I Think I May Have Had a False Alarm.....
25 September 2008 11:29 a.m.
Yesterday I was getting a little worried.
I really did not feel very good at all.
From around noon I had a constant feeling of sickness. Nothing I could do would stop me feeling sick. Not even cleaning out the cupboards in my room, rearranging the bedroom furniture, changing the sheets on the bed. Dusting or looking through the cupboard to check that I had all the baby stuff I thought I had.
I think I am SEVERELY nesting now.
The sickness feeling didn't fade and by mid afternoon I had a constant tingling pain in my lower back.
By the time bf got home from work the feeling of sickness and back pain combined was worse than ever.
I am still getting so many braxton hicks and what with my other symptoms I'd had all day, I was actually wondering if I was in the early stages of labour. Still, it did all slow down mid evening and I finally felt well enough to eat a fish bake with peas and salad around 9pm then went to bed happily and slept really well with just one toilet trip.
Today I feel a little better but still seem to be having alot of braxton hicks and I am STILL feeling sick like I have done almost the whole pregnancy.
It sounds strange admitting I am not too sure what to expect with this birth thing but the truth is Matthews birth was so quick and easy, I never really noticed any signs that he would be have soon been here.
I remember nesting about a week before he was born but the first indication I had of being in labour was when my waters broke. My back pain was no worse than normal and I had no contractions until I had been in hospital for several hours and I seemed to go straight into the strong contractions with Matthew being born around 5 hours later. I hadn't felt sick like I did yesterday but I did have a bad headache.
I shouldn't be confused and wondering if it's labour, I've already had one child, I should sort of know. But when that whole pregnancy and birth was so easy, It's hard to compare.
For the last week at least I have had so many minor symptoms. As well as feeling really bad yesterday with many "telltale signs" (damn search engines!) I've had a lot of discharge too.
Also I am nearly 90% sure baby has dropped. I am not as uncomfortable again now. I have less back and joint pain in bed, I seem to be walking easier with less discomfort and today I comfortably had a walk around town spending my birthday money buying myself a lovely red jacket.