How far along?22+6. How rubbish am i at taking photos this time around?! I'm going to make sure I have the photo out loads over the weekend.
Total weight gain?I haven't weighed myself again this week.
Stretch marks?My stomach is definitely feeling tighter. I think there must be some heading my way.
Sleep?It's been a good week in the sleep department. And my favourite thing is when Willow first sees me in the morning she has asked me if my tummy is okay.
Best moment this week?There wasn't one particular moment but Friday turned out to be a good day. I spent the morning fretting about maternity leave, unsure what to do, when to plan on finishing work. I've been feeling really swamped later. I said last week about missing having more time and it's really taking its toll on me. Something had to give. So my manager, who I have to say, I'm so grateful for, mocked up some rotas if I was to go down to 4 days a week and use a days holiday every week until I go off on maternity. I'm so ready for it.
Then my instagram started working! Totally unrelated to baby or pregnancy or anything but I've gone really quiet on there lately because it seemed a little pointless uploading a photo without a caption, and I'd get more and more annoyed every time I'd forget and tried to like a photo and get the message pop up saying it wasn't allowed.
Then towards the end of the day I had a message from a lady who was selling a Snuzpod on Martketplace to say the person who was supposed to be collecting it hadn't shown up. So Mum came with me for company and we headed over to the next town to pick it up that evening. I am honestly so pleased with it! I was going to have a moses basket from my sister but I'd been thinking about it and with baby's foot/leg potentially having to be in a cast I figured something with a little more room would probably be better. The lady I bought it from said her twin daughters had only grown out of theirs at 10 months so hopefully it'll last a while. Mum joked that if I have the side down next to the bed I'll wake up covered in bruises from Wonky's cast.
Miss anything?I don't think I do this week.
Movement?Saturday baby was going crazy, really big strong kicks. Then Sunday hardly anything. I can normally rely on a good kick about in the evening when I'm still after a day on my feet but I was almost getting to the point where I was considering phoning triage. It must have just been having a chilled Sunday because it's made up for it today.
Food cravings?I've had more savoury cravings this week. Like I could eat one bag of crisps then eat another straight after. I've always been a bit of a crisp monster though.
Anything make you queasy or sick?Nope, it's been a good week!
Gender?Still a surprise. I do honestly just love this feeling of not knowing. It's so special.
Labour signs?Nothing.
Symptoms?I've noticed the need to wee a hell of a lot more has started again.
Belly button in or out?I think it's the last week I'll be able to get away with saying it's just about still in.
Mood?Feeling better knowing it's my last week of working 5 days. I worked yesterday too so I'm doing 6 days in a row which is also something my manager has tried to do is give me no more than 3 or 4 days in a row just in case my SPD flares up, but thankfully, I've not ached too much lately. Only the usual aches from being on my feet nearly all day.
Maternity clothes?I bought a pair of faux leather leggings from New Look and they are honestly the most comfy pair of trousers! I've also been wearing a pair of beige colour trousers that I just grabbed from H&M in the sale. They're the perfect colour for a lovely neutral autumn outfit, but they go baggy so quickly!
Looking forward to?My Christmas present from Mum and Dad this year is a tumble dryer, I'm all about the practical presents these days and to be honest I think Mum was probably fed up of me asking to use hers all the time. But anyway, it arrives tomorrow and I cannot bloody wait!
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How far along?21+6
Total weight gain?I did remember to weigh myself on Saturday morning. 10st 7lbs so altogether I've put on about a stone from my average pre pregnancy weight.
Stretch marks?I think there might be a couple making an appearance. I might buy some bio oil just to help with the whole process as my skin is starting to feel very tight.
Sleep?Great this week to be fair!
Best moment this week?We finally told Willow! It was the sweetest thing. We filmed the whole chat and I'm so glad we did. The first thing she asked me this morning is if my tummy was okay. And when we were colouring when I got home from work she told me to be careful because I was making my tummy wobble.
Miss anything?Just having more time. Working 9am-6pm five days a week is so hard. I feel like there's just never any time. I get home in the evening and by the time I've cooked and eaten dinner it's nearly 8pm. Then I also have to fit in washing, tidying, hoovering, showering. I know I'm only just halfway through but I am honestly so ready for maternity leave.
Movement?Still more little kicks than big ones. Although judging from our scan with the consultant on Thursday it was clear to see that it's bent foot definitely doesn't hold it back. She was very happy with the amount of movement in both legs.
Food cravings?Still nothing!
Anything make you queasy or sick?Nothing. Generally overall it's been quite a good week.
Gender?I'm feeling more like it's a boy again, but who knows! I think it's so weird when you go to a scan and the medical professional can probably clearly see the gender but obviously just don't say.
Labour signs?Nothing.
