely clamped shut, so I think all is OK yet. I'm also DETERMINED not to give in to a spirit of fear over this pregnancy.
I'm not sure if I like this Blogger business yet. It feels so much less friendly than diaryland. But it's easy to use and reliable. Diaryland is such a relatively small community though...and I've been there since the days when an online diary was a really weird idea. I'm lost amongst all these great and good blogs!
Maybe I will link from Diaryland, and see if I get some readers. Readers definitely help!
Feeling odd today as transitioning home from holiday. I love both home and holiday, but the middle bit is rather peculiar.
I'm not sure if I like this Blogger business yet. It feels so much less friendly than diaryland. But it's easy to use and reliable. Diaryland is such a relatively small community though...and I've been there since the days when an online diary was a really weird idea. I'm lost amongst all these great and good blogs!
Maybe I will link from Diaryland, and see if I get some readers. Readers definitely help!
Feeling odd today as transitioning home from holiday. I love both home and holiday, but the middle bit is rather peculiar.
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
Six weeks three days
Hurrah, six weeks three days! I like these passing weeks that bring me closer to my baby and further from miscarriage statistics. I must say that Little Pea seems quite happy in there so I have no cause to worry.
Symptoms have changed a lot over the last two and a half weeks. Initially, I was very hungry and very tired, with exciting cravings (marmite, mackerel, guacamole...). It was great, just like being a man! I've never had a real love of food, so it was quite a revelation to me to sit thinking dreamily of what I could eat next.
Last week (sixth week...as in being 5 weeks x days pregnant), things got a little more complex, and this, my seventh week, has been all-out nausea. It came on pretty much exactly at 6 weeks, down to lunchtime - the four week anniversary of my ovulation. I feel ROUGH!! Constantly sicky, sort of based in my mouth throat (gaggy I suppose, but with extra sickiness). I have discovered a whole new world of really vile smells. I don't think the work smell helps either! I was actually sick today, only a little, but hope this is not the shape of things to come.
Food is a problem, I keep eating but do not fancy what I'm eating much! The thought of tastes really turn my stomach. I'm also weeing at least once nightly, and last night went to bed at 8pm.
I really don't mind though. It's such an honour to be pregnant, and I love my tiny companion! Symptoms are so reassuring too. I had my first doctor's appointment this week, and merrily declined my 12 week scan - a liberating experience! The doctor makes my "due" date 2 days later than I do, which is fine by me. The more cooking time Pea gets, the better.
Symptoms have changed a lot over the last two and a half weeks. Initially, I was very hungry and very tired, with exciting cravings (marmite, mackerel, guacamole...). It was great, just like being a man! I've never had a real love of food, so it was quite a revelation to me to sit thinking dreamily of what I could eat next.
Last week (sixth week...as in being 5 weeks x days pregnant), things got a little more complex, and this, my seventh week, has been all-out nausea. It came on pretty much exactly at 6 weeks, down to lunchtime - the four week anniversary of my ovulation. I feel ROUGH!! Constantly sicky, sort of based in my mouth throat (gaggy I suppose, but with extra sickiness). I have discovered a whole new world of really vile smells. I don't think the work smell helps either! I was actually sick today, only a little, but hope this is not the shape of things to come.
Food is a problem, I keep eating but do not fancy what I'm eating much! The thought of tastes really turn my stomach. I'm also weeing at least once nightly, and last night went to bed at 8pm.
I really don't mind though. It's such an honour to be pregnant, and I love my tiny companion! Symptoms are so reassuring too. I had my first doctor's appointment this week, and merrily declined my 12 week scan - a liberating experience! The doctor makes my "due" date 2 days later than I do, which is fine by me. The more cooking time Pea gets, the better.
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