Warning: Fun times ahead...

27 July 2005, 07:56

For those who missed my startling revelation that I am, in fact, going to bear a child (because no-one’s ever done that before), I am preggers, 14 weeks yesterday. This, for the unmathematical is 98 days of up-the-duffedness, roughly 50 of which has been spent in the throes of the dreaded 24/7 sickness.

For me, that meant entire days of queasiness (thankfully only made love to the porcelain bus thrice!), needing to eat all. the. time, with the very thought of food making me feel even sicker. Oh, the bitter irony! I was wretched.

I would unhappily stuff my face full of pasta alfredos, chips, nasty cheesy food and cruskits. Akin somewhat to Hangover food as that’s exactly how I felt. I stacked on 4 (un)holy kilos in the first trimester. That’s a lot of unwanted blubber, let me tell you.

Now am on healthkick of grave proportions. I have rational fear of being tired and overweight trakky-dak wearing Blubber-Girl. NO! Must be fit, glowing expectant Goddess, dammit!

I have a miracle-working pilates instructor (frightfully expensive wot!) who has been whipping my arse and tummy into shape. I have a chronic herniated disc problem in my lower back which could cause me grief later on in pregnancy-land, so must strengthen those core-muscles, oh yes, indeedy.

Will post pic of big-bellah once I have something to show. I’m barely showing yet or actually feeling preggers. If I hadn’t seen the Morsel on the ultrasound screen (twice – once in emergency – long and ongoing story – and once for my nuchal fold ultrasound – more on that later) I wouldn’t actually believe there was something alive and hiccuping in my uterus.

It’s all a very strange, theoretical proposition…if a baby kicks and hiccups (and, grossly, pees itself) and no-one sees it, is it really there?....

Permanent Link |

1. aaahhhh, the joys of pregnancy. be sure to tell all so that the rest of us get scared OUT OF OUR MINDS! (my family members love to do that so i’m used to it already.)
   — gleek    Jul 28, 03:50 AM    #
2. Ah, I’ll be sure to give you the good oil. But a balanced account to be sure…
   — Kinki    Jul 28, 07:37 AM    #
3. Congratulations Kinki and M!!
   And the all-important question: what star sign do you hope mini McG will be born under?
   Jacq.
   — Jacqster    Jul 28, 10:19 AM    #
4. LOL Love that last bit.
   — Ren    Jul 28, 12:08 PM    #
5. Jacq, to answer thy question: Mini McG is expected to be born under Aquarius (just misses Capricorn, although I’d imagine any McG of McG and mine would have a cunning mine of its own…)
   — Kinki    Jul 28, 12:47 PM    #
6. excellent news, congrats, fingers crossed that all goes well. as the uber-proud father of a now three month old i can clearly and fondly remember all the pregnancy stuff, though i didn’t have to endure all the hard stuff so wife may just disagree (that ‘glowingly pregnant’ look was just for other people).
   
   but it is all worth it in the end…:-)
   — bogue    Jul 29, 10:42 PM    #