Leons birth story as I can remember it... :D

Hi all.

I'm sitting here in front of the laptop and feel like I'm having all the time in the world to surf the net.
The reason for this it that my little lad is sleeping soundly in daddy's arms.
And will probably continue to do so until we need to wake him for a feed.
Yes, that's correct, we need to WAKE him for a feed as he doesn't makes much of a noise of telling us when he's hungry. This might change but for the moment he must be the easiest baby to care for in the world. :D

Anyway, let's tell the story of his big entrance as I remember it...
On Monday, the 26th of May, at around 11 in the morning, whilst still in bed, I felt something wet between my legs but was pretty sure I hadn't pee myself.
I got up and decided to stay up just in case something was going on but once I got up it all felt pretty normal.
Mr. T was on early morning and would be on his way home in just over an hour or so.

But just a short while after being in the kitchen I felt more of a little drizzle coming out.
Thinking this must be it I called the hospital and got to talk to a midwife who said I'd better come in just to be checked out.

I always had this strange feeling of having him early but at 37+2 wasn't what I expected though.

I called Mr. T and told him about the water and that he'd better get home. I could clearly hear the panic in his voice but told him to relax as I felt really calm myself.

When he arrived I told him to relax and have a quick shower before going into hospital.
That would not only make him feel better but also wake him up as he'd be in for a long period of being awake as he's got up around 2.30am in the morning for work.

Once in hospital I was examined and they confirmed that the water had indeed broken.
The normal routine for this scenario is to send the mother home and come back 24 hours later to be induced in case the labour hasn't started by itself by then.
However, as I had a bit of a temperature they suspected that I had an infection and therefore should be starting labour asap.

So that was basically it. No time to wait around and think about it. Specially as I've been tested positive for GBS earlier it was important not to let the time between the breaking of the water and the birth to last longer than 24 hours as this would increase the risk of infection.

I was then taken to the labour ward and put on an oxytocin drip to start my contractions.
Then we waited and waited and waited.
Day became afternoon which then became evening before my contraction finally started to get a bit more strong and regular.
I met 3 different midwives during those hours and was very pleased to find out that the last one (also the nicest) was to stay on her shift until 8 the morning after which meant she was the one to deliver my baby. I also got asked if it was okay for me to have a student in the room for the labour and I didn't mind so we also had a young lad there who was studying to become a doctor.

The med student, the midwife and me..

As the contractions got more frequent and stronger I decided to try out the "gas and air" thing.
So far breathing through the contractions was enough but I really wanted to see if it became easier with the "laughing gas".
It did took the edge of the contractions and for a good few hours I used this as the pain grew stronger.
I could hear other people screaming in the rooms next door and that was a bit unpleasant I must say but what can you do.
The midwife asked me if I wanted an epidural after a while when she saw that the pain was getting worse. I felt okay with only the gas at that stage and decline the epidural and I was also a bit stubborn as I felt like a little pain is only good for you. No pain, no gain.

But only a few more minutes after declining the epidural the contractions became really intense and really uncomfortable. I breathed the gas as much as I could and bet the mouth piece to cope.
It's really fascinating how quickly the contractions increased.
I was now more or less squirming like a worm and finally asked for the epidural.
The midwife said that I was really doing a great job as I've coped without it for so long as she said that some women ask for them almost straight away.

Of course by this time the other women in labour also seemed to have asked for one so the anesthetist was a bit queued up bit I was told I was next.
I can tell you that that bit of a wait was probably the longest of my life... ha,ha.. at least it seemed like it. But finally I was given the injection and the pain was no more.
I could relax and breath through the contractions again without the gas and air but still feel the sensation of a bit of pain. Perfect!

I was dilating as I should which was good as if I wouldn't they'd given me an caesarean section within a certain hours.

