It’s been a few weeks since my last blog update. Life got crazy with work and then there was my sons chicken pox drama. This post is a bit random but please bare with me, I promise the next update will have more structure and a specific theme. So, I’m back being a full-time mum again for the first time since my son was 7 months old. We made the difficult decision recently to pull him out of the private nursery as he seemed to stop enjoying being there. He only did 2 full days per week, however, it allowed me time to work from home, get the weekly cleaning done, go to the gym and not forgetting a much-needed hour or so to myself. I’m totally gutted, it’s a fantastic nursery and the staff there have been incredible over the years. Max built up huge confidence in himself and established close relationships with children and staff in his time there. The issue seemed to arise two months back when he moved into the age 3-4 room, his positive attitude and love for nursery evaporate. I’m still unsure what caused this shift with him, but it was getting to the point where he was crying at every drop off, (which is totally out of character for him as I could literally leave him with strangers and he wouldn't mind as long as there were toys) he was also checking each morning if he had to go to nursery with a worried looking face. I know it might have just been a phase with the change of room and new staff faces but me being pregnant and emotions running high daily, I just couldn’t bear to put him and myself through the upset each week at morning drop offs. I felt incredibly guilty he was being left somewhere he didn’t want to be while I was at home and could probably multi task and keep him with me. I’m thinking it will be a long 7-week summer holiday having max full time to entertain while moving into my third trimester of pregnancy, but we will get through it and hopefully make plenty fun memories along the way. A few weeks back Max got the dreaded chicken pox. He got a very bad dose of them and was completely floored by the virus. Children’s Piriton in liquid form was our life saver, it completely stopped the itching and made him incredibly drowsy, meaning he slept a lot. Baths in bicarbonate of soda alternated with baths in oats really seemed to help bring out and calm the spots. Finally, I highly recommend Boots calamine and glycerin cream to anyone who’s child is yet to catch chicken pox, it’s fantastic for applying to spots just before bed. I never imagined just how tough it would be to care for a youngster with that virus. Maybe it had something to do with me being pregnant but I literally felt drained and found myself crying 5 nights in a row. Nothing worse when you are doing all you can for your child to keep them comfortable and they are still in distress, you feel like a helpless failure. The positive of him catching it means at least it’s out the way before the baby arrives and before he starts school playgroup in August. Next baby is being vaccinated for sure! I cannot even begin to imagine what some parents must go through when their children are seriously ill and hospital bound. On a more positive note I feel like things are moving forward with my birth preparations. Last week I booked my birthing pool for a home birth. I used a company called ‘Mermaids at Heart’. My friend used them last year and their service was exceptional. You simply reserve your preferred birthing pool online along with extras and then when you reach 36weeks pregnant they contact you for payment. This is to ensure you have had your 36th week midwife appointment and have the go ahead for a home birth prior to payment being taken. Hire is over a 5-week period which starts from week 37 through to week 42. Looking forward to a trial run set up and climbing inside to try out labour and birthing positions to see what feels best. I loved my water birth with my son, the only regret I had was not opting for a room with the inflatable birthing pool upon arrival at Montrose Maternity Unit. I was the only labouring lady there at the time and opted for the big room with windows overlooking the sea. That room had the proper bath like birthing pool. I was in the pool for 3 hours prior to my son being born and my knees where in agony. I literally struggled to get out the pool to deliver my placenta, and my knees hurt for days after. Works been busy lately which is great. Picked up some new online coaching clients which means each evening has been spent writing gym plans. I like having things to focus on, it’s a welcomed break away from being mummy/house wife all the time. I’ve stepped up my game with hypnobirthing practice since I'm now turning 27 weeks pregnant. As you may know, I had Hypnobirthing lessons first time around and found it so empowering that I decided to train up and become a HypnoBirthing practitioner to help other women experience positive birthing experiences. Currently I’m trying to set aside 20mins each day to take time out for myself to lie and listen to the rainbow relaxation CD. I will explain more about this on my next blog post, where I plan to write about all things related to Hypnobirthing. Apologies this post has been rather scatty, but that's pretty much been my life the past month and the reasons why I haven’t been putting out regular content. I hope you all have a wonderful summer holiday. Sharon x
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