Showing posts with label week-by-week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label week-by-week. Show all posts
Baby #2 - Week 37

How far along: I am officially the most pregnant I have ever been IN MY LIFE. And not considered pre-term anymore!

How big is baby? A beach ball. An extra large and super heavy beach ball! You spin me right round, baby, right round...

Image credit here

Sleep: Georgia has been sick again, and has passed it on to me. These seasonal colds are the worst.

Symptoms: Weirdly? Nothing. Tightenings continue, but really nothing much else. #tumbleweeds

Best moment of this week: Hitting the 37 week mark. We made it!

Miss anything: Nope... I'm feeling good.

Movement: Lots of kicks way up high to the rib cage, and hiccups in my crotch.

Food cravings: Nothing much this week. Although I kind of feel like a fresh juice right now.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Just this chesty cold!

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm excited! I'm scared! I'm proud of myself! I'm petrified! Worried that baby girl is growing rapidly and looking to be a big baby, but also relieved that she's growing well - at least I managed something right this pregnancy. I'm starting to think ahead to actually giving birth & hoping that baby girl might be able to avoid special care - but then, I don't want to get ahead of myself, since you just don't know how labour and delivery is going to go down.

Looking forward to: My next OB appt is on Wednesday. I just want to see her again.. if not in my arms yet, on the screen.

The Bump: I think it dropped a lot compared to last week, actually. What do you think?

Baby #2 - Week 36

How far along: 36 weeks & I'm sort of giggling on the inside; here we are, almost at G's birth gestation - and still baking!

How big is baby? This week baby is the size of a honeydew melon. Which doesn't seem so scary, when it's all cut up. Though since this kid is measuring almost two weeks ahead, perhaps I should jump ahead to the scary beach ball images?

Image credit here

Sleep: Taking it whenever I can get it. The usual zombie stagger to the bathroom and back six times a night.

Symptoms: Mainly just tightenings this week. Not too painful, just constant.

Best moment of this week: Realising that I'm almost at term - the end is drawing near, one way or another!

Miss anything: Nope. I will miss this big old belly though.

Movement: Still very sporadic, but I appreciate it when she has a little wiggle. A LOT of hiccups this week.

Food cravings: Does anyone want to make me bread and butter pudding? :)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm actually really, really good. Regardless of whether this kid falls out of her own accord prior to 37 weeks or anytime after that, we're in the home stretch. I baked her through the scary parts, she held on and grew like a champion, and we're almost ready to meet her. I can't wait!

Looking forward to: OB appt is on Wednesday, and I can't wait to see her little (or not so little) face again.

The Bump: Has reached epic beach-ball stage proportions already. Feels stretchy and sore, and my tiger stripes multiplied this week... but it's carried a healthy baby girl (well, two in fact..) and for that I am grateful.

Baby #2 - Week 35

How far along: 35! 35! 35! Aaaaah!

How big is baby? A coconut? A coconut is TINY! Her HEAD feels like a freaking coconut, let alone the rest of her!

Image credit here

Sleep: So bad. The late pregnancy insomnia has officially kicked in - can't get comfortable, raging back pain, lying awake and staring at the ceiling... it's so frustrating.

Symptoms: Back, ribs, pelvic pressure. Ouch,

Best moment of this week: After a few scary days of quiet movements, she seems back to her normal self a little, so I'm taking comfort in every wiggle. I'll miss the comfort of the movements once she's here.

Miss anything: Stinking hot baths. I want to lie in there and shrivel up like a hot, hot prune.

Movement: Hit and miss, but CTG monitoring shows she's still doing well, so I'm trying to just be aware.

Food cravings: I feel like a Whopper with Cheese. Yep. Hamburgers.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope. I'm ok, except for the tiredness.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm so grateful this week! We are at 35 weeks, she's a growing girl with a hefty weight (how crazy going from fearing a premature 29 week infant to anticipating a gigantic baby!) & we have held on this long - life feels pretty damn good right now.

Looking forward to: Meeting this little lady - whenever that will be.

The Bump: Waddle waddle waddle.

Baby #2 - Week 34

How far along: We are at 34 weeks! Can you believe it? :)

How big is baby? Oh, I do love me some butternut pumpkin.. nom, nom, nom.

Image credit here

Sleep: Great, aside from the peeing.

