Hi everyone!
It sounds like the baby show was a lot of fun.
I had the nicest day doing absolutely nothing.
I toodled around in some shops that I like, went to a cafe and wrote in my journal for awhile and just enjoyed time completely to myself.
I am missing Simon and husband like crazy, but I am determined to
enjoy this rare rare time alone!
I did a bit of maternity shopping and I found an underwire nursing bra that is really comfortable. I am very excited. I still choose pain free over perky, but if I can have the perk without the pain, I'll go for it! I also found two pairs of pants that will do for work: both on sale! Yay!
I should be set now for ages.
I was planning to have a completely kick-backed day, but I got the nesting fits when I came home and am doing a few loads of laundry and purging a closet. Just one closet! A small one!
I'm hopeless.
And I don't want to make any premature announcements, but .... I think my sinus infection might be gone. I'm still a bit congested, but no more nasty-coloured drainage and sore face and headache. Fingers crossed!
You UK girls must be having a long weekend, too - you celebrate Victoria Day in May? Or is that just us former colonies?
Anyway, have nice weekends, however long they are.
Congrats on the new bump colours and V-days and all the rest.
I go for the gestational diabetes test and bloodwork for various things tomorrow. And I move over to my proper prenatal clinic next month. No more in-between clinic across town.
Oh! I had a question for everyone/anyone:
Since my last pregnancy, our health region is now routinely screening for STDs throughout the pregnancy, no matter what your sexual history or marital status is. Is this the same in other areas?
Part of me thinks this is a great idea - take the stigma out of it, make it routine and make sure you catch and treat all those preventable things and protect the baby. Another part of me wonders how much this must be costing the system. That's a lot of extra testing, especially if it's a very low-risk demographic. What happens for the rest of you?