But finally I've reached the 10 cm I needed and was ready to bring the little one into the world.
I couldn't wait to start pushing. I could still feel the contractions with a bit of pain and I think this was great as I've ready that so many women doesn't feel the contractions or pain at all and therefore the likelihood of an instrumental delivery (ventouse, forceps or/and episiotomy) increases.

After only 5 pushes he was born at 03.40am on the 27th of May. Amazing! He weighed 3009 gram.
I didn't tore or felt pain too bad. There is a stinging sensation when the head is on it's way out but in my case it was not to bad at all. If this was down to the epidural I don't know but it was good.
Mr. T cut the cord and got to see the baby before he was put onto my chest for a 20 minute cuddle.

But here is where the rosy text book labour ends.
The third stage of the labour is where you deliver the placenta.
Usually you get a drip to make the uterus to contract and deliver the placenta within 10-15 min.
But in my case this drip did not work! No placenta was seen.
I had a horrible feeling of this would happened as it was the same when I had Milo.
The worse thing was that I had by now started to bleed a lot and I could see that the midwife got concerned and other midwives came into the room.
After a while longer a doctor appeared and I heard them talking about taking me asap to the (operating) theatre.
From then on it's a bit of a blur but Mr.T said that I apparently had a seizure due to the loss of blood. I remember kind of falling asleep and then waking up again.
They took me to the theatre and I was given a top up of the epidural.
I remember feeling the doctor "poking" around inside my tummy as they had to manually remove the placenta in order to stop the bleeding.
I think I drifted in and out of consciousness but I remember seeing a lot of bloody things being around.
After finally given the all cleared and the blood loss stopped I was wheeled into the recovery room.
I feel asleep but only to wake up 5 minutes later. i kept doing this for at least two hours while I was in there.
I was shaking uncontrollably and this was due to the epidural wearing off I was told.
Mr. T and Leon came in to see me. Mr. T was very worried and I must admit that so was I when it was most critical.
I remember thinking that I didn't want to die now that Leon was here.
Apparently I've also said so.

Anyway, I was laying in the recovery room for a few hours before being well enough to be wheeled to the post natal ward.
There was a VERY tired Mr.T waiting for me with baby Leon.
Mr. T had at this stage been up for over 27 hours and was crying out for a sleep.

He then left and me and baby Leon finally got to see each other again.
But from here my memory is a bit blurred. I can't remember much of what happened.
I was wheeled in to the ward at approx 6.30am and I remember getting brekkie at 8am.
The reason for remembering this was that I was really hungry by now as I hadn't eaten since god knows when as we left home before I even got a glass of juice in my tummy.
And because of they not knowing if I would need a caesarean I wasn't allowed food during labour.
But I must admit that I had an odd Kit Kat before being told not to eat anything.
And being in labour on an empty tummy isn't ideal I think. And then the blood loss on top of that.

Anyway. Things felt okay once the day progressed. I held my little boy and tried to breastfeed him but this didn't worked out too well.
He was more happy to smile at me than latch on to the breast.
At first the staff didn't seem to worried as he had good blood sugar levels after being in the womb so he was fine without feeding for time being.
Unfortunately the next day and night was the same. They now started to check how often he fed and if his nappy was soiled.
He did have that first "meconium poo" and a wee but the feeding didn't pick up.

To sum up what happen after that...
He had a little bit of jaundice (Swedish: Gulsot) and that also affected his blood levels that got worse.
He lost weight and they didn't wanted him to loose more now but he did.
And the fact that he wasn't feeding well probably made matters worse.
I thought that we'd go home but as he wasn't well he was taken to Neonatal Ward to be given light therapy for the jaundice and to improve the blood levels.

Our little lad getting light therapy

I was probably getting the baby blues and the lack of sleep got to me and I was crying as I didn't wanted to stay another night, especially on the ward with Leon on another.
They said that of course could I go home and come back the day after.
I was so relieved to hear that but to leave my baby in the hospital was heartbreaking although it was what he needed.

