Itchy itchy itchy and more!

The title says it all.

Having suffered Eczema my whole life, pregnancy has aggrevated it somewhat more! Especially in the....umm...nipple region! How sickening!

I can't use Eumovate as it's not suitable to use during pregnancy. I am now relying on E45....which, to be honest, it doesn't do much! It doesn't get rid of the problem! So I sleep with a tube of E45 by my bedside incase twin peaks start festering in the middle of the night! Eeeww...

Size-wise, I no longer fit into my old jeans. I've gone from a pre-preg UK Size 12 to a Maternity UK Size 14! I am pretty sure the numbers will go up further!

It's true that during pregnancy, you get alot of really strange dreams. I have had odd dreams almost every night but I cannot remember what they were!

It's really uncomfortable sitting at one position for too long, especially sitting on the dining chair! What I need is a reclining rocking chair! hehe...

I am slowly able to swallow peas and celery once again. I was put off by greens in the 1st trimester!

My latest crazy crave - Nutella! Good ol' Nutella!

I hear you!

Well...by today it should be " I HEARD you".

Went for our 2nd appointment with the midwife on Friday and she used the Doppler on me belly! That's when I heard your heartbeat :)

We're 16 weeks now. The books and websites say you should start moving around more now and I should feel you a few weeks from now. hhmmm...I wonder how that will feel like. I've read it feels like a "fluttering" sensation. But when I'm full of gas on my really bad farty days, I always feel "flutters" in me tummy. HAHA...

We'll just have to wait and see! Oh yeah, we're going on the the airplane in 2 weeks time! That should be your 1st official flight shouldn't it? hehe..

We'll see you again next week at the Scan little one! I can't wait to be told if you're a boy or a girl!

Fathers-to-be have it easy..

Are women actually meant to be the stronger of the 2 genders?
Or are women meant to suffer more than men?

Fathers-to-be tend to be more excited than the expectant mum, don't you agree?

And we, with our growing bellies, have to sit through countless routine check-ups and as of today, I have already lost count on how many blood tests I have done.

We, the womb carriers, are the ones that have to nourish and flourish our little Beh Behs inside us. Any twinge or strange pains, we start to panic.

Fathers-to-be have it good. (pppssstt....come to think of it, even fertility tests, men have it good while women get pricked and probed!)

I believe the level of worry and concern is much higher for the women than man.

So, for 9 months, on a lighter note, I think all fathers-to-be should do everything else, things us women did before we got pregnant - like cleaning the house, cooking, cleaning the bathroom, doing the laundry and ironing...

I can't wait to see you on the screen again...

Hello little Beh Beh

Are you there? I hope you're comfortable in there and growing well. I can't feel you. I can't feel anything. Just...abit uncomfortable when I lay on my side for too long. I can't really stretch too....because I can feel the "pull" from my lower belly.

It's still surreal that you're inside me. I need to see you again on the monitors! Another 3 weeks to go! I hope lady midwife uses the doppler when I visit her. I will then be able to hear you in 2 weeks time! Can you give us a shout out when she places the doppler on my belly?

We're (with big Beh Beh) going shopping later, a day out for us. Maybe I will be able to find something GOOD to eat for you and me!

I'll see you soon!