Wow, I can't believe that I am 30 weeks pregnant and that Baby is considered full-term in only 7 weeks! I still have days when I forget I'm pregnant and I go to stand up or run up the stairs and I can't so easily! I have been so lucky with the pregnancy so far and have only suffered with heartburn and lately a bit of restless legs.
I keep getting an image in my mind of tiny baby legs - I think it is because allowing myself to picture a whole baby in my arms is too emotionally overwhelming. After all we have been through I can't believe that soon we will have our own baby! It's so exciting and I feel so impatient but so ready!
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had a midwife appointment at 28+1 and I discussed palpitations and breathlessness with her and she said did I have any fears or was anything worrying me? I said no and she said so it's not panic attacks related to the pregnancy and I don't need to see the counsellor unless I want to. She said it's medical not pregnancy related and I need to see my GP again - I didn't bother as I know I mainly get them when I sit down after eating and if I get too hot, and not just when I walk around. I've been trying not to panic and keep myself busy after meals which helps.
Also I had a UTI (something showed up in my urine dip test even though I had no symptoms) so took antibiotics. Had bloods taken and they were all ok. The midwife measured my bump and felt baby and said I was all bump and it was lovely to feel baby like that. She also listened to heartbeat with the doppler and said she couldn't guess whether it's a boy or girl as baby's heartbeat was right down the middle! I didn't really want her to guess - we've waited this long! Also baby kicked the doppler when she was trying to listen which was funny! She asked if I felt at least 10 kicks a day and I said I think so but s/he defo has a routine.I also asked her about being tested for Strep B and she said it was up to me and to have it if it would put my mind at rest but if it came back positive it would have to go on my notes and I probably couldn't have a waterbirth as I would be hooked up to IV Anti-B's during labour. She said they have hundreds of women with it who don't know and are fine with no problems, and it is normally women who have it and have symptoms who they worry about or something like that.I told her about the private scan and she said that it's still early and the baby can still get into different positions so no worries about breech. Also she predicted the baby would be lighter than 8lbs, around 7lbs5oz.
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1st Feb at 29 weeks 3 days we had a scan and consultant appointment. The results were mixed. The scan showed the umbilical cord had good blood flow and that the baby has now moved to head down - which must have been the weird sensation I had one night in bed which I thought was a hand or foot scraping the whole of my bump! Also another positive is that the placenta has moved and is now almost two centimetres away from the cervix and so a bit more movement could ensure I can have the natural birth that I want.
Some of the mixed results were the baby's measurements. The head measure 30w1d, the abdomen measured spot on dates but the legs were nearly two weeks small but still are in the green 'normal' zone. The sonographer said it's not unusual and there is also the fact that I am short. However, what this all meant was that on the baby's growth chart it showed that the baby was measuring smaller than it was at the 3D scan a week and a half ago. The consultant thinks that this is probably all down to measuring inaccuracies but they have to err on the side of caution and so we are back to see him and be rescanned in two weeks. He did also have to explain that if it was true that they would have to see me more often, I wouldn't be allowed to go overdue, and if necessary I would be induced early. Of course this all made me quite tearful but Hubby doesn't believe any of it and is sure that the next scan will prove that baby has been measured wrong at one or more of the scans.
The nursery is almost finished - just some pictures to go up! Some of latest purchases include a range of nappies to try, some car window blinds, changing bags, breast gel pads and a sling to carry baby around in:
After this week I have a weeks work, a week off, then four weeks of work and then I'm on maternity!
