Hi all, just catching up after weekend in NYC - was fantastic, but boy am I tired now. My feet swelled up to balloons on the flight - never had swelling like it before, looked like elephant man or something. On the way over we had to turn back just after we got to the Atlantic because they couldn't sort out the cabin temperature, then circle over London for over an hour to dump fuel so we could land - thankfully got on another flight, but were 6 hours delayed getting there, we were only over for 2 nights as it was. Still was great to spend some adult time together, reconnect before the chaos of having this one starts, decided if we can we need a child free weekend once a year - more likely to be camping in the New Forest next time though!
viksam we had a baby bath last time, and decided that a plastic sink bowl is easier, so going to get a new one of those instead.
Was interesting everyone talking of depression - I definitly have a dark cloud decesend on me when I'm preggers - seems to be not quite as bad now as it was, but I'm really much more negative and definitly feel I smile less atm. I considered termination in the early days with this pregnancy, I felt so awful, just utterly miserable, thankfully I am feeling a lot better, but I don't ever want to go through pregnancy again. Concieving dd took 3 years, I was desperate for a baby, but for the first trimester of my pregnancy with her I just wanted it to be all over, I couldn't remember why I wanted to be pregnant. I have had depression when I was on the pill before, and I think I am just someone who can't deal with extra hormones very well. Thankfully the clouds lifted as soon as dd was born - the sense of relief was amazing, so all is crossed that I will feel better once I have given birth. PND must be just the pits. Depression is so awful because although you are poorly, you feel so guilty and blame yourself - when you get other things, like high blood pressure or sickness, you don't feel to blame do you? I get so cross that I'm not able to cope when other people seem to sail through the experience. Anyway hope everyone who is feeling low gets though it and starts to feel better - it is hormonal, its mental what your body puts you though in pregnancy, it isn't your fault, it will pass and you will be able to cope, hope everyone gets the help and support they need to get though it. I'm very lucky with dh, he sees the tears coming and just takes over, he isn't perfect but he does try really hard to look after me.
Anyone else feel like their baby is trying to escape - mine is kicking so hard I swear he is trying to make a bid for freedom - starting to feel hard bits pressing against my tummy, not sure what body parts I'm feeling, I think a bottom. He's kicking really hard against my back this evening, one thrash to the spine really hurt earlier.
Someone said about leg cramps - I have been woken with awful cramp - eating a banana before bed, having a warm bath and stretching out my legs with some ankle rotations seems to help.
Anyway I should get to bed - thankfully it's a training day tomorrow.