The header says it all. Tomorrow I will be 39 weeks pregnant and I'm still waiting. I'm my my third week off work and can't do very much physically apart from limp around the house very slowly. I overdid things in my first week off and hurt my back a bit moving furniture, so now I tend to spend my days sitting around or driving off to places, as I can't walk very far at all.
Things are getting pretty uncomfortable by now. It's hard moving as walking is painful - and I have that inelegant waddle now. I find my hips start to ache if I lie on one side for any length of time, the carpal tunnel is getting worse, I need to get up and go to the loo in the night and more in the day, I have heartburn, can't bend down to put things in cupboards or get dressed easily and don't sleep very well.And as for getting out of bed or from a low chair - I feel like a beached whale trying to lift myself.
On the other hand, all is well otherwise. My blood pressure was 110/65 at the midwife appointment on Monday (saw yet another different midwife), bump is OK, baby is active and its heartbeat fine. I got my iron results from a month ago and my levels had actually increased - and that's without taking any supplements! The head is just 3/5 engaged and no indications of anything happening - no show or other signs of labour. I've started to have a few Braxton Hicks but again very low key. So at the moment my body seems to be fine about the pregnancy, it's just me feeling sorry for myself about the lack of mobility and physical flexibility.
Things might change tomorrow. Unless there are any main indications against it, I'm going on a solo round trip of about 90 miles to a funeral. I'll make sure my hospital bag and my notes are in the car, but feel quite intrepid! The midwife said it would be fine and I'm quite happy to go, as long as I can park easily when I get there. I've been getting a little bored with how small my world has become especially as we haven't had a main holiday this year (we always go in early September and that isn't exactly an option now). it's also still strange not to be at work: most of my friends work full-time and I got on very well with my colleagues in the workplace, so I'm missing that social interaction and general busy-ness - there's still enough electronic communication, but after over 20 years of working in universities it feels very strange to be out of that environment at the start of an academic year. I have started to make dates to see people - lunches, afternoon tea, post-work drinks (I watch someone else drink alcohol) and have enjoyed that, and just mooching in coffee shops without having to rush somewhere else, so it's not miserable, just very different. I haven't been so relaxed for years and just being at home for longer has meant I've got several odd jobs sorted out that are hard to fix when you're at work all day.
I'll post again next week, unless there is the major development...
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