6 Weeks

I am now six weeks pregnant, and I have nothing much to report. I believe that now the baby is about 2mm long, and the stumps where the arms and legs will grow are developing. Not to mention the eyes.

I have not had much in the way of morning sickness. In the evening I have had a wave or two of nausea, but that is pretty much it (thankfully). However I have to say the tiredness has kicked in BIG TIME. I am exhausted by doing nothing, and I've become a lighter sleeper than usual. This tiredness will pass, of that I am sure, I'm just waiting for it to end.

I have no appointment with my Midwife just yet, here in the Netherlands, they tend to treat pregnancy as a normal thing as opposed to a sickness, so there is no fussing over a pregnant woman. This is a bit refreshing, but it can also be a bit annoying, you are pregnant, and you want a bit of recognition that it's special! Although that being said they are wonderful here. Once you get used to the Dutch system it's a very good system to be part of. Remember that there is very little if any MRSA or C Difficile over here. Their policies are very strict and they stick to them no matter what.

So nothing new to report at the six week point. Anything new occurs and I will of course let you know.

Socialising...?

No one I know (ie Family or friends) knows I'm pregnant yet. I plan on leaving it that way for the time being.

During the weekend my husband and I went out for a drink (juice all the way for me). Now seeing as no one actually knows I'm pregnant it was a military operation trying not to let anyone see me not drinking beer (it's my drink of choice when I go out, I don't like vodka, whiskey etc;).

So basically I had to lie and tell everyone that I was on antibiotics and that was why I couldn't drink.

I have to say though, not drinking didn't bother me too much. I have a long term goal of November 2008 being the birth of my second child, so what's a few months not drinking. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! What did absolutely get on my nerves was everyone else. After my friends had a few drinks they were all happy and hyper and drove me crazy. They told me the same thing again and again. Lord above it was irritating beyond all belief.

I have a funny feeling that when we do finally get around to telling everyone they will all be telling me they knew it, especially as I wasn't drinking over St Patricks weekend...

5 Weeks today, and here comes the tiredness

This is now where the tiredness has kicked in. This is not a new symptom, I had this last time too. It's such a different tiredness to having missed a few hours sleep. You actually feel like you could fall asleep washing the dishes.

I have had some nausea, but thankfully no vomitting. Hopefully this will stay the case. Last time it seemed to me that I swapped the morning sickness for tiredness, this time I think that both could be on the cards. Well they do say that they that every pregnancy is different.

I have to admit, I'm still not terribly excited about it all though. I hardly seem to think about it, and when I do I'm thinking "oh yeah, I'm pregnant". It's just so weird. The worst thing about it is, is that I am NOT a negative person, nor do I get easily stressed, so it's not like I'm sitting up worried all night, or wondering if it's going to go wrong, because I'm not! I think it could be because I'm just so busy all the time.

Til my next entry x

The result still hasn't changed

I just read my post from yesterday. I gotta say it's a bit garbled. Then again that's pregnancy for ya. Not a whole lot I can do about that.

I have noticed a distinct difference between the early stages of this pregnancy and my last one. On my daughter I was SO tired. It was unreal. I couldn't keep my eyes open, and I even ended up going to bed in the afternoon, and for anyone who knows me, that is completely and utterly out of character. I hate going to naps. I find it a complete waste of time.

On this pregnancy I don't find myself so much tired as feeling quesy. I havn't been sick yet, but I have that distinct sick feeling. Although thankfully not in the morning, it seems to happen mostly in the evening.

No cravings, but I didn't last time either, so no change there. One thing I'm not looking forward to as this progresses, is all the heartburn, so time will tell if I get it or not. Hopefully not!

The result is in, I'm Pregnant!

This is the first post, in what I hope will be many for the next 35 weeks.

I am nearly 5 weeks pregnant, and my aim is to write about it, and take the mystery out of it. It is not my first pregnancy, in fact it's my third. I had a miscarriage first, I now have a beautiful one year old girl, and now this pregnancy.

It's quiet weird, I don't feel as excited as I did on my first pregnancy, and I can't figure out why. The funny thing is, I don't feel guilty about it either.

I first guessed I was pregnant, mostly due to the pain in my boobs. They now feel like I'm constantly cold, and it's very uncomfortable. Although I had this constantly through out my last pregnancy too, so I'm kinda used to it. I am feeling slightly sick. Not very, but it's a new feeling sensation for me. On my daughter I was NEVER sick. I know I probably shouldn't say that out loud, but I wasn't.

Anyone who reads this, please feel free to leave your comments, tips etc; I would really appreciate them, and someone else may get value from the tips, so til my next post, and any updates I have.