The hardest part was that it felt like a bit of deja vu.
This was the second time, within a year, that I left the maternity hospital without a baby.
I can tell you that doesn't feel good at all.
But at least this time my baby was alive and was going to be fine.

So today after doing some shopping in town, got a breast pump and bottles to make feeding easier, we went to the hospital to check on Leon.
I've been very tired all day and dizzy. My blood levels are not good due to the heavy blood loss, I lost a litre of blood that night, and the docs said before that if I ever felt dizzy I might need a blood transfusion.
This actually scares me and is something I really don't want to I kept a pretty good face when they asked me today again.
But I do feel better now so I think I'm on the mend.

The good news of us being able to bring little Leon home was the best thing I ever heard.
We've taken the bus into town so Mr. T was quick to go home again and get the car to come and pick us up.
I stayed with Leon in the neonatal ward and was able to breastfeed him a bit but also give him a little bottle of formula that he's on from now on.

Phew... I've been sitting here typing this stuff for quite a while now.
Leon's in bed and I should go to as I need to have fed him again before 4 am again. Then it's daddy's shift.

There's more to tell but for now this is it.

Take Care!
/Jess

Leon's home!! Yipee!!

Quick update!

Went into the hospital today after buying some breastfeeding essentials in town and then got the great news that he could come home with us tonight!!
Mr. T headed home straight away again, we took the bus in, to get the car and then we went home.
But we got caught in the worst traffic ever as Celine Dion is playing here tonight.

Celine Dion and Il Divo's pulling people..

But we're home now and we need to try to feed the little one..who rather sleeps than eats!! :D

More updates later!

Loads of hugs!
/Leon's mammy and daddy!

Leon's here!!

Hello everybody and thank you all so much for the comments in the previous post!!

Yes, the little prince arrived at 3.40am on the 27th of May and weighed 3009gram but we're not to sure about the length as it's not measured here.

Unfortunately our little Leon is still at the hospital due to being treated for jaundice in the neonatal ward but will be home tomorrow or the day after. He's also lost some weight since birth as he became dehydrated due to the breastfeeding hasn't been to successful. But besides from that he's all healthy and needed no special care at birth.

But I will update my blog with all of what happened since my water broke on Monday the 26th of May when I was still only 37+2 weeks gone, but for now I need to rest as I'm still a bit affected of all the latest events in my life.
(And loosing 1000 ml blood in stage three of labour! Not good!)

We're missing Leon so much it hurts like a knife been stuck into my mummy and daddy's hearts!

But here are some pictures of our GORGEOUS baby son!
Eye candy for everyone!!

A very new baby

Bonding with daddy!
Look at those dimples in his cheeks! :D

What a little heart breaker!

Cute moi?

Without the hat on..

Yo! Dig this!

Want a kiss??

I'm such a charmer!!

Blowing "raspberries"

More pictures to come later!

Many Hugs!
/The McKinney family

Feckin heartburn!

Hello there.

Today is a dull day here in Dublin.
It's grey and rainy outside. A prefect day to be snuggled up infront of the telly with your loved one.
My loved one is currently at work and wont be home until after 11 tonight... :(

I woke up this morning around 5.30 am and felt awful. I got heartburn!
I thought I'd be fine now for those last weeks but not a chance.
As I've never had heartburn before becoming preggers, I felt really uncomfortable.
Had to put loads of pillows behind my back and kind of sit/lay in the bed to make the burning sensation to pass.
It didn't work so I go up to watch telly at 6. Not much on I'd tell you unless you're a fan of home-shopping!

I managed to lay down in the sofa after a while and around 8 I went back to bed and slept soundly until 12.30! :D

I think I'll try not to eat anything too stodgy after 6pm tonight to see if that might improve things.
Or maybe it's just that Leon's getting so big now so there's no escape?

