Anaemic?

This is just a fleeting visit – will write a proper entry tomorrow. I feel so tired I could cry right now. It’s been a busy week – met my mum and dad and bruv for dinner on Wednesday night; got to bed at midnight; last night I met my friend Aysh for dinner in Soho – but I was back home by 9.30pm. Today, 5 – 5!!!! – of my colleagues, on separate occasions, told me I looked very pale and tired.  I gotta agree with them, I look like sh*t. Left school as soon as the kids did at 3.30pm today (on the advice of the head-teacher!!! I must have looked awful), and after I’d caught the train back to Maidenhead I couldn’t face the 15 min walk from the station home….I caught a taxi!!

Bit worried I could be anaemic. My midwife told me my iron levels were low last time I visited her. I take a Pregnacare tablet every day which I thought was covering my iron requirements, but maybe it’s not enough?? I don’t really eat red meat – don’t like it that much. Just been searching the internet for other sources of iron. Some of them are weird – like FIGS?! Yuck. I have shreddies for brekkie every morning – they’re a good source. Uggghhhhh I don’t know. Should I be drinking Guinness?? That was the prescription for iron deficiency in my mum’s day. Seeing the midwife again on Wednesday – will ask her about it then (not the Guiness bit, obviously……..!).

I feel a bit hormonal and all over the place. Suddenly feel very, very BIG! My body feels really unfamilar now. As well as the huge bump, my boobs are bigger and my nipples so ENORMOUS they take over most of each boob!!! Am sure they were looking droopier last night, although Mike reckons they’re sill the same. Hmmmmmm. I also have:

1. Huge thighs – they have REALLY grown

2. Massive ass – when will it stop expanding?

I can’t even turn over in bed without a lot of effort and grunting. Getting up from the sofa is a major task. It feels like the baby’s having a growth spurt and is taking all my food, not leaving any for me- I’m ravenous all the time and I can’t get enough of strawberry Burger King milkshakes……..mmmmmmm! This morning on the train to work I was listening to a beautiful song from the new Keane album on my ipod and I got all teary, thinking about Mike and our gorgeous new baby. But conversely, when Mike rang me this evening to say he was going to be late home because he’s watching the football in the pub, I was snappy and fed-up on the phone – completely unfairly, he’s only going to be an hour late. Am just a mess of hormones…….

I’ll be back tomorrow when I’m feeling a little less pooped. Got some cool belly pics that I’ll post. Have a good Friday night!!

love happycookie and my little mini-cookie – 11 weeks til we meet him!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx