Wednesday, 23 July 2008

It's a bit early for labour surely?

Last night I had the weirdest night so far during pregnancy. I felt a bit strange after coming home from work, so dozed on the sofa and did the easiest dinner possible - quiche and chips. I went to bed after dinner was on and led there not really understanding what was going on with my body but knew I felt strange. My husband came home and asked me if I was okay, obviously didnt look too bright. I managed dinner and then just sat on the sofa for a couple of hours before suggesting an early night. Getting off to sleep was okay but I found myself waking up with pains low down every hour or so and had many trips to the bathroom.

Once morning came, I still felt strange but had some breakfast (which didnt stay down too long) and felt lots of pressure pushing down. I kept thinking in the back of my mind that I was showing signs of early labour. This was such a scary thought. My husband noticed it too and was actually reeling off a list of early labour symptoms to me whilst I sat on the toilet feeling rather dizzy. Very helpful James, thank you!

I managed to go to the office but still had this weird odd feeling that I have now and I really cannot put my finger on what it actually is. Eventually, I gave in and rang my midwife who believed it could be either a water infection or tummy bug. Great. That's all I need! I don't want to get poorly this late during pregnancy and especially with only 3 days left to work in the office. I have to see my GP tomorrow for her verdict.

Just for preparation purposes, I have cleaned out my desk, packed it all up and I'm ready to go now. I have bits of work to get finished but nothing urgent and all the training of my workload has now been done, so I feel better about that.

Its weird thinking that my body and my baby are getting ready and preparing for labour. What an amazing feeling. Actually, the baby has been moving a lot more than normal today and I can feel pressure heading south, so I know it has to be that she's moving down to get ready for the big day. We always said that we wanted her to come 2 weeks early, but I would really rather she didnt come yet, I'm only 34+4, so its far too early and I worry that her body wouldn't be able to cope with the outside world yet.

So please, if you're reading this, I need lots of "not yet please" baby stay in vibes. I still haven't listened to my preparation for labour CD enough!!

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