Warning! This is a really long post! This was the most awesome, tiring and longest labour ever! So much for a calm* birth I’d prayed for! 🙂 And lots and lots of exciting parts that I doubt I’ll ever forget. Even now the entire labour and birth process is still playing in my head! Wednesday, […] Read more…
Pregnancy and Labour
Diary of Pregnancy #7 – Slow Countdown to Birth (Part 4)
Friday, 6th March 2009 (Week 40) 8pm – start of contractions at 15 minutes apart. Is it or is it not? 🙂 Doesn’t help that I feel like needing to move my bowels but can’t. If this is really the start of the real thing then it could be a repeat of my 5th labour where labour […] Read more…
Diary of Pregnancy #7 – Birth Announcement Part 1
Ok – I know there are many questions in your minds about this birth. But I really don’t have the time to write it all out now. This baby is a non-stop nurser! So I’ll just just give you the short & quick answers for now, ok? I’ll write it all out in time to come. […] Read more…
Diary of Pregnancy #7 – Who won?
So, for those who’d placed their bets on whether I would spend my 14th wedding anniversary pregnant or unpregnant, in the hospital or out of the hospital…………….. I am still very much pregnant and at home! 🙂 Yep. We went for the dr’s appointment this morning and baby is fine and so is mama and […] Read more…
Pregnancy Musings – Signs of Labour
People always ask – “no sign of labour?” Or “any sign of labour?” when they see me. Sigh….I always wonder how to answer them – politely. Yes, of course there are signs of labour but honestly…so??? Here are some signs off the 1st website that google threw up when I typed in “signs of labour”. And I […] Read more…
Diary of Pregnancy #7 – Anyone taking bets?
🙂 God willing, we will be celebrating our 14th anniversary this Wednesday. The question, or should I say questionS are : Will I get to spend it pregnant or unpregnant and Will I get to spend it IN the hospital or OUT of the hospital? Any takers? 🙂 Read more…
Pregnancy Musings – Why Oh Why?
Making conversation?! Ok – if you see a heavily pregnant woman still waddling around and getting on with things, what goes through a normal person’s mind? That she obviously is still pregnant and has not given birth – right??? So…why do people still go : “Oh! You haven’t given birth?” – duh! or “No sign of […] Read more…
Diary of Pregnancy #7 – A False Alarm
You wouldn’t believe how convincing these practise BHs were early this morning (40 weeks 1 day)! I really thought I was going to be holding the little one at 7am! The night before, I had regular contractions, 15 minutes apart starting at 8pm. It continued unabated whether I was standing, sitting, washing the dishes, etc… […] Read more…
Diary of Pregnancy #7 – Slow Countdown to Birth (Pt 3)
Friday, 27th February 2009 (Week 39) One more week to go – or so I pray! This morning, I forced myself to vacuum* all the mattresses and changed everyone’s bedsheets. Then I packed my hospital bag. And I am supposed to finish grading whatever work left undone – which is a lot since I didn’t […] Read more…
Diary of Pregnancy #7 – Still here
People are starting to ask if I have birthed. So I thought I should just post a short note to say, “Yes, I am still here!” And please don’t ask me why the baby still isn’t here. I am only 39 weeks ok? I actually have at least 1.5 weeks more to go. Hmm…maybe I […] Read more…