Symptoms?Just the same as always, aches and pains all over the place. I definitely need to blow my ball up soon!
Belly button in or out?It's honestly so so close to popping out.
Mood?Much better than last week. We had our consultant appointment on Thursday and it put my mind so much at ease. Obviously we won't know 100% until baby is here but I'm feeling a lot more confident that it's left foot is an isolated incident and we've just got to wait for our referral from the orthopaedic hospital, which I've also heard is a brilliant hospital so that's great to know.
Maternity clothes?I still think I need a few more bottoms but we're getting there!
Looking forward to?Nothing in particular just a few days rest this week. I think I nice big autumnal walk is on the cards for Saturday. I've worked the last two full weekends so it feels like ages since we've spent some time properly together.
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How far along?20+6. What a week!
Total weight gain?I forgot AGAIN! I was so good with Willow's pregnancy, this time I just don't care.
Stretch marks?None, I'm feeling much bigger though, I can't imagine it will be long.
Sleep?I've been struggling to get to sleep initially as opposed to having broken sleep. There's been a couple of nights where it's as if I'm about to go to bed and my body pretends it's got a water infection. The last couple of nights I've just taken paracetamol before bed just to help me get to sleep.
Best moment this week?Definitely when Kyle felt baby kick on Tuesday evening. I was exactly 20 weeks and we'd had a rubbish afternoon after the scan and it's like baby was telling us it will all be okay.
Miss anything?Not really this week. My head has been a little bit elsewhere.
Movement?Still small, but enough that Kyle managed to feel it, so did my Mum and sister.
Food cravings?Still nothing! Absolutely nothing. I never used to like ice cream before my pregnancy with Willow but I started eating that when I was pregnant with her. There's still plenty of time for something though.
Anything make you queasy or sick?Not this week. It's been a good week on the sickness front.
Gender?I came out of my scan on Tuesday and just had this really strong feeling that it was a girl. I don't really know why. But my sister looked at the scan picture and said she's guessing boy and also talipes is more common in boys so who knows!
Labour signs?Nothing.
Symptoms?Still just the backache which I suppose you're bored of reading about. For a couple of weeks now I've been getting a horrible throb in my vagina when I've been stood up for a bit, it's something I mostly complain about at work but we discovered at my scan that I have a low lying placenta which could maybe explain all the extra pressure on my poor lady bits.
Belly button in or out?In, but nearly out. I noticed as I was doing my hair the other day and my top was riding up that it looked like it had popped out but it was just the way I was sat.
Mood?It's been up and down. We found out at the 20 week scan on Tuesday that baby has a unilateral left sided talipes, which means it has a bent foot. I was obviously upset, sat there being told that by the sonographer I had absolutely no idea what it meant for baby's future. I spent Tuesday evening learning all I could about the condition and after a good night sleep I felt so much better about the situation.
I still get pangs of anxiety but I think it's just me reading into things, like the fact the sonographer gave me information about an amniocentesis, incase the consultant brings it up at our appointment on Thursday. In my head I'm thinking why would I need an amniocentesis if it's just talipes, unless she's noticed something else that she didn't tell me. I just have to snap out of those little moments and tell myself that what will be will be and we'll hopefully find out more on Thursday. But at the same time I don't want to go in too hopeful and positive to have it all shattered.
Maternity clothes?My sister kindly informed me my maternity leggings were see through after I'd worn them all day and on the school run, so that was great. I decided then that I desperately needed to get more maternity trousers. I had a couple of pairs of jeans from my pregnancy with Willow but the waistbands have gone on them and they just don't fit snug over the bump anymore. I'll maybe do a little haul on Youtube or some sort of autumn styling video.
Looking forward to?I just want it to be Thursday so we can have our appointment with the consultant. Like I said I spent the evening researching the condition so all I know about it is what I've learnt myself. I'm unaware what our individual situation looks like and I'm just really unsure what to expect from the appointment.
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How far along?19+5. I can't believe I'll be halfway on Tuesday! I know it's cliche but it's honestly gone so fast. I remember being in lockdown and being unsure whether my period was late or whether I was actually pregnant.
Total weight gain?Again I've still not weighed myself and now I'm sat at Mum and Dad's waiting for my Sunday dinner so it's definitely not going to happen now. I do feel like my belly has popped a little bit, but I still don't feel like I've got big quickly like a lot of people say happens second time around. I can't be that big because Willow is still none the wiser.
Stretch marks?Still nothing. Still using the Palmer's stretch mark lotion but I really do think there's not a lot that can be done about stretch marks. You either have the genetics that get them or you have the genetics that don't.
