Most people that strike up a conversation with Posey at the moment hear "Sister coming soon. Helping mummy look after baby" or "My toys are mine". Bless Posey :) only time will tell whether she understands we're having a real baby who will need lots of care or whether she thinks it's a doll!
I've had loads of chats with Posey over the months about the baby arriving and how special it'll be, but that we'll have to work together to look after the baby by sharing toys, going out together, reading books together and all getting on well. Posey may not have walked until she was 18mths old but boy can she talk!! I'm not a competitive mum by any stretch but I will say Posey's verbal communication is pretty impressive for a child not yet 2.5. I think the fact she can express her thoughts, needs and requirements in words keeps many terrible twos moments at bay as for her, the frustration of not being understood isn't there. What I will say though, is she gets Buzz and me to herself an awful lot of the time and that is all about to change, which does worry me!!!
We spend hours reading to her, building duplo towers, playing at the park / soft play, going to the farm etc etc. Posey is our lives! We both feel we need to do the same things with her once the baby arrives and also both still spend plenty of time on our own with her too. I've chosen to bottle feed the baby from birth as I think that will really help me be able to still do things with just Posey and me. She says "I love mummy and Posey days" regularly. I really do too! I will express like Daisy the cow to get as much of the good stuff I can for the new baby but I do believe formula milk is just as good plus Buzz and I can share the feeds / bonding sessions with the baby. We both want Posey to feel secure and like her world has only got better, not that some of her favourite things have suddenly stopped. Posey also refers to herself as "Mummy's helper" often too, so we will encourage her to help us by doing things like sitting next to us when feeding the baby and showing the baby pictures in books, choosing outfits for the baby, passing us nappies at change time, singing to the baby and, as she puts it "looking after the baby in the car." Hopefully we can keep any terrible twos behaviour to a minimum. One thing is for certain...I daren't give the baby any hand me downs...everything is "Posey's!!!!!!!". I think you have to puck your battles as a parent, and that is not one I will choose....
x
Sunday 22 December 2013
Few pregnancy aches & pains for me + Nexcare review
I have friends who (I'll say this as constructively as possible) have moaned from start to finish during their pregnancies. Although pregnancy is not an illness, far from it - for me it really is a blessing & I feel incredibly fortunate to be about to have my second baby. Pregnancy related ailments can make you feel a little off colour from time to time. I think I've gotten off pretty lightly both times as I've never had sickness, stretch marks, SPD, oily hair, skin breakouts or swelling in my hands & feet. I have found ways to ease the aches I have had and so far am still as active as ever & really enjoying my pregnancy. Here's a few things that have affected me and how I've overcome them:
1. First & third trimester tiredness.
It really does just hit you! Feeling tired isn't great, especially not if you're working or have other children (or both..). There's so much going on in your body during pregnancy that it's hard to sleep sometimes at night and then nap during the day as you can always rely on car horns, couriers, barking dogs & other people to disturb you! A mix of Spa Tone iron supplements, vitamin c through freshly squeezed orange (followed by gaviscon to reduce the heartburn risk) and a nice Jo Malone candle has worked wonders to help me sleep. My dream genii pillow has helped me stay comfortable and a mug of hot milk before bed really relaxes me.
2. Crampy legs - ouch!!! Pregnancy yoga taught me to circle my ankles on awaking in the night and keep my legs moving through the day (easy with a 2 year old!). Thankfully my legs aren't too crampy now and I know what to do when they are.
3. Lower back ache - I have only had a little of this fortunately and it's been very connected to particular activities, eg. Leaning into my rabbit hutches to clean them, crawling around soft play with Posey, not bending my knees properly when lifting things. Nexcare kindly sent me a Maternity Support to try and I love it. I feel supported! It makes my bump feel comfortable and secure.
The maternity support is just 1 product from Nexcare's range of antenatal & postnatal products, retailing for around £38 in Mothercare and Baby specialist stores. You can't tell I'm wearing it and it doesn't dig in or scratch my skin. I will most definitely wear it for my remaining weeks of pregnancy.
4. Emotions! Oh boy, I have a fair few days when I could just cry! I have no other explanation for this other than there are so many hormones flying around my body just now that sometimes they take over! My solution? Meet a friend for a play date, take Posey to the farm (she loves animals), get a nice hot drink and magazine, retail therapy or get my nails manicured! Simple things....