For a little while ago I decide to give the prenatal listening device another go.
But same shit this time. Not a single heartbeat from the baby could be heard. Just tappings and other non recognizable sounds.
That thing must be the worst purchase ever.
I know that I have an anterior (front) placenta but that machine must be crap as I'm 37 weeks gone and nothing can be heard! Even though that I'm at the same time feel him moving around a bit.
Could it be due to me being too fatty? That the sound can't penetrate the pork? :D
Anyway, I'll keep the gizmo for now if case any of my friends here becomes preggers. It might work on them.

Take Care!
/Jess -Queen of Pork

Good stats on todays antenatal check-up!

Good afternoon.

I've just come home from a routine check-up at the hospital.
Today, to my amazement, things were very quick. I don't know if there was less people or just more doctors and nurses working but everything went pretty smoothly.

My blood pressure was 118/92, if I'm not mistaken, and my urine must have been okay too as they didn't mentioned it.

When I saw the doc, he measured my belly and listened to the baby's heartbeat with one of them trumpet things. :D
He said that everything sounded and looked just fine.
I asked him about the weird sound in my ear and he assured me that it had nothing to do with my blood pressure.
Oh, well.. I'm just gonna leave it now and see if it disappears for good once Leon is born.
At the moment it's gone again. It was there in the morning but not much and as the day went on it just disappeared.

Anyway, I'm back to the hospital in two weeks again but the doc said that he wanted me to have a scan too. Just in case.
Not that he was worried about anything (I hope) but he said just to be sure.
When I went back to the reception the woman there rang the US department but they didn't have any slots until in 3 weeks time.
The receptionist asked me to go back to the doc and tell him that there wasn't any slots and see what his response would be.
Anyway, after a bit back and forth I got hold of the hamster nurse, the one that made my bp shoot through the roof before, who followed me back to the reception as the doc was gone for the day or something.
She was really lovely, and relaxed, this time and checked my journal and told the receptionist that the doc probably wanted me to have a scan due to my previous medical history.
In my journal it says SB among the notes which means "Still Birth" but that wasn't the main reason for losing Milo, but if it makes me getting an extra scan I'm just grateful. Good to be extra checked.
After this the US gave me an appointment for next week.

Then the week after that I'll go back for a normal check-up again.
I just hope little Leon doesn't decide to pop out earlier! :D

Take Care!
/Jess

The munchies has landed! Mmmmmm!

Good afternoon,

We've now been and collected the packet sent from my folks with all the good stuff that I've longed for! Mmmm...
I've already eaten one of the cheese sausages and 3 Wasa Husmans with kaviar. Heaven!
Mr. T tried one of the candy mushrooms but spat it out as it had full of salt rubbed of on it from the other salty candy. :D
My folks also send two Malaco bags with candy. But these are really not my style as they are sugary and sour I think so they will be Mr. T's.
Better for me...he,he.... keep all the rest to my self! Ha,ha... all 1 kg of it!!

Oh yeah, not to forget, we've also been to Dunnes to change the girly clothes that I bought for the neighbours kid, who turned out to be a boy!
We paid her a visit yesterday and got the hold the little bundle of joy. His name is David and he's such a sweetheart and not a single cry came out of him during our visit.
I think he liked me as he was looking at me all the time and even his mom said that he'd must like me a lot...he,he...
My little one kicked a bit when I held David, maybe he was jealous or wanted to come out and play? :D

Once at Dunnes we also bought this plant displayed below. This is the first living thing that's entered our flat except humans. It's really about time. Looks pretty too.


Take Care!
Time to attack the Cheese Doodles!
/Jess

Upwards and onwards...

Good afternoon.

Today has been a very good day. Not only can I walk like a normal (but pregnant) person again but we've also been to Blanchardstown and bought a few more stuff for Leon's imminent arrival.
We bought some muslin squares (as I've read that you should have these but for what I'm not too sure..he,he..), a pair of newborn soothers, nipple cream and some fitted sheets for the cot.
I wanted to get some sort of sun blind for the car but I thought that the prices at Mothercare was a bit steep so I'll have a look elsewhere before buying there.

