On the home straight and things are looking up!

Last time I blogged I was in a bad space.  Looking back and reading my post I realise how easily things can get on top of you when your hormones are all over the place, your feeling physically low and tired, not to mention you are so much busier the 3rd time around with 2 other children to care for too.  I think back to when I was pregnant with my first baby and how I would have naps if I was tired, I needed help with bringing in groceries and cleaning the house (basically I passed those chores on) and I finished work 6 weeks before my due date!   Ah the blissful ignorance - live it up first time Mums!

Thankfully I have turned a corner which is an unexpected gift.  The last 5 weeks of my first 2 pregnancies were by far the toughest, with back pain, difficulties sleeping and general all round 'uncomfortableness' & frustration at wanting the baby out!  Two things have impacted on a major attitude shift for me for the better over the last week.  Firstly, I finished 2 weeks on the road travelling for work and it was the last work trip I will take before I go on leave next month.  I was happy to do these trips and with a healthy and risk free pregnancy so far I knew that there was no reason I should worry but the thought of premature labour was always at the back of my mind.  In fact, just as much of a worry as that, was going into labour early and not being able to complete the trip at all, what can I say - I love my job.  So getting all my travel out of the way and feeling like I accomplished most of the vital work tasks I wanted done before I go on leave, was a real relief.  Mentally, a huge load of my shoulders!

Secondly, I got myself medicated!  Nothing extreme, but it has been life changing. I got a prescription for Ranitidine (also known as Zantac) which helps stop severe heartburn.    This has been the best find ever for me as the heartburn I was suffering was awful.  It made me feel like vomiting all the time, it was painful and I struggled to eat and sleep because of it.  The ranitidine has all but stopped it completely and I feel like a new person.

So, instead of dreading the last 5 weeks of pregnancy, I am optimistic and actually feeling really good about it.  I going to try to blog once a week from now on in the lead up to the big day....hmmm, how many blog posts will I get it I wonder?  Due date is 26th June!

Smile on my dial, bring it on!