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Summer week 24

Hi all,
Sorry this is a day late but i had warned you it probably would be.
So yesterday we went to the first antenatal class. I was by far the most pregnant woman there. As i have explained previously there was a mix up and i should have been to the first class ages ago so i was not too surprised by this. The other women were between 14 - 18 weeks and most of them were not even showing. The midwife holding the session was great - very funny but obviously loved her job. We discussed various things like posture, how to sit at work and how you should lay in bed to how your internal muscles are changing and why. We also practiced our pelvic floor excercises which was hilarious as she made Phil join in (men have a pelvic floor too you know). I should also point out at this stage that there were only two guys there, phil and another lad the same age named freddy.
I didn't really learn anything i didn't already know or hadn't already experienced but i think phil found it all quite interesting. She went over some stuff about stomach muscles and a common problem woman have nowadays is that the bottom stomach muscles are worked on to the point where they are too strong. If they are too strong they do not have any give in pregnancy and that is why so many women today grow to the front and not much at the sides. This lack of stretch causes the long muscles that run side by side down the front of your tummy to split in the middle and cause a dome effect. This is when you tense your stomach muscle there is a strange dome like shape that appears down the centre of your tummy. I have this. Not sure how serious it is yet but i have to show my midwife on monday and she will advise me of ways not to make it worse. I wouldn't have known about this if i hadn't have gone to the class so it was well worth it.
It was meant to last 2 hours but we were actually in there for over 3 hours... we were all talking too much i think. As predicted Phil was the teachers pet, she definately took a shine to him. He did ask lots of questions but i was very proud of him and i am sure the other women were slightly enviouse of how much he wanted to learn and be involved.
Class 2 will be much more interesting as we will be discussing labour and breathing etc.
I actually feel like a whale now. I am doing that pathetic thing of struggling to get out of chairs and groaning when i have to lug my fat tummy anywhere. Can't walk too far as i get so out of breath - apparently the uterus is starting to squash my lungs a bit so breathlessness is very normal and will get worse.
Started to think about when i will leave work. I only need to give them about 4 weeks notice so its still quite soon but for my own piece of mind i want to have a date to work to. Adding on my rmaining holiday etc it looks like i will be leaving on or around the 17th August (only 3 months time) its all so exciting.
Oh - my Aerosmith tickets turned up this week. I think i must be mad going to stand about in Hyde park watching them while being extremely huge!!! They are worth it though.
Also i have been informed this week that Orlando Bloom (my future second husband) will be appearing in a play in London - have to have tickets!!! He was quoted as saying "I'd like to live a proper family life - with a partner and kids. That's what it's all about, isn't it?" Yes Orlando, that is what its all about and i already have a baby on the way!!!! (Phil - I'm obviously only joking.... There is no way Orlando would actually be reading my blog).
Back to reality, Phil bought a nintendo Wii a couple of days ago which is brilliant. Hope none of my neighbours could see into my living room as i must look like a right idiot pretending to play golf & tennis etc.
I have nothing else to write I'm afraid.
I have a nice evening to myself tonight so i am thinking a long hot bubble bath, some dairy milk whole nut (large bar of) and some Daniel Craig and that is my evening sorted.
Catch you next week.
Mum to be
xxxxxxx

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