It’s sad knowing this will most definitely be my final pregnancy post. Today is my estimate due date so baby’s arrival is getting closer by the day. Some friends have been asking how I’m been feeling, the truth is, I’m feeling great, in fact probably the best I have been throughout this entire pregnancy. I’m sleeping all through the night, still feeling able bodied and my mindset has been positive. The trial run set up of the birthing pool has been done. It took just 10 minutes to inflate and around 35 - 40 minutes to fill. I had midwife yesterday, she was concerned I was still measuring around 37 weeks and that there had been no change over a period. She decided to refer me to hospital for a growth scan for peace of mind, especially since I am planning a home birth. It was a bit of a crazy rushed day having to phone playgroup and let them know Max wouldn’t be in, then drive him over to my parents and get a lift to the hospital since parking is still a complete nightmare there. Long story short, all is well. I don’t think very much of those growth scans if I’m honest. I know too many people that have been told they are having big babies or small babies via regular growth scans which have turned out not to be. I’ve spent the last 4-5 days on a cleaning and organising mission. Everything is now in place for baby’s arrival and it’s just a case of staying on top of cleaning and tidying daily. Ideally, I don’t want this baby arriving until Sunday 1st at the very earliest. That’s when our dog gets dropped off at the dog hotel in Huntly for 2 weeks. There would be nothing more stressful than having a disobedient, loud hairy dog around while in labour. I can’t remember if I mentioned in earlier blog posts, but currently in Aberdeenshire there are 5 of us planning imminent home births. One in Westhill, one in Turriff and a couple of ladies in Huntly. It’s quite a big area that the midwifes cover, so hopefully none of us go into labour at the same time as that would mean the person who phoned last would be encouraged to make the trip into hospital. I don’t want to ship max off for the day or night when the time comes. I 100% want him nearby (obviously not in the same room as I don’t want to traumatise my 3-year-old) but once the baby is born I want him taken straight through to see me and meet his baby sister. Its a special moment I want captured on camera. So, it’s a big ask to get someone to come to our house at the last minute to entertain max, feed him, take him out for a walk and generally just make sure all his needs are met. Even if things kick off at night while he is in bed sleeping, we are required to have someone in the house that can be there to care for max in the morning should I need to be transferred into hospital at any given time. In other news, playgroup pickups are becoming quite eventful lately due to Max’s story telling. It seems Max has taken to telling the ladies each day that his dog Mindy bites him. What an absolute embarrassment! The truth is, Max is extremely rough with our dog and constantly tries to hit her and steal her toys. Since she can be an unpredictable dog, I’m forever telling him to stay away from her or she will bite him. I spend every minute of every day making sure they don’t annoy one another, which is completely draining and hard work, but they can never be left alone for even a split second as I have zero trust in my dog. It’s even more challenging now that the dog has taken to jumping over the baby gates and pleasing herself around the house. The dog is my number one stress in daily life and in all honesty, I do not know what will happen come baby’s arrival. Having the dog return home when baby’s here fills me dread and worry. I really want to enjoy the newborn stage and make the most of it as it could be the last time we have a baby and they grow up so fast! I feel extremely ready for birth now. I’m excited and looking forward to labour and being closer to meeting my little lady. I guess my next blog post will be her birth story. Until then, thanks for reading and being forgiving of my grammar Sharon x
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