Pregnancy: the struggle is real.

My pregnancy seemed to drag on forever! This was partly due to us finding out so early on. I think I was about 3/4 weeks when I found out (on my husbands birthday!) 

We were over the moon as we'd been trying after a rainbow baby (actually babies, there were 3 little sacs) in October. So I went to my doctor and started the process of getting my midwife appointment. What I always found strange was that no one did a pregnancy test on me, they just believed I was pregnant! I could have been deluded! Anywho. I got my 12 week scan date for the 29th February - I was so nervous. 

Me at 11 weeks.

 

Baby R at 11 weeks even though it says 12w3d on the scan. 

My scan revealed that I wasn't as far a long as we expected, this was due to the length of my cycle, so we had to book for another scan as they couldn't do the required tests. But there was a baby! And it had a heartbeat! And it was in my tummy and it was alive and healthy! The relief!

The next week dragged!! I couldn't wait to see Baby R again. 

 

 

The day before our second scan 

 

Baby R had changed so much

It was so lovely to see the baby again, but the anxiety is still high, I found this the whole way through my pregnancy, no one can prepare you for that. At this scan, baby had done the required amount of growing and the sonographer was able to take her measurements to do the tests, I also gave some blood today so they could do further tests, just to wait to get our results.

 

The day our results came in the post, I cried and cried! Our baby was going to be perfect, and the chance of the baby having any abnormalities was extremely low. Our baby was going to be ok.

Having hit the second trimester, the tiredness was starting to wear off and I was loving being pregnant. I was feeling ok, I still had a little nausea but I was feeling great. 

 

 

I wasn't really showing much by 15 weeks but I remember starting to really pop on Easter Sunday! It was becoming difficult to hide! I didn't tell anyone at work until we'd got the results from the scan. I think the stripes made the bump look bigger!! 

 

 

At 16 weeks we moved home. And I was so ill. I had a chest infection and flu and I felt like shit. How I managed to do it, I just don't know. I lost a bit of weight during this time, that's why my bump looked a little smaller at 17 weeks. I went to the doctor at 17 weeks too as I got some antibiotics as I wasn't getting any better. The doctor also listened to the baby's heartbeat to make sure everything was ok, and the baby had the most amazing strong heartbeat! It was magical!

 

At 18 weeks I met my local midwife, for my booking in appt locally to my new area. She listened to the baby's heart beat again. Still lovely and strong. And my little bump was filling out again! She also requested a 20 week scan at the John Radcliffe instead of me having to go back to Watford General. 

 

Gender reveal at the next scan! 

Jx