Kim's diary of being a new mum

[Kim26]

Bless you, it's so easy done. Even once ms goes you suffer for not eating properly. I had brunch today instead if breakfast and lunch and then nothing apart from some Jaffa cakes until 8 when Colin got in from work. Was very stupid and I felt mega ill by the time dinner was ready. Plus baby was giving me a right kicking, hungry little dude no doubt Hope you're feeling better by now! xxx

Ah yes, i forget that i need to eat and drink to not only feed myself but bubba too. Baby was kicking away but i am not sure it was for lack of food i think it didn't appreciate the bending etc associated with photographing a lively 2 year old and that fact it was getting squished lol!

24+2 today

Had the WORST nights sleep last night, i was really wheezy (i've been left mildly asthmatic after a nasty chest infection that took 5 courses of antibiotics and 6 courses of steroids to get rid of last year) so had to keep taking my inhaler, then at about 3.45 i just couldn't stop coughing, had to get up and sit in the living room for a while just to stop disturbing Mike. I didn't really get back to sleep as i was still wheezy and then felt sick from the coughing and had a headache.
Needless to say i am not really feeling with it today, but i had to do a training course and sods law the flipping computer we use thats connected to the projector messed up so i had to train people on our student database system without being able to demonstrate anything! Luckily i had a good group of people who took it in the stride and we managed as best we could!

This afternoon i intend to do nothing! haha. This evening i am meeting up with the girls for a carvery dinner...needless to say my plan to follow SW this week didn't really happen as i was too tired this morning to prepare a salad so ended up with a ham and marmite sandwich and a bag of crisps . I guess there is always tomorrow!

Hope you girls are having a good day

 

[Sammielouise071]

Kim's pregnancy diary

Carvery sounds yum!
Have a nice evening .. I'm working til 6.45 so boring evening for me.
I wouldn't worry about being off plan too much I've been off plan for about a week now lol.. I'm secretly enjoying it xx

 

[Kim26]

Carvery sounds yum!
Have a nice evening .. I'm working til 6.45 so boring evening for me.
I wouldn't worry about being off plan too much I've been off plan for about a week now lol.. I'm secretly enjoying it xx

I've been off plan for about 24 weeks hahaha. i had good intentions to follow quite strictly through November to give me some wriggle room in December. I will start properly tomorrow will have to make my SW lunch tonight i think.

 

[Dubchick81]

I'm having a Nando's on wednesday.. So excited
Don't worry about.. Just eat fruit for snacks n add a bit of veg to dinners.. As long as you're getting nutrition diet can wait

 

[Kim26]

I'm having a Nando's on wednesday.. So excited
Don't worry about.. Just eat fruit for snacks n add a bit of veg to dinners.. As long as you're getting nutrition diet can wait

Funnily enough i am really wanting fruit today and someone in the office is eating what smell like really yummy satsuma's - i'm tempted to steal one

Yes i am just going to try and increase veg and have less bread really....the rest will be much the same as it tends to be SW friendly anyway

 

[Dubchick81]

Funnily enough i am really wanting fruit today and someone in the office is eating what smell like really yummy satsuma's - i'm tempted to steal one

Yes i am just going to try and increase veg and have less bread really....the rest will be much the same as it tends to be SW friendly anyway

You should.. You're pregnant.. That means you're allowed

 

[JoeyJoJo]

Ah yes, i forget that i need to eat and drink to not only feed myself but bubba too. Baby was kicking away but i am not sure it was for lack of food i think it didn't appreciate the bending etc associated with photographing a lively 2 year old and that fact it was getting squished lol!

24+2 today

Had the WORST nights sleep last night, i was really wheezy (i've been left mildly asthmatic after a nasty chest infection that took 5 courses of antibiotics and 6 courses of steroids to get rid of last year) so had to keep taking my inhaler, then at about 3.45 i just couldn't stop coughing, had to get up and sit in the living room for a while just to stop disturbing Mike. I didn't really get back to sleep as i was still wheezy and then felt sick from the coughing and had a headache.
Needless to say i am not really feeling with it today, but i had to do a training course and sods law the flipping computer we use thats connected to the projector messed up so i had to train people on our student database system without being able to demonstrate anything! Luckily i had a good group of people who took it in the stride and we managed as best we could!