Here's to a healthy, ache-free last few weeks of pregnancy :)x
1. First & third trimester tiredness.
It really does just hit you! Feeling tired isn't great, especially not if you're working or have other children (or both..). There's so much going on in your body during pregnancy that it's hard to sleep sometimes at night and then nap during the day as you can always rely on car horns, couriers, barking dogs & other people to disturb you! A mix of Spa Tone iron supplements, vitamin c through freshly squeezed orange (followed by gaviscon to reduce the heartburn risk) and a nice Jo Malone candle has worked wonders to help me sleep. My dream genii pillow has helped me stay comfortable and a mug of hot milk before bed really relaxes me.
2. Crampy legs - ouch!!! Pregnancy yoga taught me to circle my ankles on awaking in the night and keep my legs moving through the day (easy with a 2 year old!). Thankfully my legs aren't too crampy now and I know what to do when they are.
3. Lower back ache - I have only had a little of this fortunately and it's been very connected to particular activities, eg. Leaning into my rabbit hutches to clean them, crawling around soft play with Posey, not bending my knees properly when lifting things. Nexcare kindly sent me a Maternity Support to try and I love it. I feel supported! It makes my bump feel comfortable and secure.
4. Emotions! Oh boy, I have a fair few days when I could just cry! I have no other explanation for this other than there are so many hormones flying around my body just now that sometimes they take over! My solution? Meet a friend for a play date, take Posey to the farm (she loves animals), get a nice hot drink and magazine, retail therapy or get my nails manicured! Simple things....
Here's to a healthy, ache-free last few weeks of pregnancy :)x
34 weeks pregnant!
Wow! So today I am 34 weeks pregnant! I can't quite believe how close the big day is getting but I sure am feeling pretty excited, and I do feel ready. I think posey is excited but Buzz isn't quite ready...it will be a bolt out of the blue when things start to happen. A lot of dads I know have been like this - they shut it out until they need to spring into action. Not like us mums to be - we must be mentally & physically prepared!!
Today Buzz has taken Posey to the park & soft play. He's had plenty of work functions and long days in the run up to Christmas so Posey and I have had lots of time with just the two of us. Lovely of course, but pretty full on as she's now dropped her daytime nap and with my huge bump soft play isn't really for me just now!!
I saw my midwife last week & all seems well with the baby, thankfully. She believes the baby is engaged though, so could arrive very soon or could stay put for a while yet. Having had steroid injections at 30wks to help mature the baby's lungs, I feel ok about an early arrival as the neonatal-stay risk will be a little lower. I gave my heart set on being in and out of hospital pretty quickly this time so things aren't too unsettled for Posey.
I feel good. Between loo breaks, drinks, snacks, achy legs, baby kicking at night etc I squeeze in 7-8hrs of sleep each night, which is pretty amazing! I'm really on top of things at home & I've handed over my businesses it staff now so I'm getting plenty of chill out time.
My midwife dates calculated that Posey was born at 35+5 weeks but my IVF dates were 35+1 weeks. Based on those latter dates if this one is as impatient as Posey I could be giving birth in 8 days time - what a happy new year that would be!!! Babies really do work to their own agenda. I'm ready whenever she's ready to pop out.
x
Today Buzz has taken Posey to the park & soft play. He's had plenty of work functions and long days in the run up to Christmas so Posey and I have had lots of time with just the two of us. Lovely of course, but pretty full on as she's now dropped her daytime nap and with my huge bump soft play isn't really for me just now!!
I saw my midwife last week & all seems well with the baby, thankfully. She believes the baby is engaged though, so could arrive very soon or could stay put for a while yet. Having had steroid injections at 30wks to help mature the baby's lungs, I feel ok about an early arrival as the neonatal-stay risk will be a little lower. I gave my heart set on being in and out of hospital pretty quickly this time so things aren't too unsettled for Posey.
I feel good. Between loo breaks, drinks, snacks, achy legs, baby kicking at night etc I squeeze in 7-8hrs of sleep each night, which is pretty amazing! I'm really on top of things at home & I've handed over my businesses it staff now so I'm getting plenty of chill out time.
My midwife dates calculated that Posey was born at 35+5 weeks but my IVF dates were 35+1 weeks. Based on those latter dates if this one is as impatient as Posey I could be giving birth in 8 days time - what a happy new year that would be!!! Babies really do work to their own agenda. I'm ready whenever she's ready to pop out.
x
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