Symptoms: It's ALL in my back (and ribs) this week - and painful!

Best moment of this week: Just nailing one more week. It's so nice getting great reassuring news from my OB. From now on, baby should hopefully be a-ok after birth, just needing some special care time to help with feeding and what not. I can do this!

Miss anything: I have a random desperate craving for big slabs of brie and camembert cheese & a glass of wine.

Movement: Quieter this week, except for the odd sharp boot to the ribs.

Food cravings: I'm just hungry in general!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, all good here.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm doing ok! Sore, but happy. I am so glad to be here, I'm happy that the baby is doing well, grateful to still be home, relieved to have a good doctor and medical team, lucky to have help from my family. And SO thrilled it's September! A September baby sounds a lot less scary than a July or August one would have been. :)

Looking forward to: Next Friday's OB check in - one more week to try and hit, so that I can see the baby again.

The Bump: I'm at the point where I'm going to miss the bump again when it's gone. I do so love it.

Baby #2 - Week 33

How far along: 33 weeks today & pumped!

How big is baby? What is a Durian, and why is it so pointy? Ouch!

Image credit here

Sleep: So,so happy being back in my own bed.

Symptoms: This week is mostly crampy, but the rib pain is making a reappearance too.

Best moment of this week: Getting through another week, hearing that the bedrest and meds are paying off, and seeing my beautiful girl doing well!

Miss anything: Not peeing every five minutes.

Movement: Lots of wiggles and thuds. I love it so much. :)

Food cravings: I feel like a piping hot bucket of hot chips with gravy.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not this week; I'm feeling great for the most part.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I can't believe how much better I feel just being back at home. What a change it has made. Don't get me wrong; I know I was in the safest place for baby.. but I can breathe here. It comes with its own challenges, like feeling so helpless with basic house chores, being a hindrance to my poor husband, relying heavily on family for help, and constantly having to explain to Georgia why Mummy can't just get her a snack or play on the floor... but it'll all be worth it.

Looking forward to: Another OB visit next week.. let's see how far we can push this!

The Bump: Running out of clothes that I can squeeze into.

Baby #2 - Week 32

How far along: We made it to our next milestone - 32 weeks today!

How big is baby? Baby is now the size of a pumpkin!

Image credit here

Sleep: Not great last night, but overall I'm doing pretty well. Can't complain there.

Symptoms: Pelvic pressure, a sore back and lots of gross discharge ramping up again. Delightful!

Best moment of this week: Seeing the baby, albeit briefly, on the hospital ultrasound. If all else goes pear shaped, so far she is tolerating all of this really well and growing beautifully,

Miss anything: Being close to home. :(

Movement: We have started having more hiccups lately (which feel so, so weird) and lots of little ninja jabs to my side. I hope she's still head down in there.

Food cravings: Cripes, I'd gladly accept anything apart from this horrific hospital food. ANYTHING.

Anything making you queasy or sick: The food. Yuck.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm not doing well. Hitting 32 weeks should be amazing (and it IS - three weeks of this down!) but I was promised I'd be moving to my old hospital ... and yet I'm still here. I hardly saw my hubby this week, as he started a new job and has been getting home too late to visit the wards. Georgia is starting to act out and is almost at her breaking point. My mobile coverage is playing up, we had some sad family news, and I'm just EXHAUSTED. I think I've done pretty well coping with the bed rest so far, but today I'm crumbling. :(

Looking forward to: Having a plan in place for what happens next... I don't cope well being in limbo, I need to know what's going on so that I have something to look forward to.

The Bump: A little growth spurt this week?

Baby #2 - Week 31

How far along: I honestly didn't think we would make it to a new week, so I'm really pleased to be here.

How big is baby? Baby girl is the size of a pineapple... and I feel like I am about to pop her out at any minute.

Image credit here

Sleep: The bed in this new hospital is surprisingly comfortable - so I'm sleeping fairly well here,

Symptoms: My rib pain is gone, as baby has already lowered so far. Instead, my biggest complaint is pelvic/butt pressure. It's so uncomfortable, and I can actually feel her pushing on my poor cervix.

Best moment of this week: Getting here! Baby nailed her CTG monitoring yesterday, so seems to be doing well.

Miss anything: I miss the food from the previous hospital. The food here is virtually inedible.

Movement: Some days are wigglier than others, but she's certainly making her presence known now!

