Hi everyone. Gosh - haven't we all gone quiet. I thought after 10 days I'd have loads to catch up on, but there's only been 2 posts. I hope everyone's OK.
Whinge alert
I've had a bit of a miserable week. My hormones are just flaring up and I burst into tears uncontrollably most days. I can't stop for half an hour and then start again later. I am really struggling with sleep - I am awake between 3-5am most nights and then have to get up for work. My house renovation project is really getting me down - it's just taking forever and I'm just living in a load of dust, having to step over piles of plates and boxes to move in just about every room. It's been over 5 weeks now with no kitchen and no washing machine and mess everywhere and we can't think about nursery until everythings gone. I have pulled a muscle in my groin and it hurts to do just about everything, plus I have pelvic girdle pain (which basically seems to affect my lower back) and am now wearing a support belt which the physio gave me, but it doesn't seem to be helping. I took the day off work on Wednesday to look for pushchairs for the first time and they were all so heavy that I almost burst into tears at that too - how am I meant to get it into the car? Even the light ones are 7kg and I'm just short, weak and puny with a bad back. Plus with my bad groin I couldn't put half of them up and down. And that 'glamorous' trip to Paris? It took me 8 hours to get home on the train and I was sobbing by the time I arrived. I have new recruits starting for work next week, so I'm really busy there. All this stress isn't very healthy for baby, though so far it seems to be merrily bobbing along, thankfully. I'm just so fed up. Everything's so overwhelming. So tired all the time and holding back tears. Rib pain no better. DH has been at work most of the time, so I'm at home sobbing by myself and hardly seen him in a fortnight. Welcome to the third trimester.
Sigh.
Whinge over. Sorry about that. I need to get it off my chest. I can't believe some of you are doing this with toddlers to look after too.
Despite all of that, I am very lucky, as the pregnancy part seems to be OK. No BH contractions yet. Nothing particularly worrying. It's just the rest of life getting in the way.
Antenatal classes start soon, with all the horrors of having to think about actually giving birth, which up to now has seemed like something very far away. I've booked onto 2 courses: the free one at my local clinic (where I will meet local mums), but there'll be 20 mums and no room for partners, so probably just learning some facts and options, but not much of a relaxing experience. So we've also gone for a private class where there'll just be about 6 couples, but it's not so close, so not so easy to meet up when we're all parents. Are any of you booked into antenatal classes?
Glad you're all reporting good things and there don't seem to be any major disasters! Long may this continue.
Right. I'm going to abandon work now as I can't face it, even though there are about 25 things on my urgent list. I think I'll curl up in a ball and watch rubbish TV. At least DH is here tonight and tomorrow, which will be the first time in ages.
Take care, all.
T
I wish there was something I can do about it. As far as sleep go ugh yeah tell me about it - I cannot sleep. IT SUCKS!!!!!