Andover Birth Centre

It said in the Andover Advertiser that they were closing it until April 2010! Due to shortage of staff, flu etc. There is also the possibility that they will close it for good, a few weeks ago they were celebrating the success of it and talking about a new centre.

I'm really annoyed, this means Andover women will have to have home births, go to Winchester or Basingstoke. I was so hoping to have a water birth grrr. They do have a birthing pool in Winchester but with so many more people theres less chance of it being free. The last thing I want is to be flat on my back in bed. I can't lay on my back anyway hurts too much. I hope they let you try out different positions at least in Winchester.
Heres the petition to sign if anyone wants to help keep it open.

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/StopABCClosure/

27 Weeks Today!

"Your baby now weighs nearly 875g and measures 36.6cm from head to toe. His eyes open and close, he sleeps and wakes at regular intervals and he may suck a finger or thumb. Sweet dreams, little baby! Some experts believe that babies begin to dream by the 28th week. What do they dream about? No one knows for certain but the brain is active this week as well. The characteristic grooves on the brain's surface start to appear and more brain tissue develops. You may be detecting rhythmic movements, which is simply your baby having an attack of the hiccups. They are common this week and throughout your pregnancy. Your baby is breathing in amniotic fluid rather than air and an episode usually lasts momentarily. The sensation for you may be strange, but not unpleasant. Since your uterus (womb) is now up near your rib cage, you may now find yourself short of breath if you haven't already. Starting now and continuing through the last three months of pregnancy, you may be plagued by leg cramps, haemorrhoid's, varicose veins and an itchy abdomen. Are pregnancy discomforts getting you down? Try some natural remedies to perk you up. If a blood test for your rhesus status found you to be RhD negative earlier in pregnancy, you'll probably be tested for antibodies this week or next. These may be present in your blood if your baby is RhD-positive, and you'll have what's called an anti-D injection to combat the incompatibility. You may be offered a repeat injection at 36 weeks. !


Oh yes definitely get short of breath, especially by the evening lol. I've noticed over the last few days my legs tend to ache a lot more. Too many up and down stairs trips kill them, and makes me pant lol.

My tummy seems to be going out more, if that makes sense. 43 inches just measured it hehe.

Next midwife appointment is 2nd Dec, seeing Debbie again unless they change it.

I need a bib!

It's getting hard to eat off my lap, my laps fast disappearing! Ashley doesn't fit on it any more lol. So when I eat my dinner I end up wearing more of it than actually eating it. I proved that tonight hehe I'm covered with gravy :P

Most things I ordered have now arrived, just waiting for a baby sling and the monitor.

Ended up having to get 2 car seats, the Britax one we bought went from 9 months - 12 years. So bought another to cover newborn to 9 months.

26 Weeks Today!



"Measuring your baby from top to toe with her legs extended, she is about 35.6cm. She weighs a little more than 760g. Your baby's eyes begin to open around now. Her response to sound grows more consistent towards the end of the seventh month, when the network of nerves to her ears is complete. She also continues to take small breaths and although she's only breathing in water and not air, it's still good practice for when she's born.

Since your baby is now growing so fast, and brain development is so intense at this stage, your nutrition is very important. Continue to eat a well-balanced diet that includes plenty of grains and vegetables. Fibre-rich foods, including whole-grain breads and cereals, lentils and brown rice are high in vitamin B and help fend off constipation.

Your antenatal classes should start some time in the next few weeks, if they haven't already. Classes should provide you with good, clear information about the birth and the early days of parenthood. Keeping informed goes a long way towards calming any concerns you may have about giving birth.

Note: Every baby develops differently. This page is designed to give a general idea of how a fetus grows in the uterus."

Feeling well apart from the usual lol. Finished the xmas pressie shopping Sunday yay! Totally tired me out but at least it is done and wrapped. Went shopping in Tescos with Hubby last night, 2 walks in one week! hehe. Today everything aches, partly as didn't sleep much, oh well. I feel guilty if I don't do any exercise and achy and knackered if I do lol.

A few more things have arrived, the play gym which is cute and a couple of small bits. Hubby has finished playing with the wiring for dining room lights so now the floor in nursery should be able to go down! wheee. Still won't be able to arrange it how I want yet though, have to hide the exercise bike and rowing machine in there until after xmas, also bruv's sleeping in there then on the camp bed.

I'm getting really impatient, want my baby now! :)

Pram arrived!

Got it together eventually lol, it's lovely. Hubby asked if I was going to take the cats for a test run hehe. I didn't realise that I got a bargain, I got it for £140 but it was in a sale, was really £300 lol.

It can also be a buggy for when bub's older :)

Shopping!

I love Amazon lol. Ordered the pram/buggy, a car seat (will still need to get one for 0 - 9 months tho as this one is 9 mths - 12 years!), a play gym (cute), a bath and mat and a bouncy chair. Decided against one of those travel systems, I read they don't go as flat as a newborn needs to be. Also got some more bits for Christmas.

Ash's feet are fine now, he has a couple more days of being creamed hehe. That stuff must be good, after the first application he was back to his cocky self and had stopped shaking his foot.

