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20 weeks baby scan, we’re now 23 weeks and healthy!

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The first steps of a big adventure

So as I’m writing this, I am currently 23 weeks pregnant with my first child. AHH! and although i want to blurt out every single tiny detail right now, I’ve decided i should hold off and give the basics, a little introduction to us if you will. All the thoughts and feelings leading up until this point and then from then, weekly updates on how I’m feeling, until the little bundle is introduced to the world. (or a few people if anyone even reads it, and if not, it’ll be a happy memory for us to look back on)

So we found out about the happiest accident known to man on the 18th March. (At 10:55am to be kind of precise, i say kind of because it was when the photo was taken of the pregnancy test but I’m more than certain there was a solid 10 minutes of gasping, rubbing my eyes, and thinking, but how? OH, yeah that’s how.) Also i have to add, i shouldn’t have said ‘we’ as the OH (other half) didn’t have any clue i what i was up to, he was still asleep after a night shift, so there was quite a startle when i decided to jump on the bed, shove the pee stick in his face and making whatever noise (definitely not words) came out of my mouth. It took a few weeks for us to actually believe this, it became pretty real after the first ultrasound at 8 weeks, it was early because we weren’t sure on dates so they booked us early just in case. Seeing that little nugget made everything seem so real after weeks of not taking it in. 

At this point i still felt fine, what a breeze pregnancy is going to be, i stupidly, stupidly thought. At about week 11 i became so tired, like if i wasn’t working i was sleeping pretty much. And the morning of the 12 week scan (how precious!!) i was throwing up morning noon and night, and this carried on until week 21!! I blame myself for doubting the challenge of pregnancy. At week 16 i was admitted to hospital with dehydration and put on a drip, bloods were being taken, as were other samples! And although this helped for a few days. It came back in mighty force and i was back there again. Medication is now helping and at 23 weeks i am only being sick in the mornings- result! Although nausea is not my friend! At week 16 i was diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum which can last the entirety of pregnancy, so we will see. (I also plan to do a full post on this) 

Other than the sickness, the pregnancy has been quite “textbook” becoming constipated when they say to expect it, stretch marks, the little kicks and movements, the cramps, the numb hands (WHO KNEW???) my nails and hair is getting stronger etc. so we will see what happens next! Whatever happens im enjoying every last second of it and i already can’t imagine life without my little bump.

Anyway, i will try and post every Friday and Tuesday (Tuesdays being the weekly updates) and hopefully someone will find my little page and have some fun reading and following us on our journey.