16 Week Midwife Check

My '16 week' midwife check was actually done at 17+3 but never mind, turns out that it might have been better being a bit later as we were able to find Loppy's heartbeat straight away!

I saw another different midwife this time - Leslie, and she's the nicest one so far! - she was much more sympathetic about my situation and didn't hesitate to have a listen for the heart when I asked her too.

She did my blood pressure (all good, and lower than last time) and checked my urine (fine) and then went through my blood results (normal) and then listened for the heart.  She only put the probe on for about 5 seconds and there it was, beating steadily away, it sounded amazing.

I'd been getting slightly panicky a few days before as the flutters and tiny prods that I've been feeling over the weekend has reduced and paranoid Helen was a bit worried.  Typical that in the hours since the appointment, I've been feeling Loppy a bit more - not complaining though.

So the last week or so has been pretty quiet really, not much to report:

* My back ache remains a little twingy
* Sickness has definitely decreased, still have the odd queasy moment but not been sick for ages now.
* Flutters, tummy flips and tiny kicks happening sporadically
* Cravings increasing I think, I love having nice things to drink, particularly fresh lime and soda and non-alcoholic Becks - I think its the refreshing feeling that i'm craving.
* Food wise, I don't think my appetite has changed that much, maybe a little bit of an increase.  I find it hard as when I'm hungry there's not much that I fancy or want to eat.  I still suffer with things that I loved before - especially Chinese that i'm just not crazy about now.
* My bump has stayed the size now for about 3/4 weeks so I think i'm evening out which is nice

I can't think of anything else and those listed above are nothing too much to worry about really.

I've definitely started thinking more about when Loppy will be born now, we've had  little think about names again and also i'm looking at Vic's list more and thinking about the practicalities of having a baby! This is quite a big step for me I think, allowing myself to do this.  I've also bought Loppy's first thing - a gorgeous little white snow suit.

We've got two 20 week scans coming up soon - i'm going to be very nervous for them both, but after that i'll have gotten past the Sparty milestone when we said our goodbyes- i'll be counting that from 20+5, as although we didn't say our final goodbyes until 2 weeks later, that dreaded day was our real goodbye when everything changed.  So once i'm at 20+6 I'll be such a happy girl.

Fingers and toes crossed everyone!

Love Helen and Loppy
17+4