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Week 29: Spinning Babies
I had my mega-28 week pre-natal appointment last week. It was something of a full body assault: hideous oral liquid for the glucose tolerance test (served humorously in a champagne glass by the midwives), followed by an extraction of three vials of blood, an anti-d shot in my bum and a final, humiliating swab for strepB. The good news is that I...
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Week 28: By the Book
I had a little panic attack this week. I realised that I'll be officially full term in eight weeks (but not due for 12), and I am completely unprepared for the reality of giving birth. Last time I did classes. This time, I haven't even opened up the glossy 152 page brochure, Having a Baby, kindly given out by NSW Health. I entered in to a lit...
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Week 27: Does My Baby Look Big In This?
Look, I may not have mentioned it yet, but it appears I am carrying triplets. At least, that was the verdict of a paunchy pharmacist when I was picking up a script last week. Apparently I'm only 27 weeks, but I 'look like I'm ready to pop'. I suspect most people who say that to a pregnant woman have had little exposure to women in their third tr...
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Week 26: Double Delight
Week 26 and everything is progressing nicely. I'm starting to get some serious kicks as baby tries to find a comfortable position in there. The extra weight is starting to throw my back out, despite efforts to keep supple with yoga, and all in all I'm looking forward to carrying my baby in my arms rather than in my tummy! Now I have nothing agai...
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Week 25: Exercise
Just as it's a myth that you need to eat for two when pregnant, it's also untrue that you need to sit on your arse and gestate for nine months. Unless you've been put on mandated bedrest, common with complicated pregnancies, there's ample evidence that working out when pregnant is not only harmless, it is hugely beneficial. Some of the benefi...
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Week 24: On False Alarms
I’m almost at the third trimester now, and things are going swimmingly. The baby is measuring on dates, my blood pressure has remained low, and I feel like I’ve hit the pregnancy jackpot – I am well aware not all women are this fortunate in mother nature’s lottery. And yet – this healthy pregnancy is giving me very little in regards to...
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Week 23: Why I Had the Flu Jab
When my doctor told me I really should have a flu jab before winter, I was sceptical. I've never had the flu, neither has my husband. I thought only elderly people routinely vaccinated against influenza. But here I am with a tender left arm after having the flu shot yesterday. Why? Well, I'd done plenty of research, but a friend laid up with...
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Week 22: Baby’s Got… Far Too Many Clothes!
Looking over my diary from last pregnancy, I'm amused to read that at by this stage last time, I'd painted the nursery and assembled the cot. Hmm, this time around, all I have is an empty space next to my bed for a bassinette when we get around to buying one. Poor child number two. I have at least done a quick cull of blue bunny rugs and made...
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