Julie's Boggle

The weeks and months of a pregnancy have so many different way-points (scans, clinics, doctor’s visits) to mark off the various stages, that it’s easy to lose track of the ones that tie in more with day-to-day life…

For example, we had a new joiner in our team this week — my “maternity cover”. A stark reminder that my time in the office is down to its last 6 weeks. *gulp*

It all feels like it’s come around very quickly, but then things at work have been fairly manic these last couple of months.

We really do need to hold thumbs that I won’t need to go off any earlier than mid-June because I’ve still got a mountain-load of stuff to get through with the new guy… (It’s early days still, but I’m fairly hopeful that he will be able to cope. )

Aside from that, I think -sadly- that I am reaching the point where things are starting to be less comfortable generally than they were, say, a few weeks back.

Heartburn, for example, is becoming more of a feature of day to day life even when I do avoid pepper, spicy food and late suppers. And there is a general achiness around the bump peripherals — I’m guessing tendons and ligaments that are being stressed somewhat.

And then of course there’s still me doing the odd dash to make the traffic lights, or catch the train, which has various leg muscles crying foul for a day or two each time. Wusses.

But otherwise, I’d say things are going relatively well for the start of the third trimester…
Sleeping, for instance, isn’t an issue, and I usually get away with just one mid-night totter through to the bathroom on stiff and creaky legs. And when it comes to pressure from inside, our little guy still has a fair amount of room to play with down there, so he shuffles around quite a lot, but only occasionally biffing my diaphragm or bladder in his travels.

Long may that last…

As a final note on work, about two weeks back, I finally managed to find myself a decent (sensible design and reasonable price) pair of maternity trousers for work — only just in time really! (I was inordinately pleased with myself for managing to hem them — my first hemming ever! It took about 30 minutes per leg, way longer than Mom would have taken I’m sure(!) but it was successful, and they’re a decent length now which is all that really matters. )