Week 32 "Well thats just great isn't it?'

Week 32 out of all of my pregnancies has always brought a drama. So it was not unexpected when I had to go to the labor ward in the middle of the night this week.

When I was at the beach writing the last name before Water Babe is born I started to feel pretty crappy. I felt light headed and I started to see stars. So Scarlett and I left before the sunset, that was a first. I drove to my parents house where I just flopped on the couch. I called Sam, he was at a friend of ours house. He had taken River out with him, so I just asked him to come and pick Scarlett and I up a bit later. As I laid on my parents couch I felt this strange pain down my right hand side. I could not get comfortable. I didn't take any pain meds at that point as I always like to see how the pain goes before I cover it up and then not know what the cause of it is.

When Sam came to pick Scarlett and I up I waddled out to the car, and let me just say, I have been waddling for months now. I look so beautiful when I waddle! Oh dear. I got into the car and we drove home. For the next few hours the pain seemed to get worse and I felt quite sick. At 1am I called the hospital as I was by then quite concerned. The midwife told me to come straight down.

When I arrived in Emergency I could see a lady in the corner of the room. The poor woman and her husband were in tears and she was bleeding on the floor. Her husband was trying to explain to the nurse that his wife was miscarrying. I felt so rotten waddling in there with my obvious pregnant belly. The heart ache in her eyes just about killed me. I just wanted to give her a big hug.

I was asscorted to the labor ward where all the tests began. Blood tests, wee tests (which I had to do repeatedley as apparently I drink too much water and they couldn't test it for anything!), a "gentle" (yeah right!) internal exam and I went on the baby moniter for a couple of hours which was the first time I got to hear her little heart beat - so lovely :) I spoke to my Obstercian's sidekick on the phone. Poor woman, I felt so bad waking her up at 2am. She was lovely though and did not seem bothered that I had woken her from her precious sleep. She explained to me that she would be contacting a couple of surgeons who would come down to have a chat with me about removing my appendix. I was like "You can do that and keep the baby in at the same time!" She explained that it was a little tricky but it is done quite often and the main aim is not to set off labor. So I was admitted to the maternity ward.

My Ob (the loveliest lady in the world) came in to see me in the morning. She said that my blood work came back pretty normal and that if I had appendicitis it would have been all out of wack. So I spoke to some one else who had a feel of the baby and my sore side. They ruled out a kidney stone as I just drink so much water. So they have put it down to torn ligaments. I was given a powerful painkiller and was left in peace to try and get some sleep. My parents came in to see me and I had a few more talks with the midwives.

After a while I asked if I could go home. I just wanted to see my girls and be in my own bed. Just knowing what the pain was, made it less painful if you get what I mean. They sent me home with pain killers and an order of bed rest.

Sam has been amazing. Cleaning, washing, cooking, changing nappies, entertaining the girls and even taking River back to hospital to have another cast put on after hers fell off. Seriously there is never a dull moment in my household.

So I have a stupid placenta, or maybe its my uterus that is stupid. I don't know but who ever out of the two decided to attach to the other one... well A BIG BOOOOOOO to them. I had a chat with my OB about my placenta previa. I will be having a scan in a couple of weeks to see how bad the problem is. I have to take more iron as I am very amemic. This will help if I have a big bleed at the birth which is expected. So my ob explained that if my placenta attachs at the front there is a chance I will lose my Uterus. She said that, that would be a last resort and that she will try many different things first to stop the bleeding. In the end they would only remove my uterus to save my life... yeah those words didn't make me feel so great.

So all in all I have lost most of the excitement I felt a couple of weeks ago. Uncertainty and worry has made a home in me. I do feel as though she will be born healthy and alive, I am just down that I might not be in a good state myself. I just want to be feelng the best I possibly can after she is born, you know preferably with my uterus in tact and still inside my body.

I am staying in bed this week. And loving it.

So here are a couple of pics of Water Babe and I at 32 weeks - would you believe she is undersized?!



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Week 27 -31 "Three Polony Rolls"

When I started this blog I thought it would be so easy, lovely and fun to update my pregnancy week by week. Once a week. How much time could it possibly take? As you can see by my lack of pregnancy updates my life in the last month has been the busiest it has ever been.

Long (and when I say long, I mean really long) story short.

• River broke her arm in 3 places.
• Scarlett was sick.
• We bought a new car (well second hand but you get what I mean).
• We (and when I say we, I mean just Sam) laid lawn out the back of our sandpit back yard.
• I (and when I say I , I actually mean just me!) cleaned out our junk room and transformed it into a nursery for Water Babe.
• There was a wedding that at the last minute I could not attend (not happy as I bought the prettiest dress to wear!).
• Spoke on a radio show in Colorado at 3am in the morning, about losing Christian.
  
• There was my ten year high school reunion
• And last of all I have been trying to write as many names as possible at the beach for families before I have to stop, which by the way will be very soon.

So there it is. I am tired just writing all of that out, but relieved its all done.

So where am I with this whole pregnancy thing. I have 7 weeks and 2 days to go. Right now I am feeling okay, you know just okay. Not great, but not terrible. Seeing new name requests for babies that were Water Babes gestation and that were due at the same time has been hard. I feel so badly for these poor families. I mean I feel bad for anyone who looses a baby but when I read their request, see the date and then look down at my belly I really feel so down. I can't imagine losing her now.

There has been some lovely news in the last couple of weeks that has put a smile on my face. My beautiful friends Sophie and Cynthia brought their healthy babies into this world kicking and screaming. What a relief for them both. Paige, has been sent home from hospital after a long stint on bed rest, mind you she still has to stay in bed all day but is allowed to be at home.... PLEASE go over and give her some encouragement! You will love her blog.

So now that I am finishing up names for the year I will have so much more time to relax, write and read.

P.S. I almost published this when I realized everyone will be asking what is with the title of the blog post?!

Water babe weighs about 3 Polony rolls - 1.5 kilos which I think is about 3.3 pounds. I make Sam hold the polony rolls at the shop when we are doing our food shoppng so that he has any idea of what I am carrying all day!

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I am still here and so is Water babe

We have just had a few little dramas here lately. I will post when I can.

xxx