hey ladies, nobody ever seems to be around to chat when I come on here! Thought I would say hi and congrats to all those who are now viable!
I can't believe we are nearly ready to move up to third trimester - it has gone so quick! Just think this is our last move now before we have our bubbas! woo hoo! I am so excited. We have so much going on before then though - I have exams to sit and we are buying a house and hoping to move in before she is born. I know from experience that trying to move house and breastfeeed at the same time is just impossible!! I am trying to get as prepared as possible, but I know it will be cutting it fine, as the house we were going to buy fell through, so we are now having to find another - gutted as I had already moved all the furnature in in my head!!! silly me.
Well at least I am not bored I guess - would be terrible if I was just sat around waiting like when I was pregnant with my son. I actually have a life now, so this pregnancy is flying by!
Is anyone nervous about the first few months? I have no probs being mum - I love it, but I know with my first, my life just seemed to grind to a halt. People didn't seem to interested in doing anything after the first few weeks whent he novelty died off, and with no work etc and hubby working I found myself sat at home thinking "How did this happen?!!" Don't get me wrong, being a mum is the most amazing feeling is the world, but trying to motivate myself to go out and do things with a newborn baby on my own was really hard. There just seemed to be too many hours in the day and I would find myself thinking "how on earth do I fill the next ten hours when I know I will have to do the same again tomorrow and the day after that?" I am probably just being silly, but I can't help but feel nervous.
It seems to be fine for dads, they do the deed then dont have to cope with any of the pregnancy discomforts, nor any of the drastic changes to their body, then they miss out on all the labour pains and swan off back to work and to their mates and their lives afterwards. What they don't seem to understand, is that being at home alone all day every day with a newborn is not one big holiday - it can actually be really isolating. God I hope I am not scaring any first time mums out there!
I might look into the mum and baby groups to widen my mummy friends circle. Friends without children are great, but they dont seem to understand what its like.
Wow that was a long message! Sorry about that girls - feel loads better for having said all that though!
Hope you are all well!
xxxxx