Booking in
Yesterday was my booking in appointment with my lovely midwife, C. It nearly didn't happen - thanks to some spectacularly poor communication on the part of my GP surgery, she thought I'd cancelled. Luckily I called her just in time and the appointment went ahead.
I'm pleased to be able to report that my blood pressure is fine, I'm not diabetic, and I don't have protein in my urine. Hurrah!
As my BMI is a little on the high side, I have been recommended for consultant-led care, but C can't see any reason why I'll actually have any problems at this stage, which is good news because the thought of a monitored, technology-packed birth in a room full of medical trainees fills me with the kind of dread that makes sneaking off and giving birth under the bandstand in the park seem like a great idea...
That's probably largely thanks to my job - providing training for medical trainees and doctors and thus finding out exactly how useless and disorganised they can be at times!
Generally I'm finding that the nausea and tiredness come and go - I did have an absolutely hideous write-off of an evening yesterday which I do not wish to repeat any time soon (and so tonight will probably be identical). I'm not suffering morning sickness so much as evening ruination.
If my due date of 20th February 2012 is correct, I'm now 11 weeks and one day into my pregnancy with a foetus who, although only the size of a plum is already making life difficult (I'm feeling a little like Mrs Bennett slumped in a chair wailing "have a little compassion for my poor nerves..."). According to http://www.babycentre.co.uk/ :
Measuring from the crown of his head to his rump, your baby is now about 4cm long. He has all his parts, from tooth buds to toenails and his fingers and toes have fully separated. Your baby is busy kicking and stretching. His movements are so fluid they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as his body grows and becomes more refined.
Most of your baby's critical development will tail off in the next couple of weeks. His main task during the next six months will be to grow larger and stronger, until he can survive on his own outside your uterus (womb).
You're getting close to the end of the first trimester. A dark vertical line of pigmentation, called the linea nigra, may appear on your belly.
I'm pleased to be able to report that my blood pressure is fine, I'm not diabetic, and I don't have protein in my urine. Hurrah!
As my BMI is a little on the high side, I have been recommended for consultant-led care, but C can't see any reason why I'll actually have any problems at this stage, which is good news because the thought of a monitored, technology-packed birth in a room full of medical trainees fills me with the kind of dread that makes sneaking off and giving birth under the bandstand in the park seem like a great idea...
That's probably largely thanks to my job - providing training for medical trainees and doctors and thus finding out exactly how useless and disorganised they can be at times!
Generally I'm finding that the nausea and tiredness come and go - I did have an absolutely hideous write-off of an evening yesterday which I do not wish to repeat any time soon (and so tonight will probably be identical). I'm not suffering morning sickness so much as evening ruination.
If my due date of 20th February 2012 is correct, I'm now 11 weeks and one day into my pregnancy with a foetus who, although only the size of a plum is already making life difficult (I'm feeling a little like Mrs Bennett slumped in a chair wailing "have a little compassion for my poor nerves..."). According to http://www.babycentre.co.uk/ :
Measuring from the crown of his head to his rump, your baby is now about 4cm long. He has all his parts, from tooth buds to toenails and his fingers and toes have fully separated. Your baby is busy kicking and stretching. His movements are so fluid they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as his body grows and becomes more refined.
Most of your baby's critical development will tail off in the next couple of weeks. His main task during the next six months will be to grow larger and stronger, until he can survive on his own outside your uterus (womb).
You're getting close to the end of the first trimester. A dark vertical line of pigmentation, called the linea nigra, may appear on your belly.
It is very exciting at this time and theysay the second trimester you feel on top of the world! Just don't get pneumonia like I did....
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