Here’s the article
My 2 cents…
I think it’s incredibly sad, when two of the words to describe your pregnancy and birth of your children as ‘devastating’ (which is not in that article, but was reported somewhere else I can’t source online) and a ‘burden’. I totally understand that the cost of bringing up a child can be hard, and even harder for parents of 2 or more kids – but you do it and you get on with it, because you love your kids no matter what. Don’t you?
God, Buddha, whoever could of given you no kids at all in this life – would you sue because IVF didn’t take? What if your kid had been born with a disability? Do you sue because of the extra costs involved with raising just the 1 child that needed extra help? I wouldn’t think so. You play the cards you’ve been dealt.
I shake my head on behalf of the millions of women that are still waiting for their miracles and might never get their chance.
had been up all night (after that long day of moving yesterday) and felt like the bub was using my insides as a squeeze toy.
i never really went to sleep so i got out of bed early for a hot shower (didn’t help) and then walked around the townhouse to find a comfortable place – on the couch, on the floor, outside on the grass in a yoga pose (which worked best). but since i couldn’t find a comfortable position to sleep in, i couldn’t sleep it off and i couldn’t eat or drink because of the extreme nausea (i was carrying around an ikea blue bag because it was the first thing i saw) – i called the midwives and they asked me to come in for a check up.
mum & dad were over within 15 minutes (i think they thought THIS WAS IT!) and i went up to the birth unit with Regan and my mum for observation. spent a few hours there getting checked on. we got to hear the bub’s heartbeat (mum’s first time!) and they poked and prodded my stomach to see where it hurt. i was a bit dehydrated but otherwise was OK to go home – after a shot of maxolon in one leg, and buscopan in the other. it helped me sleep a bit while i was there, which was awesome, so we came home to rest. we figured it was just bad indigestion .. the curry perhaps but whatever it was, it was super annoying.
still feeling a bit crap now but at least i’ve had some sleep. hopefully i’ll be OK tomorrow! this kind of thing doesn’t last very long
so that was our first day in our new townhouse 😛
after a long day of moving and sorting and putting things back together, we’re moved into the townhouse 🙂
i had my last prenatal yoga class this morning (which was AWESOME by the way), but by the time i was done – all the furniture had been moved across and my parents and Regan had been busy over here all morning. again, i felt like a lazy ass not doing any of the hard work – but i know i couldn’t of (and shouldn’t of) done anything too tough. i’m already exhausted but i didn’t do much at all
the new place is gorgeous though – we still have boxes of stuff to unpack but the main furniture is all set and the computers seem OK. it’s very weird to go from a 1 bedroom apartment to a 4 bedroom townhouse! i can hear Regan upstairs (yes, upstairs!) and i have no idea what he is doing. usually, we know exactly what the other is doing 😛 lol
so over the next few weekends, Regan and I will get to know the area a bit more together – he might try and work nearby, instead of schlepping out to the city every day (his job is in the city). we’ll also use the time to really relax into the place, because in 7 short weeks or so – bub will be here and things will get a bit hectic!
