Morning everyone, Has anyone else got pregnancy insomnia? I managed to sleep from about 10.30 until 3.30. Usually I would lie ther for a couple of hours before going back to sleep but I decided to give up and get up.
Leonie I know exactly what you mean about being deceptive. I also keep forgetting that everyone doesn't know my trail of thoughts about pregnancy so I start to say something, for example 'we are really looking forward to moving because we need more space and it'll be great to be nearer to our families for the baby...' then having to change what I'm saying half way through. It's tough!
simile Glad it went well telling your boss. I'm thinking of telling mine today actually but I'm not 100% sure.
missy I have booked in for Monday. I'm going to be moving to a different area soon which is going to make things a bit more complicated. I reckon it'll be around the time of my 12 week scan so I'm hoping I can have that in my current area (I'll still be working nearish to the hospital) and then register with a new GP and transfer my maternity care after. To those who have done it before, does that sound workable? I am worried that if I say, move at 11 weeks and my scan is booked for week 13, then by the time I get registered in my new area I may be much later before I get my scan. I sort of need to see it to believe it still as well as I still can't believe this is happening!
Would I be able to self refer to the midwifery team in the area I'm moving to or would that be silly? It's about 1 hour from my current home and I'm not sure which hospital I would want to give birth in. There would be a choice of two about half an hour from each other and I think I'll be living pretty much midway between the two.
I've been waiting on a referral for something else and it has finally come through for Tuesday morning at 9am, when my first GP appointment is Monday evening. My boss is lovely and a friend too but it seems odd that I'm having two appointments so close together so I wonder if I should just tell her. She will be surprised as I had no idea I was pregnant last Friday and was out with work for a leaving do. I only had a couple of drinks luckily. It feels too early and like I'm somehow cursing myself by telling someone at work but I just wonder if it'll be better given the close proximity of doctors appointments!
I'm hoping that I might avoid morning sickness. if my mother is anything to go by though I'm not so sure - she said she had awful morning sickness with my brother (her first) but thinks she was ok with my sister and I.
Re symptoms, the sore boobs have totally died down, cramping is more intermittent, I'm suffering awful insomnia (hence this post at almost 5am!) and am not particularly hungry but still feel the urge to eat everything (I know that sounds strange).