This afternoon i intend to do nothing! haha. This evening i am meeting up with the girls for a carvery dinner...needless to say my plan to follow SW this week didn't really happen as i was too tired this morning to prepare a salad so ended up with a ham and marmite sandwich and a bag of crisps . I guess there is always tomorrow!

Hope you girls are having a good day

Awww sorry to hear you had a rough night. Ive had nights like that where I cant breathe for whatever reason (think i have mild asthma since living in a damp property) and on those nights I pretty much dont get any sleep because its so uncomfortable..even if I lay on multiple pillows. The joys eh?!!

i wouoldnt worry about being off plan too much....Ive been off plan my whole pregnancy for various reasons lol I do try to make good choices where I can but trying not to stress too much about it xx

 

[Kim26]

24+3
Had a lovely meal out with the girls last night, was great to catch up with them all and the food was good, even if i couldn't manage to eat my whole dinner......certainly noticing reduced capacity for food this last week so assume things are getting squished up as baby is growing.

Baby is still high up today and keep getting little nudges and kicks where my tummy is touching my desk...it's weird not being kicked down low nor having pressure on my bladder but nice to feel the baby higher up.

Today i have to go to the hospital to have a blood test done for my thyroid levels so going to pop over at lunchtime and hope they don't keep me waiting forever!

Food is much the same as yesterday - sandwich and crisps for lunch and cereal this morning. I got home late last night and didn't fancy making pasta or anything, but tonight i plan to make a pasta with chicken, tomatoes, cucumber and sweetcorn salad type thing for lunch tomorrow while i am cooking dinner. I am out again tomorrow night for dinner (not the best week to try to be good! haha).

Hope you girls are having a good day!

 

[Dubchick81]

24+3
Had a lovely meal out with the girls last night, was great to catch up with them all and the food was good, even if i couldn't manage to eat my whole dinner......certainly noticing reduced capacity for food this last week so assume things are getting squished up as baby is growing.

Baby is still high up today and keep getting little nudges and kicks where my tummy is touching my desk...it's weird not being kicked down low nor having pressure on my bladder but nice to feel the baby higher up.

Today i have to go to the hospital to have a blood test done for my thyroid levels so going to pop over at lunchtime and hope they don't keep me waiting forever!

Food is much the same as yesterday - sandwich and crisps for lunch and cereal this morning. I got home late last night and didn't fancy making pasta or anything, but tonight i plan to make a pasta with chicken, tomatoes, cucumber and sweetcorn salad type thing for lunch tomorrow while i am cooking dinner. I am out again tomorrow night for dinner (not the best week to try to be good! haha).

Hope you girls are having a good day!

Do you know they only checked my levels for the first when I was there on the 24th of this month... 22 weeks in!!!
I'm waiting for results as they said it'd take up to 10 days.. Gona ring them tomoro as i've to collect a new prescription then as I'll have run out the next day... They were only very slightly off to begin with and I was only put on meds for it because we were TTC so hopefully they're nothing to worry about.. I feel completely fine so am assuming all is OK with them...

I'm having food tomoro with my buddy.. So excited.. She's been away in NYC (only for a week) so will be good to catch up.. N finally getting my Nando's

 

[Kim26]

Do you know they only checked my levels for the first when I was there on the 24th of this month... 22 weeks in!!!
I'm waiting for results as they said it'd take up to 10 days.. Gona ring them tomoro as i've to collect a new prescription then as I'll have run out the next day... They were only very slightly off to begin with and I was only put on meds for it because we were TTC so hopefully they're nothing to worry about.. I feel completely fine so am assuming all is OK with them...

