Had quite a dramatic week! Friday night my tummy and lower back really hurt, I woke up in the night to mid back pain and by 5.30am the pain was coming in waves every 8 seconds so I rang the maternity bleep and was asked to go to the labour ward. My mum took me down and I was strapped to a monitor, Tilly's heart was lovely and strong but I was have slight contractions every minute or so. I got to pee in a nice big bucket/cup which was better than the usual test tube! I went to have a scan, the consultant (not a sonographer so I felt very special) checked her over, measured her and checked all signs of labour (which there were none) and we checked that Tilly is still a lady - she most certainly is :) she's no longer a tiny baby and is measuring nice and average so I'm really chuffed! She has chunky little legs now too. She is an estimated 2lb2 at 27weeks! Hoping for a nice 7lb baby at full term. My placenta is still low lying and very close to my cervix so I still have to be rescanned at 34 weeks. If it doesn't move, I have to have a c-section as its really dangerous to deliver the placenta before the baby.
Anyways, my wee showed an almighty bladder infection (as the expert of life long bladder infections I had been waiting for this day) though all the normal symptoms were absent and the pain in my mid-back meant it had reached my kidneys. I got to feel it go from one into the other around lunch time, which was bloody agony! The consultant and midwives decided it was best for me to stay in over night (first ever overnight hospital stay) cue some tears from me! So James brought me some PJs, my kindle and chocolate to cheer me up and keep me occupied. I had THE worst ward-mate of all time. She was extremely over weight and snored whilst awake. Every meal time, I would eat my (rather nice) little NHS meal and watch her eat all three courses of hers then another meal her husband brought in as well as snacks all day long... it was a bit nauseating! She was very neurotic and was adamant that she should have a c section at 36 weeks (you are classed as full term at 37 but doctors recommend keeping baby in til due date) but despite 4 doctors and 2 midwives telling her to reconsider, she refused. Also, a consultant told her to go home for a week as she was only 35 weeks, but again she refused. I could sympathise as she had lost her first baby at full term so was understandable anxious... however I really would have waited til 37 weeks in her position (and gone home) after the last lot of checks at 10pm, she kindly pulled the headphones out of her TV and shared the chick flick she was listening with the room (cow) and had her own personal fan that was louder than a tractor (double cow) after three hours sleep the previous night, I lost my temper and went and asked a midwife to come and 'fix the air con' meaning theyd catch her being such a cow bag! Problem solved" But then I was woken up for more checks at 2am and 6am then pretty much not given any more opportunity to sleep with all the tests, breakfast, tea, consultant visits etc etc. I eventually saw the consultant again who said I could go home but if I get another infection, I have to go on a low dose anti biotic til the end of my pregnancy and get my very own consultant to watch over me (such a VIP).
Off I went home, tired as hell and yearning for my bed, had a little nap then off to mums for tea, as I was far too tired to even think about cooking! Rested monday, went to see my lovely midwife on tuesday who noticed I shouldve been on an IV drip (grumble) in hospital. Her trainee measured me at 30weeks, but I don't think I am... and Tilly was a nice normal size at the scan so I'm not worried! Decided not to see my midwife now until 32 weeks unless I need to. Wasn't so good at resting though and ended up painting most of the nursery (beautiful beautiful colour) and knackering myself out. Wednesday, my friends came round and we had lunch and chatted for six hours and Fishcake amused everyone with his kitteny ways!!
I'm 28 weeks tomorrow and have just finished my anti biotics but to be honest, my bladder hurts.. so I think the anti biotics are a definite for me. Ante natal class tonight, working tomorrow then it's mums big birthday weekend that I can't go into detail on as its all a surprise :)
And thats my week for you!
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