Food cravings: The last meal I had at the previous hospital was an amazing chicken caesar salad. I would give my right leg for another one of those right now. Seriously... so good!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Just the food. :)

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm feeling okay this week. We did a tour of the NICU here at the big public hospital that we got transferred to, and I feel a bit more at ease about what could happen when baby girl arrives early. They keep warning me that I need to buzz them with any signs at all, as the fear is that I'll labour fairly quickly, as everything is already in place. I still really want to get another few weeks under my belt, but realistically, I'm just trying to get through each day as it comes.

Looking forward to: Hopefully having another growth scan later next week, to see what baby is up to. And if we make it that far, I'd love to think about transferring back to my previous hospital. Just have to cross our fingers and toes.

The Bump: Doesn't really feel much different again, I guess because she's so low, it's sagging down and not popping out?

Baby #2 - Week 30

How far along: Today we officially hit 30 weeks. I have never felt so relieved to leave the 20's behind!

How big is baby? A loaf of bread.. just a heavy one.

Image credit here

Sleep: You'd think I'd be super well rested being on bed rest, but honestly? I miss my bed. :(

Symptoms: Paranoia. Cramping. Excessive discharge. Twinges to the cervix. I'm on high alert.

Best moment of this week: Simply getting here. After all of the frightening news on Tuesday, I'm taking each day as a victory at this point. One day .. and maybe week, if  we're lucky... at a time.

Miss anything: I miss my family. I miss being able to do things without fear of preterm labour starting.

Movement: Lying with your feet up and not a lot to do all day actually means I'm feeling her a lot more at the moment. She is a cheeky girl, this one. Loves hiding from the midwives.

Food cravings: Any non-hospital food. I'd love a bag of hot chips right now!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Some of the medications, but I'm going to start weaning off the antibiotics soon, unless my water breaks.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm up and down. I'm scared out of my mind about this baby being too small, and about a long and extended NICU stay. I'm disappointed because I had dreamed of a birth where the baby would come with me and we'd have that immediate bonding and closeness that we missed the first time around when Georgia was in special care. I'm angry because my body is apparently a bit of an asshole, and couldn't we just enjoy ONE nice part of this pregnancy with no stress? But mostly I'm just grateful I'm here, have good care, and hoping that all will work out okay.

Looking forward to: Every time I get to hear the baby on the doppler. All this is worth it for a healthy little girl. I'm also just hoping to tick off each day as it comes. Bring on tomorrow!

The Bump: I feel like lying down these past few days have seen it become less pointy and more wide.

Baby #2 - Week 29

How far along: Into Week 29 we go...

How big is baby? I'm not entirely sure what an Acorn Squash is, but I'll go small pumpkin-ish?

Image credit here

Sleep: The trimester of the pillow fortress has begun... pillows everywhere, and not a lot of rest.

Symptoms: The usual burn. Ribs and back. Peeing like a racehorse.

Best moment of this week: I turned 32 today, and realised that by my next birthday, I'll be a Mum to 2 beautiful little girls. Considering we thought our journey was over, it's mind-blowing. We also toured our new hospital to get more of an understanding of where things are, for when the time comes.

Miss anything: Being able to use the bathroom on the odd occasion, rather than every hour.

Movement: The kicks have gone back down to my crotch again - so I'm paranoid that she has flipped yet again.

Food cravings: Cookies. All the cookies.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Cleaning up 3y/o puke in the middle of the night... barf.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm doing okay. Sore and starting to count down, which is a bit surreal.

Looking forward to: Our next OB visit is on Tuesday, so hoping to see baby again! :)

The Bump: Not too different from last week!

Baby #2 - Week 28

How far along: 28 weeks along and officially in the third trimester - yay!

How big is baby? Baby is the size of an eggplant this week... I'm assuming a combination of weight & length.

Image credit here

Sleep: Other than the constant peeing, I'm sleeping okay.

Symptoms: Back and rib pain continues. I think this baby is gonna bust out of me Alien-style when the time comes. I also had one incredibly random day of nausea and morning sickness - a first for this pregnancy.

Best moment of this week: Passing my long Glucose Tolerance Test. Having hubby put up the crib again and getting excited for someone to use it again. And of course, getting to see that gorgeous little profile. She reminds me so much of Georgia when she was that little.. what do you think?
Miss anything: There are certain people who I miss, particularly sharing in the excitement of this pregnancy.