I'm having food tomoro with my buddy.. So excited.. She's been away in NYC (only for a week) so will be good to catch up.. N finally getting my Nando's

Ooh yum! nandos! now i want nandos haha. Enjoy your meet up, i am sure you'll have a fab time! Nothing better than catching up with a good friend

 

[Dubchick81]

Ooh yum! nandos! now i want nandos haha. Enjoy your meet up, i am sure you'll have a fab time! Nothing better than catching up with a good friend

I've been waiting weeks for this... Am so excited.. Already know what am having

 

[Kim26]

Gosh i've been MIA for a couple of days.

this week has been a hellish week, trying to chase the flipping house move up - we have the people buying our flat bugging us constantly as their solicitor is telling them it's our solicitor holding things up - well actually it's the housing association we are shared owners with that aren't providing the information needed. It's almost driven me to distraction trying to get someone to answer 4 very simple questions...........i think we may have finally got a contact for our solicitor to deal with but my god has it taken some doing! I was very tempted to pull the pregnant woman card on several occasions but i'm still holding it in reserve haha!

Mike's car was in the garage for what we thought was going to be an £80 job, well yesterday we found out the true cost is actually going to be £700+ as they've had loads of trouble!!!!!! Finding out this resulted in me in floods of tears in the middle of my office as we just do not have money at the moment. Needless to say yesterday wasn't the best idea day for me!

The only good thing was i had my 24 week appointment with the midwife and everything seems to be fine with baby and me (apart from glucose in my urine, but already got the GTT booked for 28 weeks so just got to wait for the results of that really).

Hope everyone is doing OK, i have some serious catching up to do with diaries, but Mike is out tonight so my plan is a chilled evening catching up on some of the stuff i have recorded and not watched!

 

[missy1978]

Gosh i've been MIA for a couple of days. this week has been a hellish week, trying to chase the flipping house move up - we have the people buying our flat bugging us constantly as their solicitor is telling them it's our solicitor holding things up - well actually it's the housing association we are shared owners with that aren't providing the information needed. It's almost driven me to distraction trying to get someone to answer 4 very simple questions...........i think we may have finally got a contact for our solicitor to deal with but my god has it taken some doing! I was very tempted to pull the pregnant woman card on several occasions but i'm still holding it in reserve haha! Mike's car was in the garage for what we thought was going to be an £80 job, well yesterday we found out the true cost is actually going to be £700+ as they've had loads of trouble!!!!!! Finding out this resulted in me in floods of tears in the middle of my office as we just do not have money at the moment. Needless to say yesterday wasn't the best idea day for me! The only good thing was i had my 24 week appointment with the midwife and everything seems to be fine with baby and me (apart from glucose in my urine, but already got the GTT booked for 28 weeks so just got to wait for the results of that really). Hope everyone is doing OK, i have some serious catching up to do with diaries, but Mike is out tonight so my plan is a chilled evening catching up on some of the stuff i have recorded and not watched!

What a week, sorry you have so much stress on. It's not what you need at any time but especially not now!

Don't worry about the glucose too much, it might just be a one off. I had it one time, only the one time and my GTT came back fine. Then I had protein last week which scared the crap out of me but that was only a one off too! So it might not mean anything.

Enjoy your chilled evening xxx

 

[Kim26]

What a week, sorry you have so much stress on. It's not what you need at any time but especially not now!

Don't worry about the glucose too much, it might just be a one off. I had it one time, only the one time and my GTT came back fine. Then I had protein last week which scared the crap out of me but that was only a one off too! So it might not mean anything.

Enjoy your chilled evening xxx

Thanks Missy, this is the 2nd time i've had glucose less than last time - last time was 3+, this time 1+ and i just worry because my sister is an insulin dependant diabetic so naturally that plus my high BMI puts me at greater risk. Nothing i can do about it, but it sort of concerned me a bit last night. My mum's given me a box of wee sticks so i can test myself to see how often glucose appears. I'm feeling better about it today - as there really isn't much i can do, just glad my BP is good and still lower than it was at booking so thats good

Glad your glucose and protein were just one-offs i guess it's just a sign the body is working hard and occasionally has to flush things out without it meaning too much.

Hope you and bubba are well?
I'm trying not to get stressed, but i have noticed that when i do get upset or anything baby kicks away almost as if it's telling me it will all be ok which helps distract me.