Sleep?Good this week. I was home alone Monday evening until Friday because Kyle and Willow stayed at the caravan whilst I came back to work, so I enjoyed a few nights of starfishing in the bed on my own and not being woken up by a three year old who wants to go downstairs the moment you open your eyes. Things quickly returned to normal by Saturday morning though...
Best moment this week?I know technically the bank holiday weekend was during my 18th week but we had such a lovely few days away.
Miss anything?It's gonna sound really materialistic, and I know it is, but I miss being able to update my wardrobe for autumn. I think more so for me because I work in retail and I get to see all the beautiful pieces that are coming in store that obviously just won't fit me.
Movement?Still only tiny little kicks, but only in the evening when I'm lay very still on the bed.
Food cravings?None this week again which is very boring.
Anything make you queasy or sick?I went out for food on Monday evening with my brother and sister and I felt so sick that evening. You know the kind of sick where you have to put a bin by your bed incase it happens in the night. I don't think it was pregnancy related though because my sister had the same meal as me and she didn't feel great the next day either.
Gender?Still a surprise. One thing I keep forgetting to mention here that is completely irrelevant to the gender but I was shocked when my sister told me, is that this is for the second time we've had the same due date, but obviously different years. My nephew was due 13th October 2011 and I had the same due date with Willow in 2016, and my niece was due 26th January 2019 and I've got the same due date in 2021.
Labour signs?Nothing.
Symptoms?I'm still mostly just suffering with the aches and pains. On Friday I was getting shooting pains in my lower back every now and then, the ones that make you catch your breath. But then some days I feel absolutely fine. Maybe it's just down to how the baby is lay. I think it's time to get the ball blown up though, I've been told a couple of times that it'll help.
Belly button in or out?In.
Mood?Feeling good. The start of September always has a nice feel to it doesn't it, and I suppose even more so this year when things have been so strange for the last six months. It feels like a fresh start, and it's also the start of the best four months of the year. It's one month today until Willow's birthday so I best start getting organised.
Maternity clothes?There was a 3 for 2 offer on sale at work so I bought a few maternity bits but I'm still yet to try them on. I also bought a new midi dress the same style as the floral one I was wearing in my last update, but just a more autumnal pattern. At least I know that'll fit me after, and it's also got buttons so it'll be ideal for breastfeeding. I think I'll probably just be buying more jackets or shackets this season so I know I'll get the wear out of them afterwards too.
Looking forward to?My 20 week scan on Tuesday! I don't think Kyle is coming with me unless he can sort something at work because it's right in the middle of the day and his work can take him from one end of the county to the other all in one day. I tried changing it for an earlier appointment but then we'd be stuck for someone to have Willow with the other appointment times they'd offered me and also trying to fit it around her being at nursery because she's only doing reduced hours this week to settle in. So yeah, it's a bit rubbish that Kyle can't come but then I've asked Mum to come with me instead.
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How far along?17+6.
Total weight gain?Aw man! I'm rubbish at weighing myself this time around. I'm all comfy in bed so there's no way I'm going back downstairs to get the scales. I guess this time around i'm just not so bothered.
Stretch marks?Still no new ones that I can tell, but honestly my boobs look huge!
Sleep?Not too bad this week from what I can remember.
Best moment this week?Definitely feeling baby move for the first time!
Miss anything?Not really. Nothing pregnancy related, but I do miss having more time with Willow. She is a little madam for me lately and although she drives me crazy I do feel like it's a lot of work, sleep, work, sleep.
Movement?I felt baby kick for the first time on Thursday night and every night since. It's definitely a night time baby, but I suppose I'd have no chance of feeling it in the day at the moment with how much I move around on my feet.
Food cravings?None. I don't think I had any crazy ones with Willow either so I wonder whether I will get some this time eventually or not.
Anything make you queasy or sick?Just cat meat still. But I don't really have to be pregnant for that to make me heave.
Gender?I'm surprised how few people have put their penny's worth in on a gender. Maybe I've still got it all to come!
Labour signs?Nothing.
Symptoms?Still just very achy. My lower back is screaming at me by the end of the day. I definitely wasn't this achy with my pregnancy with Willow.
Belly button in or out?In.
Mood?Much better than last week that's for sure.
Looking forward to?A bank holiday weekend at the caravan. We haven't seen Kyle's Mum since the start of the month so Willow has already started the countdown to when we go at the weekend.
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How far along?16+5. Doesn't 16 weeks feel like a big milestone for some reason? Like one of the weeks that stands out.
Total weight gain?I've just weighed myself and I weigh 10st 6lb. That's nearly a stone on in the last week according to the scales. It just shows how inconsistent weighing yourself can be. Thankfully I've never taken the number on the scales to heart.
Stretch marks?Still no new ones.