Movement: She's ramped it up this week! Both Georgia AND Jason could feel her kicks, and they are now off to the side of my belly, rather than internal ones in my pelvis that only I could feel before.

Food cravings: I'm back to wanting pizza again!

Anything making you queasy or sick: My body is fighting yet another head cold. Worst immune system ever!

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? So, so excited that baby flipped head down and we got to see her sweet face. I hope that calm feeling stays for a little while longer! I'm really feeling good overall.

Looking forward to: Tackling the baby clothes I need to wash/sort, and playing around in the nursery.

The Bump: BUMMMMMP.

Baby #2 - Week 27

How far along: Here we are, entering into week 27 now.

How big is baby? Ah, the elusive rutabaga.... wait, what IS that again? :)

Image credit here

Sleep: Have had a few super late nights lately, so desperately craving some good nights... wishful thinking?

Symptoms: Itchy belly, sore ribs, sore back. The usual!

Best moment of this week: Bedtime wiggles from this little lady. She likes to hear me read stories to Georgia at bedtime... and also the Backstreet Boys station on Pandora.

Miss anything: Not yet; but if my GTT results are in tomorrow and go the way I think they will, I'll be missing sugar and carbs for a while!

Movement: Nights are still the best time to feel her move. All still low - so likely still hanging out in breech position.

Food cravings: Not quite sure what I feel like, to be honest. I'm living on cups of tea right now.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing food related... but quite a few things lately.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I just want October to be here already! We need some good news, and I so so desperately need more newborn snuggles in my life.

Looking forward to: An OB appointment on Tuesday. I really want to see the baby again!

The Bump: Feeling lumpier and bumpier this week.

Baby #2 - Week 26

How far along: 26 weeks now.

How big is baby? As big as a head of lettuce... feels a lot heavier than that. #justsaying

Image credit here

Sleep: Not great, actually. But that's ok... I'm getting used to it & it'll help me be prepared for when baby is here.

Symptoms: The burning rib and back pain continues. My skin has broken out again too, yargh!

Best moment of this week: We picked up a second hand video monitor, and I had a bit more time to spend trying to arrange baby girl's new nursery. Still a long way  to go, but I'm getting there.

Miss anything: Not really.

Movement: Mostly nights though occasionally I get some jabs in the daytime. She moves a lot while I'm doing my Spinning Babies exercises - just not in the right direction!

Food cravings: I still feel like pizza. So weird. Might need to make a homemade one this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Inversions and pelvic tilts are not fun, and I need to make sure I am doing them on an empty stomach, that's for sure. Willing to do everything I can to turn this kid!

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm frustrated! I know that I sound like a broken record about baby being breech, but seriously.. I would be really gutted to have all my choice taken away from me when it comes to birth. After fighting so hard to get here & the high likelihood that this is our last baby, it's just hard - but then I feel awful for worrying, because our daughter actually getting here is so much more important in the long run. The mama guilt has started early with #2.

Looking forward to: Another week... I am just wanting this little baby to keep growing safely.

The Bump: Still in the weird, same-ish size, stage. I remember this from last time too.

Baby #2 - Week 25

How far along: Into Week 25 - yay!

How big is baby? This week, the baby is as big as a bunch of cauliflower.

Image credit here

Sleep: Uncomfortable. :( I can't sleep on my belly anymore, and I am not a natural side sleeper, so I'm tossing and turning.

Symptoms: I'm having a lot of burning rib pain this week. I've read that it can be because of baby sitting breech and her head putting pressure upwards, and it makes sense.. but man, it really hurts.

Best moment of this week: Baby was healthy at the ultrasound, even if she is still breech.

Miss anything: BELLY SLEEPING. Also, I miss taking a head-down baby for granted.

Movement: Still either on or off. Some days she wiggles around a bit, some days not a great deal.

Food cravings: I'm feeling like a pizza. #random

Anything making you queasy or sick: This constant rib pain, it's the worst.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? Fairly anxious again, but we have a bit going on at the moment. I want the baby to flip. I want to ease this rib/back pain, so I'm researching chiropractors to see if they can help.

Looking forward to: Ticking off another week.

The Bump: Feeling similar to last week, really.

Baby #2 - Week 24

How far along: We are officially in Week 24!