 

[missy1978]

Thanks Missy, this is the 2nd time i've had glucose less than last time - last time was 3+, this time 1+ and i just worry because my sister is an insulin dependant diabetic so naturally that plus my high BMI puts me at greater risk. Nothing i can do about it, but it sort of concerned me a bit last night. My mum's given me a box of wee sticks so i can test myself to see how often glucose appears. I'm feeling better about it today - as there really isn't much i can do, just glad my BP is good and still lower than it was at booking so thats good Glad your glucose and protein were just one-offs i guess it's just a sign the body is working hard and occasionally has to flush things out without it meaning too much. Hope you and bubba are well? I'm trying not to get stressed, but i have noticed that when i do get upset or anything baby kicks away almost as if it's telling me it will all be ok which helps distract me.

I know what you mean - I was convinced I would have issues, what with my high BMI, both of my parents being type 1 diabetics and my mum having GD when she was having me (she later ended up with type 1 anyway after the GD went away!). High blood pressure runs in my family too so I panic about that but you're right, nothing can be done about family history and it doesn't always mean that you'll have problems. And hopefully it'll all be reet when you have your GTT.

We're ok, I had a moment with the protein and raised blood pressure last appointment but that seems to have resolved and baby is doing fine, bless him <3 I'm struggling with mechanical issues (PGP and carpal tunnel) but none of those affect the baby, just me, so it's all fine!

It's hard not to get stressed, I'm having a mega weepy patch currently, but I think our babies are good at relaxing us a little (and also freakish us out at times!). My boy has been so busy today and it's made me feel so much better, love that your baby is looking after you too. xxx

 

[Kim26]

Re: Kim's pregnancy diary

I know what you mean - I was convinced I would have issues, what with my high BMI, both of my parents being type 1 diabetics and my mum having GD when she was having me (she later ended up with type 1 anyway after the GD went away!). High blood pressure runs in my family too so I panic about that but you're right, nothing can be done about family history and it doesn't always mean that you'll have problems. And hopefully it'll all be reet when you have your GTT.

We're ok, I had a moment with the protein and raised blood pressure last appointment but that seems to have resolved and baby is doing fine, bless him &lt;3 I'm struggling with mechanical issues (PGP and carpal tunnel) but none of those affect the baby, just me, so it's all fine!

It's hard not to get stressed, I'm having a mega weepy patch currently, but I think our babies are good at relaxing us a little (and also freakish us out at times!). My boy has been so busy today and it's made me feel so much better, love that your baby is looking after you too. xxx

Aww glad baby is ok but sorry you are struggling with pgp and carpal tunnel.... it cannot be fun at all but you're doing so well coping with it!

Oh I've been crying all the time this week I seriously cannot stop. The smallest things set me off... even lyrics to songs! Hormones have definitely kicked in for me!

 

[missy1978]

Aww glad baby is ok but sorry you are struggling with pgp and carpal tunnel.... it cannot be fun at all but you're doing so well coping with it! Oh I've been crying all the time this week I seriously cannot stop. The smallest things set me off... even lyrics to songs! Hormones have definitely kicked in for me!

I'm coping pretty badly tbh, I'm such a whinge bag and I keep crying at nothing! Although some of that is probably hormones, I'm as bad with it tbh! I cry at the drop of a hat these days hehe

 

[Kim26]

25+2

Well i really didn't think last week could throw much more at me - with mike's car bill totalling £740, i collected the car Friday and thought...great we can move on. Little did i know that our washer dryer had other plans I put a load of washing on when i got home...all was fine, put 3 pairs of jeans in to tumble as i knew they wouldn't dry and at somepoint the damn thing died! No power...nothing..nada....zilch! Mike tried to change the fuse etc on Saturday and it's clearly dead and not the simple fuse we thought it might be. I can't believe we've told the solicitor we are leaving it and now have to either repair (which sounds like it might not be possible if it's the master board thats gone) or buy a new one....cheapest being £300!!!!!!!! :cry: and as if it's not bad enough we are moving to a flat where they aren't leaving anything so we still have to buy ourselves al the white goods for that flat so now we potentially have to pay 300 for a machine we are leaving and then spend probably another 200 odd buying a washing machine for our new place ....... If i didn't laugh i would most certainly cry...and cry i did on saturday when i realised that all this extra money we are having to spend is slowly chipping away at any hope i had of staying off work longer than the 20 weeks I get full pay. It certainly seems that when it rains it pours.



