30 weeks! I can’t actually believe it if I’m honest. It doesn’t
feel that long ago that I wrote this post when we reached the 20 week mark and
found out we were team blue.
Since then time has flown by at an alarming rate. I’m
feeling good bar the tiredness and backache. If I’m sat in the one position for
more than half an hour I tend to get quite stiff so I’m finding my drive to
work a bit of a challenge these days. Thankfully I finish work tomorrow (23rd)
and don’t go back until the 4th so I’m looking forward to a much
needed break. After Christmas I’ve only got 6 weeks left at work before my
maternity leave kicks in – I cannot wait!
At my 28 week midwife appointment we discovered baby is currently
transverse breech so he’s laid horizontally across my tummy instead of head
down. The midwife said not to worry until I hit 34 weeks but so far this chappy
is not for moving. Yesterday I thought his head was going to pop out of the
side of my belly but Mr T reckons it felt like he was trying to move head down
but couldn’t. It explains why my bump is so low and I’ve felt so much pressure
low down as if he’s trying to escape.
Equipment wise all we have left to buy is his pram, car seat
and cot bedding. My parents and brothers have kindly bought us a Snuzpod as we
have had our eye on it from the start. Mr T does not like the idea of
controlled crying or self-soothing so this ticked all the boxes for us as we
could constantly see baby and react to him more quickly too.
I’ve bought most of his clothes in the sales or had things donated
from family and friends. It’s amazing what you could spend but we have tried to
be quite frugal and practical with what we buy – spend money on the big
important things but find bargains as much as possible too.
After Christmas our hospital and NCT classes start which I’m
so excited about. Coming from a big family I feel fairly confident and
comfortable on most baby issues apart from the feeding. I was bottle fed as
were most people in my family but I’m determined to breastfeed. I’ve watched
endless YouTube videos and read so much that I’m hoping we can manage it. If
anyone has any tips or advice please let me know in the comments below.
As for a birth plan I’ve decided not to make one. All I want
is for this baby to be born healthy and for me to be ok at the end of it all
too. Other than that I really don’t care. You can’t control labour or what will
happen so I’ve just decided to aim for a happy outcome.
So that’s my 30 week update, I really can’t believe our
little man will be here in the next 10-12 weeks it just feels so surreal. I’m
so ready for this next chapter in our lives to begin. I know it will be so hard
but at the same time I just can’t wait for it.
I hope you all have a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New
Year.
See you in 2016!
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