31 Weeks Pregnancy Update

Wow I'm so tired of late so very very tired.  I have been drinking caffeine drinks to get through the day even though this is not advised I just couldn't keep my eyes open without them.
I am not sure why I am so tired as I am sleeping well just still up once a night for the toilet which at this stage I don't think is excessive.

I have started to get things for my labour bag at long last.  I have a few toiletries and have ordered some breast pads.  The Tommee Tippee Breast Pads are the best you can get in my opinion I have tried a few > this are bigger for the fuller breast like mine and will hold lots of milk if you leak a bit.  Have put a picture in so you know what your looking for if you want to invest.  I got the above pack delivered for £4.00 from Amazon.co.uk.

I need now to get some maternity towels from memory I remember the Superdrug own brand to be brilliant, I will have a search next time I am in town and make sure they still stock them.
I have also got my throw away knickers Ideal for the first 24 hours after giving birth , each time you go to the toilet you can just throw them in the sanitary bin, save going back to your hospital bed with dirty knickers in hand.

I got myself a new pair of slippers so I feel a little better knowing that I have a few things.  I am going to get someone to get me my little suitcase out of the loft later today and put everything in.

My Bump is growing at a massive rate now its crazy how fast its coming along.  Its so funny when your pregnant and out and about and see other pregnant woman comparing bumps always makes me laugh but I do it too .

I have been a bit breathless I am hoping once the baby drops into my pelvis over the next few weeks then this will ease.

30 weeks Pregnancy Update

Well this is my 30 week update. I never updated last week as a friend of mine had some terrible news. Sadly her little angel Baby was born at only 17 + 3 weeks pregnant. My heart goes out to her and somehow it didn't feel quite right to update. RIP Baby Angel.

 Anyway for my update. I am surely getting bigger. I keep getting a stitch type pain on my left hand side. I also had a few days last week when I felt breathless and very tired. I think the baby is now head down as the kicks are at the top of my bump. They are definitely getting stronger so baby is showing signs of getting bigger. I went to my Midwife appointment and what a mess it was. They had not told me the GTT test was a resting test and I had turned up with my two youngest . They said I had to sit for two hours without moving which anyone with small children will know is impossible with a 2 and a 3 year old in tow. So I declined to have the test. It was impossible. I am going to try to rearrange when I can get some childcare. The midwife did an anti-natal whilst I was there. To my surprise my bump as I had mentioned earlier was not too small apparently it was measuring 2 weeks ahead? very odd as everyone had commented that I looked hardly pregnant. Good news though as she felt baby and said that everything felt just right. Blood pressure was fine and no abnormality with urine. So great really. I will leave a piccy of my 30 week bump.

 I am still only waking once in the night for the toilet but am finding that I am sleeping less now. I am sort of tossing and turning and it always takes me a while to get to sleep. I have been craving nice sweet creamy things and at the moment can't get enough Angel delight or milkshakes I just love them. I still haven't fully decided on names and Carl isn't interested in discussing them so I think I will probably just decide at the birth. I also have been thinking as to whether or not I am going to breastfeed. I have decided I will definitely do it for at least the first week so the baby will get the colostrum, then I will judge how its going and what I feel is best for everyone in the family .