Sleep?Thursday and Friday night, well mornings, I woke at about 2.30am and couldn't get back to sleep for at least two hours. I even contemplated getting up and doing the ironing or something because I just got that bored of tossing and turning in the bed.
Best moment this week?I've really struggled this week. On Thursday I hobbled around work all day because my hip was agony. I put on my insta stories that from what I'd read it sounded like sciatica and I had so many responses of exercises and stretches and things that could help. The hip pain had eased by Friday but by the end of that day my back was really sore. I'm definitely feeling the fact that I'm on my feet all day this pregnancy in comparison to Willow's pregnancy. It's been nice to just have a lazy day at home with Willow today.
Miss anything?Not aching!
Movement?Still the same bubbly feelings. I think I'll feel this one much quicker than I felt Willow. I didn't feel any proper movement from Willow until I was 21 weeks.
Food cravings?None this week really. I did enjoy my 700g of fizzy sweets that got dropped off on the doorstep earlier in the week though!
Anything make you queasy or sick?The only thing I've noticed recently that I hadn't mentioned last week is that I'm not a good passenger anymore. I'm fine when I'm driving but being in the passenger seat leaves me feeling awful.
Gender?No inklings at either gender this week.
Labour signs?Nothing.
Symptoms?Apart from the aching hip and back I've felt good. I've felt more tired this week but I think that's just because I've gone back to work after two weeks off.
Belly button in or out?In.
Mood?A bit down this week, not gonna lie. I really wasn't looking forward to going back to work, not helped by Willow who cried at the conversation about going to a holiday club. The mum guilt was through the roof. She loved it and cried when it got to Friday and I told her she wasn't going at the weekend. But tomorrow is a new week!
Looking forward to?My Sunday dinner in about an half an hours time. Dad has been doing BBQ's on a Sunday for the last god knows how many weeks which BBQ meat isn't my favourite right now. But roast dinners I've got all the time in the world for.
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How far along?15+5 weeks. Better late than never on this one. I've been off work but with Willow being home and being a little madame all week I've not quite gotten round to writing this one. She's currently playing with her dolls house and watching Peter Rabbit so I thought I'd take some time on this hot Friday to sit and get it done.
Total weight gain?I finally sorted the batteries out in the scales and weighed in at 10st 2lb. I was quite surprised, I did expect it to be more than that. At this point with Willow I weighed 9st 9lb so I'm definitely a little chunkier than I was four years ago.
Stretch marks?None, although my boobs are looking extra veiny these days. I'm praying to god that varicose vein doesn't come back in my groin. That was horrible last time.
Sleep?Not bad, apart from the fact I've still not bought a new blackout blind for our bedroom so I still wake pretty early in the morning. I do find I tend to need a wee about 4.00/5.00am and I find it hard after that to get back to sleep.
Best moment this week?We've had some lovely moments this week, we went out for the day last week with my sister and niece to Stourport-on-Severn, and on Sunday we went to Wonderland which is a local attraction for children. It's somewhere Willow was asking to go all through lockdown because we passed it on our walks so we decided to surprise her. Let it be said though, because I could easily gloss over it and not mention it, but she was so naughty on the way home, and she has been pretty much all week since. We've definitely had a much slower week this week because of that. But it was nice to actually be able to get out and go places. I remember in my 2020 goals video at the start of the year that I wanted to make the most of my time off work (who'd have thought we'd all end up having 3 months plus off work!) and I do feel like we've had a nice balance of going out and staying in these last couple of weeks.
Miss anything?Not really this week.
Movement?Still the same as last week, just the strange little bubbles on my left side when I'm very still.
Food cravings?Only last night when I was browsing a sweet company on Instagram. They're local and they deliver boxes of pick & mix sweets and all I could think about all night after that was fizzy sweets. I think they'll definitely be getting an order this weekend.
Anything make you queasy or sick?Nothing comes to mind. It's been a quiet week really.
Gender?Saw four magpies the other day so make of that what you will...
Labour signs?Nope
Symptoms?I still feel a bit in that not pregnant stage. People ask how I am but I don't really have much to tell them. My back has been hurting a lot more this week but I think I've just been going a bit hard on the housework.
Belly button in or out?In.
Mood?Still feeling happy, not been so relaxed but I'm putting that one on my little threenager! We've still had a lovely time together, but I do think that's part of Willow's problem is that she just loves being around other children so much.
Looking forward to?Had my 20 week anomaly scan come through which I'm looking forward to. Getting to see baby again is always exciting. I'm also looking forward to when we tell Willow about the baby, whenever that will be. We made the decision not to tell her yet, it's such a long time for her to wait, especially when she has no concept of time, but seeing how she is with my niece, Macie, just warms my heart, apart from the odd occasion when she's trying to shove her dummy in her ear or snatch a toy off her, but for the most part she's wonderful.
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