Granted we could get a second hand one for about 100quid on ebay, but the machine is sooo heavy we live in a second floor flat with no lift, so poor mike and whatever friend he ropes in would have to carry ours down to dispose of, collect a new one from wherever that is and then carry it up 2 flights of stairs.......not to mention we need to find someone with a car big enough to hold the damn machine. Why oh why did it have to die before we moved....it could have waited....does it not realise it's owner is a very emotional pregnant woman?! haha.

Anyways, other than that baby is certainly getting stronger and has been kicking away.....doing somersaults and all sorts in my tummy and i can even see some of the movements from outside....even through the layers of fat!

I think i've reached that stage of pregnancy where my body is trying to tell me "hey you wont sleep for the next 12 months so why not get used it it" Last night i hardly slept so feeling really tired today - i went to bed at 10.30 then i woke up at 12.30 for a wee, then again at about 2.45am and then i was WIDE awake until 5.10am!!! I must have fallen asleep shortly after that but then Mike's alarm went off at 5.50am! Matchsticks might be required to keep me awake this afternoon! Oh and a diet coke...sod it i need the caffeine!

Anyways, 25 weeks this week and just keep seeing all these stories of people having babies early and i am just willing baby to stay put......not only do i want it to cook lots more but i am SO not ready to have a baby yet!!

Hope you girls had a good weekend!

 

[PrincessPeach]

Oh hun I'm so sorry to have missed all of this. You're really going through it aren't you. I can only imagine how stressful it all is for you I'm so sorry x When it rains, it pours like you said.

Big cuddles hun xxx

 

[Dubchick81]

25+2

Well i really didn't think last week could throw much more at me - with mike's car bill totalling £740, i collected the car Friday and thought...great we can move on. Little did i know that our washer dryer had other plans I put a load of washing on when i got home...all was fine, put 3 pairs of jeans in to tumble as i knew they wouldn't dry and at somepoint the damn thing died! No power...nothing..nada....zilch! Mike tried to change the fuse etc on Saturday and it's clearly dead and not the simple fuse we thought it might be. I can't believe we've told the solicitor we are leaving it and now have to either repair (which sounds like it might not be possible if it's the master board thats gone) or buy a new one....cheapest being £300!!!!!!!! :cry: and as if it's not bad enough we are moving to a flat where they aren't leaving anything so we still have to buy ourselves al the white goods for that flat so now we potentially have to pay 300 for a machine we are leaving and then spend probably another 200 odd buying a washing machine for our new place ....... If i didn't laugh i would most certainly cry...and cry i did on saturday when i realised that all this extra money we are having to spend is slowly chipping away at any hope i had of staying off work longer than the 20 weeks I get full pay. It certainly seems that when it rains it pours.



Granted we could get a second hand one for about 100quid on ebay, but the machine is sooo heavy we live in a second floor flat with no lift, so poor mike and whatever friend he ropes in would have to carry ours down to dispose of, collect a new one from wherever that is and then carry it up 2 flights of stairs.......not to mention we need to find someone with a car big enough to hold the damn machine. Why oh why did it have to die before we moved....it could have waited....does it not realise it's owner is a very emotional pregnant woman?! haha.

Anyways, other than that baby is certainly getting stronger and has been kicking away.....doing somersaults and all sorts in my tummy and i can even see some of the movements from outside....even through the layers of fat!

I think i've reached that stage of pregnancy where my body is trying to tell me "hey you wont sleep for the next 12 months so why not get used it it" Last night i hardly slept so feeling really tired today - i went to bed at 10.30 then i woke up at 12.30 for a wee, then again at about 2.45am and then i was WIDE awake until 5.10am!!! I must have fallen asleep shortly after that but then Mike's alarm went off at 5.50am! Matchsticks might be required to keep me awake this afternoon! Oh and a diet coke...sod it i need the caffeine!

Anyways, 25 weeks this week and just keep seeing all these stories of people having babies early and i am just willing baby to stay put......not only do i want it to cook lots more but i am SO not ready to have a baby yet!!

Hope you girls had a good weekend!

Before you do that I would ring the solicitor and explain its packed up so will no longer be included... And see what he says.. Chance your arm... You'll be no worse off... Timing is CRAP!! Glad the car's sorted tho

Any news on a closing date for either/both sales?x