After a particularly stressful time with my restless legs last week my Mum practically dragged me to the Doctors on Monday. It's been years since I've had my Mum come to the Docs with me, so that was weird but useful as I know I would have been heaps more rosy about the situation had she not been there to probe the Doctor a bit more. As it turns out there is really nothing that can be done about Restless Legs Syndrome and at the point that the Dr confirmed this to me I actually broke down in tears as it felt like my last bit of hope had been snatched from me! How embarrassing! It's frustrating that there's nothing that can be done but at least I know for definite now and can just get on with the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy in a different frame of mind. Rather than stressing about finding a solution, I'm just going to have to deal with it and not let it totally wind me up, after all there really isn't long left now . . . I did go and see a hypnotherapist the day after about my legs and also to discuss hypno-birthing and I have agreed to work with her for the next few weeks to see what we can do about both. If anything the whole thing should relax me and a relaxed state of mind must be a positive way forward for the RLS and definitely the upcoming labour experience, which I have to say I am really not all that phased about. Believe me I've heard all of the horror stories under the sun from friends and about friends of friends etc but at this point the way I look at it is that labour is a short process at the end of a long pregnancy to finally allow us to be with our baby and whether it's painful or not it will be over before we know it. What is the point in stressing when I don't know how long, painful or stressful it may or may not be, after all there are people out there that have virtually pain free and good labours. I'm focusing on it being a natural part of life with an amazing end product (actually two if the RLS stops immediately afterwards!) and in a weird way I'm actually really looking forward to the experience. Laugh if you must folks, but I'm at the very least going to go into this as relaxed as I possibly can and let's see what happens . . . if it totally sucks and all I do is complain about the horrific pain and terrible experience afterwards, then you can laugh out loud and tell me 'I told you so', until then just humour me - oh go on! ;-)
I don't know whether it's the hypnotherapy or my change in attitude but I have to admit that I've had a bit more sleep over the past three nights, probably between 3-5 hours a night! I've tried to go to bed not thinking that it's time to try and sleep and have put films on, sometimes three films until I start drifting off and yes my legs have been going, but rather than kick about, stress or get up I've just shuffled around (not the easiest task when you're 34 weeks pregnant with a rock hard, bowling ball like bump attached to your front but never mind), taken a few deep breaths and continued to try and watch the films. Granted I haven't been able to concentrate on the plots all that much, but actually watching them isn't really my intention, it's just to calm my mind down and take the emphasis off of my legs. In the end it works and without having to work or bath at 3am I've been drifting off and sleeping for an hour here and there between about 2am and 8am, lots of toilet stops and wriggling in between but it's a start and if it means storing a little more energy before the little one arrives then it is very much welcomed.
Work wise it's been a pretty good week too, lots going on and lots of positive feedback from existing clients. Plus I'm feeling confident about bringing in some more new clients over the coming month due to the enthusiasm of our new Business Development Manager, so all looking good! I don't think I'll have quite enough clients for James to be able to become a house husband as soon as the babies born, which is a shame as the people he works for (although self-employed) have said they're likely to be really busy soon and he won't be able to have that much time off when she arrives, which is a bit of a pain. If any of you know anyone that has a company that you think would benefit from Social Media then any referrals you can pass my way would be really appreciated, particularly by James! ;-) Any queries can be emailed to us at info@visionodyssey.com and if they want to have a peek at our website it's http://visionodyssey.com - thanks in advance folks ;-)
Socially I have had a really great week too . . . we had a family get together at Mums for my Grandpa and Uncles birthday, I caught up with a friend who I haven't seen for months which was lovely, James and I had another interesting Ante-Natal class and then went to his cousins house Saturday for a big family garden party to celebrate his Auntie and Uncles Ruby wedding anniversary and then today I went to a friends to discover they had very kindly arranged a surprise baby shower for me!! Very spoiled, as not only did I get to spend time with the girls themselves but also I was plied with a lovely spread of savoury food and cakes (plus a special plate of celery and radishes!!) but they also had treated James and I to some Mothercare vouchers, which will come in handy for the last minute bits we need to get - what a fabulous week and what wonderful friends and family I have! Many reasons to feel positive!!
One last minute thing before I sign off for the week . . . the midwife confirmed that the baby is finally head down and heading in the right direction and I've definitely felt feet sticking out of my bump this week, which is really amazing!
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| Bump at 34 & a half weeks |
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| Bump side on at 34 and a half weeks |
I don't know whether it's the hypnotherapy or my change in attitude but I have to admit that I've had a bit more sleep over the past three nights, probably between 3-5 hours a night! I've tried to go to bed not thinking that it's time to try and sleep and have put films on, sometimes three films until I start drifting off and yes my legs have been going, but rather than kick about, stress or get up I've just shuffled around (not the easiest task when you're 34 weeks pregnant with a rock hard, bowling ball like bump attached to your front but never mind), taken a few deep breaths and continued to try and watch the films. Granted I haven't been able to concentrate on the plots all that much, but actually watching them isn't really my intention, it's just to calm my mind down and take the emphasis off of my legs. In the end it works and without having to work or bath at 3am I've been drifting off and sleeping for an hour here and there between about 2am and 8am, lots of toilet stops and wriggling in between but it's a start and if it means storing a little more energy before the little one arrives then it is very much welcomed.
Work wise it's been a pretty good week too, lots going on and lots of positive feedback from existing clients. Plus I'm feeling confident about bringing in some more new clients over the coming month due to the enthusiasm of our new Business Development Manager, so all looking good! I don't think I'll have quite enough clients for James to be able to become a house husband as soon as the babies born, which is a shame as the people he works for (although self-employed) have said they're likely to be really busy soon and he won't be able to have that much time off when she arrives, which is a bit of a pain. If any of you know anyone that has a company that you think would benefit from Social Media then any referrals you can pass my way would be really appreciated, particularly by James! ;-) Any queries can be emailed to us at info@visionodyssey.com and if they want to have a peek at our website it's http://visionodyssey.com - thanks in advance folks ;-)
Socially I have had a really great week too . . . we had a family get together at Mums for my Grandpa and Uncles birthday, I caught up with a friend who I haven't seen for months which was lovely, James and I had another interesting Ante-Natal class and then went to his cousins house Saturday for a big family garden party to celebrate his Auntie and Uncles Ruby wedding anniversary and then today I went to a friends to discover they had very kindly arranged a surprise baby shower for me!! Very spoiled, as not only did I get to spend time with the girls themselves but also I was plied with a lovely spread of savoury food and cakes (plus a special plate of celery and radishes!!) but they also had treated James and I to some Mothercare vouchers, which will come in handy for the last minute bits we need to get - what a fabulous week and what wonderful friends and family I have! Many reasons to feel positive!!
One last minute thing before I sign off for the week . . . the midwife confirmed that the baby is finally head down and heading in the right direction and I've definitely felt feet sticking out of my bump this week, which is really amazing!
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