Just a quick post to let you all know that I had my appointment to check what way round our baby is at the L&D today and thankfully baby is head down! So I didn't have to have it turned round after all! Thanks to everyone who gave me support and tips on how to persuade baby to go head down because if it wasn't already then they must have worked! The doctor had a feel of my bump and because sometimes it's hard to tell which bit is head and which is bum he also did a scan. So we got to see baby again too, which is always nice, even if it was brief! Baby is so big now that it takes up the whole screen! Not long now until we get to see baby for real! Just four weeks until my due date and I can't wait! I'm feeling really heavy and slow now and getting so impatient to actually have my baby, even labour seems less daunting!
Well, I had another midwife appointment yesterday. Everything was ok generally which is good news! However when the midwife had a feel of my bump she couldn't really tell which way around baby was. After a few (uncomfortable) minutes prodding and poking around the midwife decided that I need to go to the hospital to have it checked out properly in case baby is breech. (head up, instead of head down like it should be!) If they find out it is then they will try and turn it around because giving birth to a breech baby is harder and can cause more problems. I've got an appointment at Luton and Dunstable hospital next Wednesday and they will tell me then which way round baby is.
I don't really like the idea of them turning the baby around as it could be uncomfortable, maybe even painful, but if it makes the birth easier and is better for my baby then I guess it will be worth it in the end. (so long as it doesn't decide to turn around again as soon as they've done it!) If I'm honest I'm a bit nervous about it and I really hope baby is head down, but if not I'll cope with as and when I have to! Andy will be there to look after me though as always and with him to look after me what do I have to worry about?!! Seriously though, he has been wonderful throughout this pregnancy and I don't think I could have managed so well without him! I think he's going to be a wonderful dad too!
While I'm talking about baby things I might as well mention the antenatal class. We had our first class last thursday. Despite being a bit unsure of what was involved I enjoyed it and it was really good to meet some other parents also expecting their first child around the same time. What surprised me was how much I knew that other people didn't. I guess I took it for granted how much I'd picked up from Child Development at school, my training at college and generally from talking to mum and other people. I don't claim to know everything, not by any means! I still have lots to learn and even just that one class has helped, I feel much more relaxed about the whole thing already. I would recommend going to one of these classes to anyone, even if it's just to meet other new parents. I'm looking forward to the next one on Thursday now!
Here's a few pictures of my baby brother Ben that I took at the weekend, when were up in Shrewsbury briefly which I can't resist sharing because he's such a cutie! (well at the moment he is anyway!!) He's starting to look so much like my dad!
Ok! A break from baby things now! Since I first started noticing the leaves changing I've been humming a song called Autumn Days that I used to sing at primary school. (I've just discovered that apparently it's by Estelle White and you can find it here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9mvrkQbzgc&feature=player_embedded )
er morning I decided to give into the temptation, take a break from the housework and baby preparation and go for a short walk (with my camera of course!) I don't get very far these days, just into the fields at the back of the flat, but is was nice to be out, making the most of being able to just do that sort of thing! Here are some of my pictures; (sorry about the rubbish layout, can't get it to behave!)
