Week 24 - Viable Baby

I haven't written another post since 16 weeks, oops! Thought since baby became viable at 24 weeks I ought to update. 

In the last 8 weeks - 

• I developed pgp / spd and was signed off work. It is especially painful at night and getting in and out of bed. Climbing the stairs is also very difficult. I am learning new techniques to manage the pain and my husband has been a Godsend. Things which help are; heat (heat pad / bath), foam mattress topper, gym ball, dream genii and pillows and using crutches. Using a support made it worse so I ditched it after a week or so! 
• A week after being told this, we had our 20 week scan and were told we're having a baby boy :) Was so relieved to hear that everything was fine with Bump and particularly excited to have a little boy. 

• Started shopping for dinky clothes including DH's favourite cardigan :)

Went to a sling workshop and got my standard Connecta in the post! So excited. We are using a pram and baby wearing depending on situation. We live in a village so it'll make popping to the corner shop a little bit easier hopefully. 

• DH started on the nursery which will hopefully be a bit closer to being done at the weekend. 

Getting super excited for LO's arrival but am still worrying over the fact that the Dr's want me to go for an early epidural which doesn't really fit with what I wanted i.e. as unmedicated as possible but I don't want to go under general anaesthetic. Will know more about this in August. Have been reading some books about childbirth in preparation which support the kind of birth I'd like but we will see! 

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