It was so much fun this one! Now funnily enough, I have the same midwife as one of my friends who is in her first pregnancy and very nervous. I couldn't wish for a better midwife for her, she is fabulous! She's the same one who I initially had in my pregnancy with Emmanuel and who terrified Josiah by growling at him when he spun her chair around. This time, he thinks she hilarious!
Yesterday, after talking the hind leg off a donkey in the waiting room to anyone who would listen, Jo & I were called in to see Hazel. When we arrived in the doctors office, Josiah instructed her to let mummy lie on the bed so we could hear baby. And didn't let up until she did. Literally. 'Mummy on bed, baby!'. When the moment finally arrived to hear the heartbeat, Josiah sat on the chair with his hands on his knees giddy with excitement. It was the most precious moment! Hazel asked him if he could hear the baby and he grinned and proudly told her 'yes!'. Baby is 2/5 engaged which I was told is very unusual in subsequent pregnancies as they tend to engage very last minute. So we have a good boy inside it appears! To be fair, I did wonder if that was the case, it's felt like he's been trying to come down my thigh for the last week or so!
I'm going for a liver enzymes test tomorrow thanks to a very itchy rash on my tummy. Kind of look like insect bites in various places. I think it's completely fine, I'm not at all worried. Mum panicked (which, for her to do about something medical is highly unusual!) because four of her colleagues daughters are all due around the same time as me and have all had to be induced due to a condition called obstetric cholestasis (or something). It's basically where the bile in your liver leaks out or something. I don't know. Harmful to the baby of course, hence the induction. And symptoms are itchy palms and/or feet or abdomen. So there we are! Quick biology lesson for you! I don't think that's what it is at all, I think it's just stretching or whatnot but the midwife wanted to 'double check' she said. Fair do's. So tomorrow is my liver test and iron count.
I'm going for a liver enzymes test tomorrow thanks to a very itchy rash on my tummy. Kind of look like insect bites in various places. I think it's completely fine, I'm not at all worried. Mum panicked (which, for her to do about something medical is highly unusual!) because four of her colleagues daughters are all due around the same time as me and have all had to be induced due to a condition called obstetric cholestasis (or something). It's basically where the bile in your liver leaks out or something. I don't know. Harmful to the baby of course, hence the induction. And symptoms are itchy palms and/or feet or abdomen. So there we are! Quick biology lesson for you! I don't think that's what it is at all, I think it's just stretching or whatnot but the midwife wanted to 'double check' she said. Fair do's. So tomorrow is my liver test and iron count.
