I am now one quarter through my pregnancy which is kind of insane considering so many people still don’t know about it.  I am busting at the seems to talk about it and whilst we have told quite a few friends and family (more than anyone I know – apparently, I can’t keep my mouth shut!), I am desperate to be able to talk about it openly.

Today was my first midwife appointment – the booking appointment.  It was really nice to be able to talk at length about the pregnancy with a health care professional – my last doctor appointment was so brief, it was disappointing.  She took some blood, weighed me, I gave her a urine sample and we went through all the personal and family medical history stuff.  She also gave me a fair amount of literature which I am looking forward to looking at properly when I get home from work.

I am now waiting for the scan appointment which should be coming through the post.  This is the most exciting part.  I can’t wait for the scan.

I have to talk to Hubs about the possibility of having a private nuchal translucency scan.  I am not sure I want to do this but I will discuss it with him before I decide for sure.  This scan can indicate the level of risk of Down’s Syndrome.

Because of a colposcopy I had in 2004, my prenatal care is being shared between the midwives and a consultant at the hospital which means my 16 week appointment will be at the hospital.  It seems bizarre that such a small, minor procedure can have a bearing on my prenatal care but I suppose they have to be on the safe side.

Health-wise, I am doing much better these last couple of days.  I am still pretty tired but my boobs are not nearly so sore and my ickiness level is at DEFCON 3 so not too bad.  I am certainly dealing with a level of anxiety but I think that these are fairly normal and about these that I would probably be worrying about whether I were pregnant or not.  In an attempt to relieve some of the pressure, I have taken a break from blogging at my personal blog for a couple of weeks (by which time I will be able to announce my news online), and also I will not be doing any craft.

Off now to read the AlphaMom week 11 entry…