How big is baby? A delicious rockmelon this week... now I want to eat some rockmelon. #butnotthebaby

Image credit here

Sleep: Georgia has been waking up a lot recently, and complaining that 'something scared her'. We have NO idea what, and she can't tell us - and she goes back to sleep eventually, just needs a cuddle. Needless to say, sleep has been a little broken.

Symptoms: Back aches and belly cramps, which I hope are related to growing pains and nothing more sinister.

Best moment of this week: Our pram is complete - we found the matching infant capsule/car seat to go with it, and it looks so fantastic. I can't wait to see it in action in a few months time, I love it. Also... 24 weeks!

Miss anything: I miss being able to lift Georgia comfortably, I'm struggling a bit at the moment.

Movement: After last week's lack of movement, I had a few days this week of lovely wiggles. Hoping that it continues to improve over the coming weeks.

Food cravings: Not really sure what I feel like this week, actually. I'm not too fussed.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still just the smell of cooking meat.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? Excited and hopeful.

Looking forward to: The weeks ticking on! We have an OB visit tomorrow (yay!) and I really want to see what position the baby is in now; I'm still guessing breech.

The Bump: Still largely soft, but starting to firm up a wee bit.

Baby #2 - Week 23

How far along: 23 & a half weeks!

How big is baby? A grapefruit.. that doesn't seem very big? Crazy fruits.

Image credit here

Sleep: Not good. I am coming down with cold #3 in this winter season, and not happy about it!

Symptoms: More pimples this week, and a very sore back. And the odd bit of colostrum!

Best moment of this week: We bought our pram! I'll post more about this later, but squee. :)

Miss anything: I miss good antibiotics.

Movement: Baby girl has actually been really quiet this week and freaking me out. Next week's OB appointment can't come soon enough.

Food cravings: I want a banana smoothie with icecream and honey.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Eggs.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? Cranky and irritated because I'm sick, and because time feels like it's going so slowly.

Looking forward to: Viability in just a few more days... come on baby! And an OB visit next week too.

The Bump: EEEEEEEEP.

Baby #2 - Week 22

How far along: 22 and a bit weeks.

How big is baby? As heavy as a papaya or as long as an ear of corn, apparently!

Image credit here

Sleep: Sleep hasn't been too bad. I'm feeling tired all the time, so I'm just going with it.

Symptoms: Feeling bloated this week, and a few nasty pimples popping out. No fun!

Best moment of this week: I booked into our hospital and filled out all the paperwork, so it feels a bit more real now. We'll skip classes this time around, but we'll still get to do a tour in the coming weeks.

Miss anything: Nope - feeling very grateful.

Movement: Still thuds way down in my pelvis, which I assume are from her feet... I reckon still breech.

Food cravings: I had my craving (chicken and mushroom sauce) for our anniversary dinner, so I'm feeling super chilled out this week. Not really feeling like much of anything, actually. Maybe some fudge.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Anything with lamb. *barf*

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? Still worried that something might go wrong, but trying to be positive - this week has been a little all over the place. Excited to see the weeks go by, but wishing it would go a little faster.

Looking forward to: Counting down to viability (a few more weeks to go) as well as my next OB visit in a fortnight's time. I miss the weekly appointments, haha.

The Bump: Here is this week's offering... hrmmm. I felt about the same as last week, but maybe a small pop?

Baby #2 - Week 21

How far along: 21 weeks & change.

How big is baby? Crunch, crunch. We're as big as a carrot now! :)

Image credit here

Sleep: Oh, we are back to lots of lovely sleep this week. The only negative is that I can't sleep comfortably on my stomach now, and I'm not a great side sleeper.. gotta get used to this again.

Symptoms: A few lightning bolts to the crotch this week, and a sore belly - I think it's stretching. I also am having a lot of painless Braxton Hicks already (is that early?) particularly when I flip side to side.

Best moment of this week: A few tiny pokes, which makes me smile. I've also been tackling the spare room and I can almost see its shape for a new nursery coming along. Excited to use Georgia's things again.

Miss anything: I miss being able to get up and down quickly.. I keep forgetting, and ouch!

Movement: Slowly but (hopefully) surely! I tend to feel movement mostly at night, which seems on par for babies at this stage. Still very sporadic, but it's so nice starting to feel her.

