I'll start with my thursday night class.
It was absolutely fantastic, really interesting and well run and got me to think alot more about things like my back, my pelvic floor muscles and my posture. Everyone (except one lady due in November) had fairly similar sized bumps. I would describe them as 'cutely pregnant'. At the stage where it's pretty obvious you've got a baby, as well as a handy shelve for the tv remote and biscuits, but not ballooning out of proportion and looking like there's an airship bay where your stomach once was.
Most of us weren't suffering many aches at this stage (perhaps with me as an exception - who had severe burning liver pain for a couple of weeks) however I did not mention my virus due to not really being 100% sure they'd have let me be in a room full of pregnant women.
But the amount of aches and pains described and coping stageries didn't fill me with hope. I can currently sleep brilliantly with my 5 foot pillow and other pillows propping me up, I'm not doing this to relief pain - it's just the most comfortable position to lie in. I really don't want to get to the stage she described about having to sleep with your hands 'in a neutral position' to 'stop them aching and swelling', that doesn't sound like a restful slumber to me.
I think I was the youngest there. One other lady and her man were questionable but I appointed her the age of 23 in the end - everyone else was 'mummy-aged' between 27 and 35 I'd say, and all (with the exception of the two VBAC women) with their first baby.
I think my skin gives me away. It has never had any age. It's always been quite plump, pale and flawless - hell, I don't even have to wash my face and it looks great (though washing improves it). I feel grateful for my young, stretchy, flesh at this stage - trust me.
Ixxy didn't pay much attention, but rather shuffled about impatiently, kicked me in the bits and hiccuped repeatedly. Basically it's regular patterns of movement when I'm trying to focus on anything.
Next week promises to be more exciting - we've getting birthing balls and positions and looking at vag.
In other news I saw my (rather attractive) consultant today who was reviewing me blewds, (not all 15 or so vials taken this week, just my glucosey dodgy blood). My results are borderline but no one knows if this is because of of my crazy liver with it's crazy liver virus (which is no longer Hep A) and the lack of processing power - OR because I'm borderline for gestational diabetes. I don't think I should be, I've generally been eating rather well and I'm still 3lbs under my pre-pregnancy weight - but either way they are monitering it and hopfully when my results from the 2nd GTT come back it'll all be fine.
He also confirmed it was definately not Hepitisis I had but some unknown virus, that chances are they will never know what it was, because of this I am written out of work till next week at least and have yet MORE blood to be taken on wednesday to keep an eye on my liver function (it's useful when your liver works). This will bring me up to 17 needles penetrating my flesh in less than 2 weeks - a personal best.
I have a digital camera now. Possibly expect pictures in the next installment.
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