Preggy Lady Flu

Urgh - got the lurgie this week. It's all snowy outside so I'm definitely confined to the house all weekend. Am being a moany nightmare. Can't remember the last time I got through a cold without lemsip but am determined to go drug free. And I need to keep my caffeine rationing for chocolate. Was relying on Olbas oil until a Google search put me off using that too. Is NOTHING safe?

On 17 November, I heard the baby's heartbeat. It sounded like a train. I'd put on 1 kilo since my booking in appointment on 27 September. Although midwife says they don't pay too much attention to weight these days as it's a fairly meaningless indicator of health. I guess unless you are overweight, they just leave you to it. And I don't really do kilos - I think it's a couple of pounds. Today I am 9 stone, 9.5 pounds.

Also at the midwife I found out that my blood type is A-. Which only 7% of people in the UK have. The rhesus negative status means I need an injection of some blood product to make sure my body doesn't reject baby number 2. My brain might reject the notion of baby number 2 before it gets that far.

So I was a bit obsessed with blood for a few days. I haven't ever given blood so am feeling a bit guilty. I will do as soon as I'm allowed.


I'm now into the 19th week and am supposed to be able to feel the baby from any time now. Nothing so far. It's supposed to feel like wind bubbles. Lovely.

(The vomiting continues - three times in a week, but not going to dwell on it any further. Well not much.)

I have a bump now. It's at the point where people might as well have an 'is she?' speech bubble above their heads. It's definitely still at the stage where most people don't ask. But someone from another department called my office to ask after a fleeting glance at me. Can't wait until it's really obvious.


Is she or isn't she?