Food cravings: I want a certain meal at a certain restaurant, and that's it: grilled chicken with mushroom sauce at Rashay's. It makes my mouth water just typing that.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Just meat cooking.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? Up and down like a yo-yo! Starting to think ahead, and prepare a little more. I've also decided to dive headfirst into the baby's future room while I'm feeling good... so hopefully this makes it all feel more real.

Looking forward to: Today's OB visit (I want to see baby girl again!) and our wedding anniversary this coming Saturday. 5 years married, 14 years together, and I'm so bloody lucky to have him.

The Bump: I feel about the same as the last few weeks.

Baby #2 - Week 20

Bring on the second half of pregnancy!

How far along: 20 weeks + 3 days

How big is baby? So instead of measuring from crown to rump, baby can now be measured from head to toe - so all of a sudden, she seems a lot bigger. The size of a banana, wow!

Image credit here

Sleep: The nights have just started getting colder {finally - Autumn, where have you been?} and that means nice, snuggly nights under the blankets.

Symptoms: Not a lot this week. Things have been fairly quiet, except for the discharge. Ew.

Best moment of this week: I filled out the hospital pre-admission forms, and now wait to be called for our official check-in and orientation. Do we really get to have a baby in a hospital this year?

Miss anything: Still with the scalding hot baths.

Movement: Sadly, it's still pretty much non-existent. I did fall asleep on my stomach last night, and wake up to one, two, three little ninja jabs - maybe I was squishing her? Nothing since, though.

Food cravings: Salt and vinegar chips, please.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing this week, feeling pretty much normal!

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm back to being a little bit flat. Happy to be into Week 20, hopeful that baby girl is doing ok in there, sad that my belly isn't as obvious because of my usual pudge, nervous that baby isn't moving as much as she should be.

Looking forward to: Getting through another week, since I have an OB booked in for next week.

The Bump: Not a great deal of change this week. Also... pasty.

Baby #2 - Week 19

This has been a big week. :)

How far along: 19 weeks + 2 days

How big is baby? This week baby is apparently close to 15cm long and about as big as your hand.

Image credit here

Sleep: Getting there! I'm getting up to pee a little less, so I'm really enjoying that aspect.

Symptoms: Lots of cramping again this week, which is hopefully more growth.

Best moment of this week: Seeing our baby girl at the morphology scan, putting her fingers into her mouth!

Miss anything: Hot baths filled with floaty Lush goodies. And I mean HOT baths!

Movement: I think we might be on the cusp now, as I'm feeling more tightenings and the occasional shifts.

Food cravings: I feel like mushrooms. Is that weird?

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not too bad this week.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm excited this week. Feeling hopeful that maybe, just maybe, we can start being hopeful that there's actually going to be a new baby in a few months time - still scared, but just a little less.

Looking forward to: Hitting the halfway point in a few days time. This has felt like the slowest pregnancy OF ALL TIME, even though I'm sure it hasn't been that long really.

The Bump: Definitely starting to feel like it's showing now, and it's not just my usual belly. What do you think?

Baby #2 - Week 18

Baby! Mooooooooooove, please. Big, giant, movements. Help your momma out over here, ok?

How far along: 18 weeks + 2 days now.

How big is baby? Research says that the baby is approximately 14cm long & the size of a sweet potato!

Image credit here

Sleep: Not great at all, to my sadness. The cold turned into a flu, turned into a sinus infection, and I've been struggling to breathe when lying down. This poor little baby, I hope it's managing okay in there - because I've been feeling like a pretty awful host.

Symptoms: Not a lot this week, actually. I've mostly just been feeling rubbish.

Best moment of this week: Hitting 18 weeks is a pretty nice little milestone. :)

Miss anything: I miss sleeping!

Movement: Well, after last week's 'maybe' moments, this week has been back to quiet on the movement front. I am desperately waiting for the reassurance. I know, I know, it'll come.. eventually.

Food cravings: After watching Masterchef last night, I now want calamari. Which is weird, because I don't eat seafood.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Just this horrible lurgy.

Gender: Girl!!

How's your mood? I'm mostly cranky and miserable - but I'm trying to be positive that all will be okay.

Looking forward to: Saturday and my 19 week scan... I want to see this little lady again!

The Bump: BLUMP.





All content (C) Breathe Gently 2006-2023
Blog Design by Splendid Sparrow