Sorry I think it's going to be a long rant...
I'm not enjoying it. I feel like all the joy has been sucked out of this pregnancy.
I have one son who is 9 (with my ex husband). I have a fantastic partner, it took us 14 months to get pregnant. I'm so grateful and happy. I just can't wait to meet her. But...
I'm now 32+2 weeks pregnant. I spend (as most pregnant women do) most of the first trimester with my head down the toilet. So much so I was signed off work. This has returned with a vengeance in my third trimester. Some days I can't keep anything down.
I requested a genetic screening because my partner has a genetic disorder (NF1 - he only suffers mildly, but we wanted to be prepared if she had inherited it). My request got "lost" and was only received by the geneticist at Addenbrooks when I was 28 weeks. So they've said they won't test until birth now, so we have no idea what to expect.
As I've got bigger, my uterus has compressed a nerve in my abdomen. It feels like a toothache down my left side of chest and abdomen.
Baby is small for gestational age. At last scan she was on the 5th centile. So we are currently on track to be induced at around 36/37 weeks. Have next scan on Tuesday and I'm so scared incase she falls off the line.
I was on antidepressants and antipsychotics when I got pregnant, I came off them very early on. I am trying every trick in the book to remain positive...
To top it off this Friday I was diagnosed with having separated abdominal muscles (fantastic).
We've just exchanged contracts for our new property, hopefully will complete Tuesday. I've just been sat on the bed crying because everything just hurts, I don't have the energy to even think about moving. I know how lucky I am to be pregnant. I love her so much. I just want this to be over 