It’s been a YEAR!

So... this is awkward!

It’s amazing how much time you DONT have when you have a baby!
No exaggeration at all... where the hell did the time go?

Well, Jakes now 1, I get married in 8 months, I’m back at work and life is the same but oh so different!

I have some ideas that I want to do as I have now spent the last year being a mum I feel I have more to offer.

Watch this space!

I’ll be back full force... I hope! 2018 will be the year for Being Mummy Allen.

Baby Is Here...

Good MORNING!!

So, I had a baby...i went into labour on Tuesday 3rd Jan 2017; i started to get lower back pain and period type pains which started in the morning, i honestly thought they were just body aches from having such a huge baby in my tummy.

My contractions began tuesday night and i called the midwife unit at the hospital and they told me to have a bath and try and get some sleep! I managed too but when i woke up my contractions were every 20 mins apart and MY GOD they hurt! I kept thinking any time now i am going to be having them 3-4 mins apart and i can go to hospital and have a baby!

That wasn't the case, they went down to 10,9,7 then 5... then back up to 60 mins! That wednesday was the longest day of my life. 

I went to hospital to get checked out and i was 1CM DILATED!? I was so upset and in so much pain i couldn't sleep and just cried if i am honest.

On the Thursday I was due for an induction at 11am and i went in and was told they would hold off as i was already in labour.

Unfortunately i don't remember much more aside from being given 2 shots of pethadine (which was so helpful.... i slept) and waking up Friday morning being told i was going to the delivery suite and i was straight on the gas and air!

Fast forward again a few hours and i had my waters broken... I was so high from the gas i really don't remember much more then i suddenly threw up and i wanted to push!

I pushed for two hours and then the doctor came in to assist with forceps and at 21:22 Friday night i had my beautiful baby boy who weighed in at 9lb!

I have now decided i am going to use this space as my post baby diary with my personal experiences.

Wish I remembered more!

Kerry

39 Weeks Pregnant

So, i was being dramatic and my cousin said to me i should continue this blog so i am!

having a baby isn't just the pregnant stage its also the having the baby and then what happens afterwards!

I am now 39 weeks and 2 days pregnant which means i am actually in the home straight of having this baby and i wish it would happen right now!

Other then the aches and pains of my body changing preparing for labour, its very exciting feeling him move around and how low i can feel his movements too!
He's still not settled though and by that i mean his limbs are everywhere still and he doesn't feel like he's ready to come out which is nice to think i have made a nice home for him for the past 9 months but enough is enough and he has a lovely home and family to come and meet!

I am going to post a section about how i have surprised myself personally and how pregnancy just keeps throwing me curve balls!

Check back in soon,

Kerry x

Diary; My Second Trimester #6

Im not coming into the end of my second trimester and i can hardly believe it! Its officially the home stretch now and I couldn't be more excited to meet by baby boy!

Looking back on my second trimester I have to say it wasn't everything i was expecting purely because a lot of people referred to it as the 'honeymoon period' of your pregnancy! this wasn't the case for me; i was still very much lacking energy and with a ridiculously hot summer in the UK i can safely say the struggle was real. But in saying that it also showed me some of the most amazing moment i could of asked for!

Body Image

Well, I can safely say that this was the part of my second trimester i was not going to enjoy because this is the stages were you get BIG! for some women they don't for others they get bigger then I did but it was something very weird to get used too and where maternity jeans  and leggings actually become your best friends!
I will add a photo from about week 14 to week 26 which shows my bump progress!

I did put on a lot of weight in my second trimester which shows in my face and legs due to an increase in eating and lack of excessing because i have been so tired! for the first 5 to 6 weeks i really got down about this and would cry because i just felt like i let myself go, but the reality is - I'm pregnant and its going to happen! so now i embrace the fact that this is the best excuse i have to sit on my back side and eat cakes (occasionally).

I have however been exercising; going out for walks, doing pregnancy yoga and still keeping myself involved with BJJ. This has helped keep some of the weight off but don't worry too much - after baby is born is when you can worry about loosing anything!


Aches and Pains

Toward the end of my second trimester i noticed a lot of aches and pains were starting on my lower back and pelvic area!
I spoke to my midwife abut these and she has referred me to a physio to get it sorted as i don't want any issues during labour. I was told it is where the pelvis is now softened and the muscles, etc are now moving around to accommodate a growing person inside you which means that it is a lot weaker so doing your everyday tasks can be a struggle and even be the simple trigger!
If you are feeling any types of aches and pains make sure you do mention it to the midwife because it could cause a lot of issues; I find doing stretches in yoga and sitting down when it does get painful helps.

Baby Movements

This is by far the best thing about being pregnant in my eyes! Feeling your baby move - I can still remember the first time i felt him move inside me and it felt like a bubble popping, this was around week 17/18 and i remember being sat on my sofa and thinking 'what the hell was that' and it didnt happen again so i thought it might of been wind, i then felt it again a few days later with a lot of force and i shouted the same thing and i knew that was the baby!
Throughout the weeks the movements get a lot stronger and the popping feels more like a small kick and you can just about see your tummy move! Then comes the alien like sensations where your looking at your tummy and all of a sudden you can SEE the baby moving inside, this could be simply moving from one side to another or your tummy being lifted up in one area, it sounds weird but its actually really cute!


So these were the only things i could think of from my second trimester which were different from my first?

Hope you enjoyed!

Thanks

Kerry xoxo

Diary; The Anomaly/ Gender Scan and reveal #5

Its been a while since you've seen your baby now and trust me it feels like forever when you just want to see there face again and how much they've grown!

By this point i really just couldn't wait to find out exactly what i was having! such an exciting time now being able to plan what to buy and get an official name sorted. I was a lot more relaxed this time going into the maternity ward as I felt good even though its a big scan you aways want to think positive!

Not a lot was going on to be honest through my mind at this time aside from wanting to see my little baby again but as always waiting for your name to be called does make the wait feel so long.
I remember needing a wee because i had a full bladder when i didnt need to so i went and then obviously as i come out when my name was finally called and the sonographer and Karl were just stood staring at me...Talk about undated attention.

When we were in the room it was all a familiar sight as before and there my beautiful baby was, just bouncing around and being a proper trouble maker for the sonographer! Just would not stay still i was almost emabarresed because the baby had a mind of its own and kept kicking back every time the doppler was pushing down, baby has sass! along with making it very hard for them to make sure all was good we finally got there in the end and baby was fine... All looking good!

We were then asked if we wanted to know the gender to which we said YES! She wasn't too convinced we would find out because of how much of a pickle baby had been during the scan but obviously i am the mother to one proud baby because low and behold legs wide open and you could see everything and thats when i found out i was going to be a Mum to a baby BOY! I obviously was beyond excited!

Me and Karl then went to Southampton for the day because we had to wait for the evening to tell our families what were having. I decided on gender reveal cakes which were made by a friends mum and she did an amazing job!
And i needed to make the reveal online stand out even more so with the help of Karls sister i made a cute little photo out of the scans and other items!

Thanks for reading!

It was a quick one because I'm not feeling brilliant and i have a baby kicking on my bladder but regardless i hope you liked it!

Kerry xoxo