24 weeks! Viability! Pulled muscles!
Today I officially reach the magic milestone of 24 weeks gestation - the time from which it becomes more and more likely that, were the froglet to be born early, he would stand some reasonable chance of survival (albeit with a hell of a lot of help and medical intervention).
Froglet himself is celebrating by kicking the bejeezus out of me.
I think I'll be celebrating by spending Saturday shopping for fully buttressed, cantilevered maternity bras to stop the girls morphing from 40G to 40 Long...
As well as having to rearrange the rapidly increasing boobage every night, I am considering investing in a wedge-shaped pillow to support the growing bump. The strain on my muscles has been brought home to me over the last few nights when the cough I picked up a couple of weeks ago (and which I'll be seeing the doctor about on Friday because frankly enough is enough) caused me to pull a muscle somewhere around my left upper abdomen.
I have a sweet and tolerant husband who could sleep through an air raid if he chose, but even he must be struggling to sleep with an overheated beached whale thrashing about next to him going *cough* "Owwww....", *cough cough* "Owwwww...."
According to http://www.babycentre.co.uk/ :
Your baby now weighs more than 600g. She is starting to fill the space in your uterus (womb). From crown to heel she could measure 30cm. Though your baby still has little body fat and her skin is thin and fragile, she's well-proportioned. Her brain is growing rapidly, tastebuds have fully developed, and her footprints and fingerprints are continuing to form. Inside her body, her lungs are developing branches of the respiratory tree as well as cells that produce surfactant. This substance will help her air sacs inflate once she reaches the outside world.
You may be noticing stretch marks on your belly, hips and breasts. These faint, red or brown streaks are known as striae. Whereas creams won't erase them, wearing a supportive bra may help prevent or minimise them on your breasts.
They are very common at this stage of the pregnancy – about 90 per cent of women get them. After you've given birth, the reddish or brown pigmentation in the stretch marks gradually fades, and the streaks become lighter than the surrounding skin.
Also, your eyes may be light-sensitive and may feel gritty and dry. This is a perfectly normal pregnancy niggle known as dry eye syndrome. Try to rest your eyes as much as possible, and keep them clean with cotton wool and warm water.
Froglet himself is celebrating by kicking the bejeezus out of me.
I think I'll be celebrating by spending Saturday shopping for fully buttressed, cantilevered maternity bras to stop the girls morphing from 40G to 40 Long...
As well as having to rearrange the rapidly increasing boobage every night, I am considering investing in a wedge-shaped pillow to support the growing bump. The strain on my muscles has been brought home to me over the last few nights when the cough I picked up a couple of weeks ago (and which I'll be seeing the doctor about on Friday because frankly enough is enough) caused me to pull a muscle somewhere around my left upper abdomen.
I have a sweet and tolerant husband who could sleep through an air raid if he chose, but even he must be struggling to sleep with an overheated beached whale thrashing about next to him going *cough* "Owwww....", *cough cough* "Owwwww...."
According to http://www.babycentre.co.uk/ :
Your baby now weighs more than 600g. She is starting to fill the space in your uterus (womb). From crown to heel she could measure 30cm. Though your baby still has little body fat and her skin is thin and fragile, she's well-proportioned. Her brain is growing rapidly, tastebuds have fully developed, and her footprints and fingerprints are continuing to form. Inside her body, her lungs are developing branches of the respiratory tree as well as cells that produce surfactant. This substance will help her air sacs inflate once she reaches the outside world.
You may be noticing stretch marks on your belly, hips and breasts. These faint, red or brown streaks are known as striae. Whereas creams won't erase them, wearing a supportive bra may help prevent or minimise them on your breasts.
They are very common at this stage of the pregnancy – about 90 per cent of women get them. After you've given birth, the reddish or brown pigmentation in the stretch marks gradually fades, and the streaks become lighter than the surrounding skin.
Also, your eyes may be light-sensitive and may feel gritty and dry. This is a perfectly normal pregnancy niggle known as dry eye syndrome. Try to rest your eyes as much as possible, and keep them clean with cotton wool and warm water.
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