33 weeks pregnant

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Already 33 weeks pregnant and I have all the right symptoms, time flies when you are bearing a child, maybe I should start packing my hospital bag in case he decides to come early His baby nursery is almost ready and his crib is clean – I have all the classic symptoms for my term – just got to build up the courage to face labour and pain during pregnancy.

”Your baby now weighs about 2kg and measures up to 44cm from head to toe. He may already be getting ready for birth by turning upside-down. His head should be pointing down, ready for his journey into the world.”

I recently said that I think I might keep baby in for another 9 months because I am scared of the pain. Well… I have changed my mind, I would go through the pain tomorrow without any pain medication, he just needs to come OUT now!! I can feel that he has turned, and is now facing downwards, which is so exciting for him, because he is very nearly about to see the beautiful world.

For me, its a completely different story..

His little feet are aimed directly at my ribs, and by he looks of things, I think Rylan might be a VERY good soccer player, the occasional blow to the ribs is making it VERY hard to be patient for the last 7 weeks. He is getting SO big inside my tummy, and I think he is starting to get restless, because he dances around ALL day, making me wanna wee every 10 minutes- driving has become a problem.

So, the baby is 2kg, that seems like nothing to carry around all day- yes you’re right, it is nothing, BUT there are a million other things I’m carrying around too- a placenta, like a liter of water and some other weird things that weren’t there before, I am like an old women the way I have to complain about my back pain.

Anyway, people keep saying how worth it its going to be in the end, and I believe them, because when I feel baby move inside me, I can appreciate the miracle of life. 33 weeks pregnant,and showing all the symptoms, no hospital bag packed yet, and not looking forward to labour and pain during pregnancy.

Pregnancy and your Relationship

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26 weeks pregnant with partner maternity photoshoot

31 weeks pregnant and a kiss from Andre

Besides the back pain during pregnancy, the maternity clothes and all the rest of the symptoms of pregnancy, there are a whole lot of other things to worry about, one of them being the effects of pregnancy on your relationship! The other is money – always short – maybe I should have taken out pregnancy insurance.

 

Affects of Pregnancy on your relationship.

People say that when you are pregnant you and your partner are supposed to be SO inlove and SO happy, but its not all sunshine and roses, because what people forget to mention is that women are so hormonal that they actually can’t remember what it feels like to be patient and understanding, so that becomes daddy’s job.

Its really hard for a dad to care about baba, when he can’t actually see it yet, so for them, they have NO connection to the baby until its born, so for them, they just have a fat wife that complains a lot- and they have to give her A LOT of love to keep her happy!!

My baby daddy has been trying his best to be patient, and loving and kind to me (i can say this because he is sleeping at the moment, and not not doing dishes or putting his washing in the basket) and I can just imagine how hard it is for him, he has even resorted to telling me that the last 7 months have been the worst of his whole life, (that was after I threw my handbag in fit of rage), and even though he feels like that sometimes… He still climbs into bed with me every night and tells me that he loves me.

It must be so hard for him to apologise a million times a day, even though I am the one that screams at him for nothing and then bursts into tears because he ”looked at me wrong”, but still- he does. Even though he has no idea what pregnancy insurance is, or whats different about maternity clothes, or what the back ache feels like. I have no idea what it feels like to deal with me- and he does ….. everyday.

Thats what love is …

Truth is…

Pregnancy is hard on any relationship, but both people are going through it, and even though a girl thinks that their partner has NO idea what it feels like to be pregnant, they have their own issues to deal with- THEY have to deal with a hormonal, bipolar women- what could be worse,  haha. pregnancy, pregnant, baby, birth, backache during pregnancy, symptoms of pregnancy, pregnancy and relationships, love and pregnancy, maternity wear, pregnancy insurance

 

31 weeks pregnant

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Decisions, Decisions…

Pregnant Belly at 31 weeks

Baba on the Beach at 31 weeks

”There’s no one right way to have a baby. Every woman’s experience with pain is different and every labor is different. Some women know in advance that they want pain medication. Some are committed to a natural, un medicated approach to pain management. And some want to try for a drug-free birth with the option of pain medication if the going gets too rough. ”

I think i might just keep this baby inside for an extra 9 months until I have plucked up the courage to have him, I have not spoken to one person that hasn’t said that giving birth is the most painful thing I will ever experience- I thought that getting into a hot bath while sunburnt last night was bad!!!

Most women opt for some kind of pain medication during child birth. The most popular form of labor pain relief, an epidural, delivers continuous pain relief to the lower part of your body while allowing you to remain fully conscious. I guess that pain is only temporary, and the reward I will be getting is HUGE!!

 

Diary of a new mom

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Just the beggining…

From here on, its just nappy brands and cots, which teets to use and what brand of baby food is best. Breast feeding or bottle feeding? Dummy or no dummy? Natural birth or ceaser? There are so many millions of things that i still need to learn…

At just 30 weeks, I already know that this baby will consume every thought and every move of mine for about 18 years.

I have known about my pregnancy for 3 months now, and I actually can’t believe that there is this little boy- with a nose and toes and TINY fingers, living inside of me. Everyday I wake up and wait for him to move just to be sure that he is still ok in there. At this moment he is digging those tiny toes into my ribs and it is very uncomfortable.

He is gonna be such a strong little boy, not because his dad is so big, but because he is still so perfectly healthy even after I partied MANY nights away for 5 months while I didn’t know about him. I drank and smoked and danced ALOT. (I wont be surprised if he can out drink his dad before he can walk ;)

We are SO excited to see you baby Ry, I just REALLY hope you have my nose and ears, because as much as I love your dad- he stood in those queues twice :P

The other day, we were lying on the bed and your dad was rubbing my tummy having a little chat with you, and I breathed in really deep and my tummy went out, your dad got SUCH a fright and said ”Baby, I think he just stood up”, it was very funny, but even though we know nothing yet, we love you- and that alone will make us good parents.

This is your scan at 20 weeks and 5 days, the first time I saw you, look how long your legs are!!!

Scan of baby boy at 20 weeks

Lying so beautifully for mommy to see you for the first time.


Not in nappies yet, and not particularly worried about being breastfed of bottlefed, because i think the umbilical cord is doing the perfect job right now, i think you are so comfortable in there, even natural birth seems like a mission at the moment.

My Crazy Pet!!

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 My pet Pekingese, Rascal.

I went to the pet shop, just to have a look at all the cute things, and I came across the cutest pure bred Pekingese puppy, she had no collar on and was covered with fleas- I had to have her!!

So R3000 and a very unhappy man later, I was taking home the most adorable puppy in the world- at that stage, I had no idea that she would rule my life!! After a few days of peeing all over everything and crying to get on the bed ALL night, my boyfriend fell IN LOVE!!

pekingese puppy on the beach next to dog leash

Rascy Parcel on the Beach

She has grown up a little bit now, and is naughtier then ever, her favorite hobby is to run through the house while I am sweeping, and run STRAIGHT through my perfectly swept piles of dust- brat!

But how can you not a love a face like hers?

She ran away a few weeks ago and I was in a flat panic, she didn’t have her collar on and I knew that if someone had to pick her up, they would DEFINITELY want to keep her, but after I had cried a million tears for my baby Pekingese, I found her in the pet shop and the day was saved :)