Whats Best For Swimming - Saturday 28th April 2007

I have been looking at getting Lennon some swimming trunks for when I take him swimming, but I cant decide if I should just get him some swimming nappies or some trunks with a built in nappy. If I get him the trunks then he will grow out of them very quickly but if I get him the nappies then I just use a new one each time.

Never Again - Saturday 28th April 2007

I dont know why I did it but I just watched a Home Birth Diary on Discovery Home and Health and the lady just gave birth to a baby girl that was 11lb 12oz! and she did it all naturally. Now I am really scared. I was not scared about the labour before but after watching this programme I am very scared. I know that at the end of it I will have this wonderful baby and all the pain will be forgotten in a matter of minutes, that is what is keeping me going.

1 Week To Go!!!! - Saturday 28th April 2007

Today it is 1 week until Lennon is meant to arrive! I cant wait, I wonder if it will happen in the daytime or the middle of the night?

I have one more Midwife appointment on Thursday, when hopefully she was say that his head has engaged with my pelvis ready for him to arrive.

I am definatley counting down the days now!

Extreme Tiredness - Friday 27th April 2007

Today I have come over very tired, I am not sure if it was the swimming last night or just being 1 week away from giving birth. I feel sleepy all the time, even washing my hair this morning seemed like to much of an effort. I just wanted to sleep standing up when I was in the shower.

I am going to try and get a few good naps in today and hope that it helps.

Swimming - Thursday 26th April 2007

Last night I went swimming with my friend Gemma, I tried to do as many lengths of the pool as I could manage. I think I did about 25 lengths, but it was only a small pool!

It was really nice to be in the water as I felt really weightless and it eased my aching limbs. As soon as I got out they started to ached again which is really strange. It must of warn me out as I slept really well last night. If Lennon does not arrive next week then I shall go again. I cant wait to take him swimming as I think that he will love it.

8 Days to go!

Trying to get things going - Wednesday 25th April 2007

I have started to try some of the old wives tales about getting things started with the labour. Yesterday I ate lots of fresh pineapple, which I am told gets things going. Unfortunatley nothing happened yesterday with that. I have found some other natural ways of getting things started that I am going to try;

• Castor Oil
• Sex
• Eating Curry
• Red Raspberry Leaf Tea
• Nipple Stimulation
• Homeopathy
• Accupuncture
• Walking
• Blowing up balloons
• Bouncing on a Birthing Ball
• Get a weepy video and have a good cry
• Wear your best knickers (sods law that your waters will break when wearing them)
• Sit on the Washing Machine during the washing cycle
• Foot Massage
• Bumpy Car Ride

If anyone has any other good ideas then please let me know!

New Arrivals - Tuesday 24th April 2007

I found out today that only 15 % of babies arrive on their due date.

Also 5 % of babies are 1 week overdue!

I do hope that Lennon is not late, in an ideal world I will go into labour on the 5th May....