Parentcraft??

I wish I hadn't bothered with the antenatal class on Friday. Another waste of time.
With it being called "parent craft"
I expected it to be a bit more about looking after baby. Looks like I'll have to rely on instinct and YouTube after all.
It was on from 10-4. The morning was dedicated to birth. The woman rambled on for 2 1/2 hours. I'm sure there was some useful information in there somewhere but she was so boring that I switched off and don't think I took anything in. Luckily I've watched an antenatal class on YouTube with a nice, and more interesting, American lady.
Then we had a break for lunch, which we had to take ourselves.(it was a free class)
The afternoon was dedicated to after birth. The lady who took the breast feeding class arrived and repeated a lot of what was said in the morning. With bits of the breastfeeding class thrown in. Then she showed us how to bath the baby and we were done.
I don't know what I expected but it was awful. 6 hours of my life I will never get back.
I'm glad B couldn't get the day off as losing a days wages for that would have made it even worse. He's read the leaflets they gave out. Which pretty much summed up everything they said in 5 pieces of paper.
Dot has been super wriggly this week, getting pretty squashed in there now I guess. I'm starting to get quite uncomfortable at times. Mainly when sitting down for too long.
Just finished 1 of my last 2 days at work. Very busy today. B is working nights this week so I'm glad I only have 1 day left at work. Only saw him for 5 mins when I finished work before he got picked up to go and work on a big roundabout near Norwich. At least I didn't have to cook any tea I guess. B made a yummy quiche while he was at home today.
I'm off for a nap. V. Tired after today.
A xx

Busy days off

Another uneventful but quite productive few days. H at work said I can share her sisters storage unit which is handy. Had a day off work on Friday as the weather was supposed to be nice and rubbish all weekend. Planned to go to mum and dads beach hut but didn't because it wasn't half as nice as originally forecast.
I decided to go swimming at the local leisure centre instead. Didn't stay long as swimming with a 34 1/2 week old bump isn't very comfortable. Also took a few things to the dry cleaners (never used a dry cleaners before so was shocked by the price!) for some reason it's going to cost about the same for 3 jackets as it will for 1 dress. Definitely glad I don't have many, if any other, clothes that need to be dry cleaned.
Over Friday and Saturday I ....
Sorted out the cupboard under the sink. Did 3 loads of washing. Hoovered. Washed the floors. Started sorting out our suitcases ready to be put into storage (sorted out stuff to keep and stuff to chuck so more can be added to them once I've sorted other drawers and cupboards). Walked the dog a few times. Cleaned the bath room. Re-packed my hospital bag into a suitcase(so stuff is easier to find and easier to carry) and pulled all B's jumpers from the bottom of our wardrobe ready for him to sort out. I'm sure I did more than that but can't remember what else.
B was working Saturday and then Sunday afternoon. So I drove myself to ipswich to visit dad then mum. Then had a lazy Sunday evening watching rubbish tv.
B is home every night this week which is nice.
Dot was just kicking like mad and for a long time so B FINALLY felt her moving properly. Every other time I've told him she's kicking, she pretty much stopped as soon as he's tried to feel. Quite frustrating.
3 more days at work this week then a free antenatal class all day on Friday. Hopefully it's a bit more interesting/useful than the breast feeding class last week.
A xx

Afternoon at the Beach

As there was no one testing this afternoon at work I thought I'd have the afternoon off as it seems to be the only nice day of the bank holiday weekend (surprise surprise!) With B at Reading festival (I didn't fancy a weekend with 4 drunk lads) I took myself off in our lovely new car to mum and dads beach hut in Felixstowe. I did plan on going for a swim but it was so nice just sitting in the sun with the cool sea breeze I didn't bother. I was only there for a couple of hours as the dog needed walking but it was a thoroughly relaxing afternoon. I can't wait to take Dot there in years to come. When they bought it it was kitted out with everything you'd need for a day on the beach. Buckets, spades, dingy, boogie boards and even a camping hob for a cup of tea. I must remember to take sugar when I go next time as tea with no sugar is disgusting. That's the only thing the hut is missing so can't be bad.

Just heard from B he has managed to find a stall that sells phone charging packs that you can swap as many times as you like which means he'll be able to get lots of videos of all the bands I'm missing. He's lost 2 of his friends but him and M were having a brilliant time this afternoon "skanking out to some awesome grime" which I'm glad I'm missing. That's one music genre we definitely don't share a love of.
After I got home I went to visit my pregnant friend R at the fish and chip shop to get my tea. Don't know how she copes with the heat. Makes me very thankful for the air conditioning at my work!
A xx

Now how does this work?

Hello!
So this is my first blog post. Im not entirely sure what I'm supposed to write. Maybe I should start by telling you a bit about myself?
I'm 28 years old living in a little town called Leiston with my fiancee   (B) (also 28) and our dog (D) (9 1/2).

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We've been together for 11 years next month. And engaged for around 10 years!
 I'm 31 weeks pregnant with our first. We're having a girl, currently called Dot. Proper name undecided although a few people have said that Dot itself would be quite cute.
I'm currently working full time with 6 weeks left at work before I go on maternity leave.

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Today was the first day I've struggled at work other than just being tired. Dot, who apparently weighs 1.5kg which is about 3lb2oz if I've got my conversion right, decided that she was going to move head down after I'd had quite a big lunch. Which made me very uncomfortable and a tad sick. Luckily after laying down for an hour after I got home Dot shifted positions again and I felt fine. As I write this she's happily kicking away at my bladder like always.
I've been quite lucky so far.
No morning sickness.
No weird cravings.
Not a lot to tell really. But I guess that's a good thing. I've got my next scan on Tuesday. I'm consultant led because of my dodgy medical history. (That's one for another day)
I'm hoping B can get time off work so he can come to this one. He works away, all over the country and was in Manchester for 2 of the 3 scans I've had already. He's working closer next week so fingers crossed he can make it.
I can't really think of much else to write at the moment and D is waiting to be let out for a wee  before bed so I'm off.
Night night
A xx