Following on from the first post about ten month of pregnancy on Monday and Tuesday, here we go with the third and final part:
So my last three months have been the most ‘enjoyable’ as I have not been feeling so sick or sore! The nausea still creeps in from time to time, but nothing like it was. I have been very fortunate to work with a lovely lady who is a sonographer and have had many scans to keep check on the wee man – we found out he was a boy before Christmas at about 15 weeks, we rechecked at 18 weeks just to make sure, and in typical bloke form he has been flashing us his bits ever since! For a while he was growing very quickly and was ‘abnormally’ large on certain measurements, but seems to have slowed down a bit now. Only his leg measurements are outside the norm now but with us as parents that is allowed! 5 weeks ago he was estimated to be 7lbs, so goodness knows how big he will be by now!
As the weeks go by, you feel like you want to rush things along and when you hit 20 weeks it is like ‘wow’ half way there, but you still have another 20 whole weeks to go! Long time still! Once you get a bump and start showing you are pregnant you feel like it is a bit more real for everyone else and not just your secret. When he starts kicking and you can feel it, it is such a relief, because you have a daily reassurance that he is ok in there. As your bump gets bigger, you feel huge and how can you get any bigger?!! I remember thinking at 34 weeks I was ginormous, but in the last 6 weeks I reckon he has almost doubled in size!!! It is difficult to move around and getting out of bed five times a night to go to the loo is a mission! Thinking of installing a crane in our bedroom! My hands have swollen up and every morning I have an extreme case of sausageitis – sometimes I can’t even make a fist they are so swollen and sore. I have spent a ridiculous amount of money on Gaviscon since Christmas. I guess I could have got it on prescription, but feel a bit embarrassed to get through the big 600mls bottles in less than a week! Had to get proper medication and have been taking ranitidine every night for a couple of months which does make the world of difference!
Now at over nine months pregnant the whole thing doesn’t seem so bad. But if you told me that even a month ago I would have laughed in disbelief. Think my brain has gone off on holiday for a while! It has been a long long time since September and whilst I still have labour and birth to go through, I would do it again.
I have seen several births; cesarean sections, assisted deliveries, sudden births and I am not scared to give birth myself. Part of me wants to have it all over and done with now and part wants to just let him stay put forever! The main focus now is staying patient and letting him come when he wants – have tried every natural induction method I think there is, but he appears to be quite content in there still – must be all the magnums I’ve been eating! In the coming week I have couple of hospital appointments where I’m sure he will be handed his eviction notice and be forced out if required! Hopefully he will decide to make his appearance on his own, but I have had enough now, and will be quite happy to have my body back to myself and be rid of the continuous heartburn, leg cramps and pressure on my bladder! Also I wonder if the cats will see me any differently – they have only known me pregnant 
Pregnancy has been an extreme mind and body, all encompassing, often overwhelming experience and until you can experience it for yourself you can never understand how it truly feels. Hats off to all mothers out there! And pregnancy is only the beginning!
So come on Colin, come on out………
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