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The last 3 weeks (going on 4) have been quite tough. I got a very nasty cold that left me in a poor state. I couldn’t even take anything for it! I usually only get sick for a couple of days but this one has been going on until now. Every time I get a bit better it strikes me again and there I go back to feeling miserable.

If it was just the cold it wouldn’t be so bad but at about the same time I started getting a sharp strong pain on my ribs on the left side. The result is that I can’t sit down unless I’m leaning backwards and the worst of all, I couldn’t sleep on my sides. Right or left. Sleeping on my back is not advisable especially at this point in the pregnancy and it certainly isn’t comfortable. Worst bit even? Asthma came back and together with the blocked nose the result is I can’t sleep on my back! So I couldn’t sleep! I got to the point of desperation!

Fortunately the asthma eased and the pain in the ribs decreased so I can now sleep on my right side for short periods. But I still have a blocked nose and a pounding headache. But much better than before

My bump has dropped considerably (might have helped with the ribs) but it’s still growing and Tubbs is certainly still moving a lot. I think more than ever. And it’s really funny how she responds to external stimulation

One thing that I’ve noticed is that whenever Russ puts his hand on my bump she calms down. Guess who will be putting her to sleep?

Anyway I have been reading lots about babies and found some books that are a bit more real and prepare you for what can go wrong even with breast feeding. Until now the picture was painted as a perfect one. It is slightly concerning but I think I prefer to be prepared for it than to be caught off guard and feel like a failure or like I’m not a good mother.

I’m also getting quite impacient! I can’t wait to see what she looks like and to be able to hold her. I mean she is inside me but I can’t touch her.

I already packed my hospital bag (I like to be prepared) and realised that she has loads of clothes but only up to 3 months. Nothing above that! We are going to have to do some shopping. We have almost everything else. All we need is some sheets and  a mobile for the cot, some towels, a thermometer and a couple of toys she can look at and touch.

34 weeks tomorrow

Since the trip to the hospital things have been a bit calmer. But today my doctor called me because they found some kind of bacteria on the swab test they did at the hospital. So he said it might be best to treat me with antibiotic. The problem was when he realised that the antibiotic that kills the bugs has penicillin – I am allergic. So he went off to ask the microbiologist for some advice. The answer was that there is one other antibiotic that kills them but 10% of the people that react to penicillin react to that one to

So I had to go in, do another test, and hope that the bugs are not there and were just some kind of contamination (I don’t have any other symptoms). Sigh… If they are we need to hope that I don’t react to that other antibiotic.

Just making things a bit more complicated. If this is as complicated as it gets I’ll be happy