Staring third trimester end of next week yay! So that will be my 7th month, hmm, weird how they work it out lol.

Update

Went ok at the midwifes she was as nice as Debbie, urine and blood pressure good. Heard heartbeat nice and strong, uterus at the right height for 25 weeks. She had a trainee with her today so I had two groping my tummy lol.

Was given the Health in Pregnancy Grant forms to send off and told to see the midwife again in 3 weeks.

Had to take Ash to the vets, he has been limping and shaking his foot alot since saturday. He had sores between his toes Doc said he has either been hit by a car, which he ruled out, been chased by another cat, probably!, or its a fungal/dermalogical infection. Anyway he has to have steroid cream rubbed on twice a day, and he wee'd in the cat box on the way back and got wee all over hubby lol. £35 !!!

25 Weeks Today!

"Your baby now weighs nearly 660g and is about 34.6cm long from crown to heel. He makes breathing movements but has no air in his lungs yet. At 26 weeks, fetal brain scans show response to touch. If you shine a light on your belly, your baby will turn his head, which means his optic nerve is working.

At every antenatal visit, your midwife or doctor will take your blood pressure and do tests on a sample of your urine. In this way, pregnancy-related conditions such as pre-eclampsia and diabetes can be detected and treated.

Your fingers, wrists and hands may be feeling achy and numb. The passageway, or carpal tunnel, in your wrist that carries your nerve and tendons to your hand is swollen, as are many other tissues in your body. The nerve that runs through the tunnel is pinched, creating pressure that causes shooting or burning pain. Wearing a brace may help. Talk to your midwife or doctor about other ways to cope. Find out about natural remedies for numb or achy fingers.

Planning to go back to work? Get organised now. Our work and childcare section will tell you all you need to know. "

I've had no problems with my wrists yet, or fingers, think they might have swelled at bit tho lol. I know my feet have, I have hardly any shoes that fit anymore. Main problems my back, it kills by about 6pm everyday. But that still isn't that much of a problem unless I have to go somewhere, I just lay down. Even with all the aches and pains, the getting up all night for the loo, the insomnia etc I'm still enjoying being pregnant :)

Got the Midwife this afternoon, a different one as mine isn't in this week. Hopefully I won't get messed about this time, I most definately have an appointment! I keep expecting to get nagged about my weight, I've put on 19lbs so far, Hubby says I'm worrying over nothing hmm.

The things I ordered came in the post yesterday, the moses basket/stand, a blanket and 2 x changing mats. Mobile still yet to come. Hopefully we can get the nursery floor down this weekend and can get started on sorting that out :)

At Last :)

The rest of our radiators are being fitted tomorrow yay! Can't wait to get this house sorted out, it stresses me lol.

I've ordered the moses basket and stand plus bedding from Amazon, also 2 changing mats and a mobile, so I made a start as soon as I heard about plumber hehe. Mum gave us £100 to get things with so that lot is from her :)



I'm at least feeling a bit organized which I haven't felt for a while. (The Christams Nazi is coming out Boo!) Almost fin Xmas pressie shopping and I've wrapped them all :D Also written all the cards hehe. I've also written the food shopping list, I love lists! Now I can't wait to get the decorations out:P

24 Weeks Today!

"Your baby weighs more than 600g. Though she still has little body fat and her skin is thin and fragile, she's now well-proportioned. Her brain is growing rapidly, taste buds have fully developed, and her footprints and fingerprints are forming.

She is starting to fill the space in your uterus (womb) – from crown to heel she could measure 30cm. If you went into labour at this time, however, many obstetricians and midwives would make every effort to halt the progress of premature labour to enable your baby to continue maturing.

You may be noticing stretch marks on your belly, hips and breasts. These faint, red or brown streaks are known as striae. Whereas creams won't erase them, wearing a supportive bra may help prevent or minimise them on your breasts.

They are very common at this stage of the pregnancy – about 90 per cent of women get them. After you've given birth, the reddish or brown pigmentation in the stretch marks gradually fades, and the streaks become lighter than the surrounding skin.

Also, your eyes may be light-sensitive and may feel gritty and dry. This is a perfectly normal pregnancy symptom known as dry-eye. To ease your discomfort, use an "artificial tears" solution to add moisture.

A healthy diet is still important at this stage of pregnancy, so visit our eating well section for weeks 25 to 28."

I haven't noticed any stretchmarks yet, just have my old ones lol. It's amazing that we get our fingerprints by just waving our hands about in the amniotic fluid, thats why every ones are different.

Does itchy boobs and belly means stretchmarks starting? Because wow they itch! But thats nothing new, they have itched for ages.

Haven't noticed dry eyes yet hmm, that sounds annoying lol.

I measured round my bump other day and its 44" :) I have put on 18lbs since the midwife weighed me. I'm at 181lbs! phew almost 13 stone!! gulp. I really need to stop eating all the 'naughty' food lol. Ice cream yum, choccys yum, biscuits yum, crisps... lol. Well I did make a veg soup yesterday, so that was healthy right? :P

Bub's happily kicking away inside, normally I notice the kicks at night and early morning.