Appointment Alert : 19th March

So after finishing work yesterday I got home to a letter which had a Warrington Hospital NHS stamp on it thinking it was my scan date I couldn't get it open quick enough, unfortunately, it wasn't my scan appointment but an appointment with the midwife at the hospital. So I guess my last post where I said it was first midwife appointment was really just a 'letting them know I was pregnant appointment!'

Anyways, my appointment is on the 19th March at 2:45pm, luckily I am off work that day. I assume this is when they will do the dreaded weigh in and could possibly be not too nice about my weight. The letter said part of the appointment will be just me and the midwife due to confidentiality but I really want my partner there with me I don't keep anything from him and I feel that if I want him there I should be allowed to have him with me.

The letter also came along with a booklet explaining all the screening tests that are done from now and right through to the baby having hearing tests etc. There seems to be so many things that can go wrong which isn't good for someone like me who has been stressed about things going wrong ever since I found out I was pregnant.

My first midwife appointment

I had my first midwife appointment on the 22nd February I was so worried about it that I took my partner along with me. I have been reading many horror stories on the internet about midwives being horrible towards overweight women and I don't want anyone to ruin this experience for me so I took my partner along because I know I can be sensitive and didn't want to blow things out of proportion. I didn't need to worry my midwife was lovely, she asked lots of different questions the ones I can remember are:

• Last menstrual period
• Any operations and were they under general anesthetic 
• Any family member with diabetes
• About my diet
• Where did I want to have the baby

From my last period she has my due date as my birthday! I think it will change to a few days after that as she didn't ask about the length of my cycle which is all over the place due to PCOS. 

My Mum has diabetes so I will need to have a Glucose Tolerance Test which I was expecting anyways due to my weight. 

The question about my diet was a chance to tell her I had lost 5 stone  on Slimming World, she said I could continue this but recommended I go to a class as I currently do it at home, she must have seen me pull my face so she said just go get the information you don't need to go again, she also gave me the information for the local health trainers. She said that now isn't the time to be losing weight but I do need to keep anything gained as low as possible. 

The question about where to have my baby really threw me as I didn't even think about it, she gave me a choice of three hospitals Bolton Infirmary, St Marys Manchester and Warrington. I chose Warrington because it just seems like a nicer hospital, I've not heard good things about Bolton even though it is closest and Manchester would be a pain to get to in rush hour.

I left the midwife appointment with a prescription exemption form, my healthy eating information and a copy of Emma's Diary which is full of information and vouchers, my partner said my face lit up at the thought of vouchers and free stuff!

Now all I have to do is wait for the scan appointment to come, I am thinking it is probably going to be the first week of April. 

A bit about me

I thought I would start this blog because I love blogging and have just found out that I am pregnant with baby number one.

I am 29 years old and live with my partner of 7 1/2 years, we have been trying for a baby for around 6 months, however, we didn't think it would happen this quickly because I have PCOS and am overweight. My other blogging love is my weightloss blog, I have lost 5 stone (70lbs) and thought I would need lose another 5 stone before I would fall pregnant.

I am currently 5+2 weeks if my working out is correct so a long way to go, at the moment the due date is October 19th which is 3 days after my 30th birthday, I am so glad my plans for a rum-induced coma have been shelved and I will be given the best thing ever.