Not only did I finally get out of the house but whilst we were walking inside the shopping centre I spotted a sign saying something about hypertension.
And it appeared that they had a little stand there where you could check your blood pressure for free. Great!
Just what I needed as I missed out on this earlier this week.
I got checked and had 118/108 or something so that's great and that after walking around a bit so I'm well pleased! :D
Mr. T got his checked to and we're both good.
So with those good news and the sun shining we decided to pop into TGI's for one last steak before the little one arrives.

Now we're back home and I think I'll just chill out now for the rest of the evening with my hubby.

Take Care!
/Jess

Getting better already...Wohooo!

Hello there,

It's only a day since I wrote my last post and complained about my pains but I'm already on the mend.
I knew that rest would do me good and sort this out.
I don't need to push the chair in front of me any longer..
Magic! :D
I still take it very slow when walking about, just in case.

What a brilliant way to start the weekend, especially as my hubby has the weekend off!!


Wish you all the best and enjoy your weekend!

Hugs!
/Jess

An update from an invalido!

Good evening.

It's about time I made a little update on my blog and told you what's up with me.
Well, I can say that today and since yesterday my ear is back to normal again.
Unfortunately I cant say the same about my left hip/leg.

After my last post on Monday my hip started to hurt more and more throughout the day.
It got really bad and after a few hours I couldn't stand, sit, lay or walk around without a pounding pain running from my hip/joint and down my leg and in my lower back.
I'm not one for taking painkillers as quick solution, more of a last straw, but the pain was unbearable and I had to send Mr. T out to get some Panodol as the only strong painkillers we had at home is not suitable during pregnancy. (Even though it was very tempting to swallow a whole jar at the moment).
The maximum allowance of tablets during 24 hours was 8 and before bedtime I'd had just that.
They did take the edge of the worst of the pain but the night was more or less sleepless as I couldn't relax and needed to turn over from side to side to easy my discomfort even the turning meant a struggle with the pain.
I might add that at this stage I was unable to walk unaided without holding on to the walls or Mr. T and felt sorry for myself and was on the limit of almost crying.
Mr. T had to help me to the toilet and even help me to sit down as the pain in the hip when sitting down was to bad for me to handle by myself.

The nightly trips to the loo was a bit of a nightmare as it took me approx 3 minutes to hobble along the wall from my bed to the loo and the loo is next door to our bedroom.
Mr. T was sleeping in the spare room as he's on very early mornings this week but he still woke up and came to my aid when he heard me trying to reach the loo.
He's such a sweetheart.

All this made me a bit concerned for my little baby too. But I know that he wouldn't feel any pain but it still felt so bad when a pain shot through and then he'd move.
And those painkillers cant be good either but I just had to take them.
Anyway, as this pain started very similar to a pain I had in my shoulder a year ago I'd know that enough rest will eventually resolve it and I'd be right as rain.

But as I was still unable to move enough on Tuesday too, I missed my appointment with the hospital for my regular check-up.
I managed to get some sleep during the day and never called them to cancel which I should have done but the phone was left in the bedroom and I was in the living room.
A midwife later called in the afternoon wondering what happened and why I hadn't come in.
I was actually surprised that they noticed but I supposed they do have a record of who should be in and so on.
Anyway, she'd said that they really wanted to see me and asked if I could come on on Wednesday instead as they wanted to check my leg too.
I tried to explained that I'd slept in an awkward position or sprained the hip or something and that my leg probably would be better after some rest but said that I'd be in Wednesday and would let them know if there would be any changes.

Wednesday morning came and I managed to hobble, with the help of a kitchen chair acting as a rollator, into the bath room and have a much needed shower.
But when Mr T arrived home from work he thought that we shouldn't go in as trying to get me down the stairs would only make things worse and he was probably right.
I mean, I couldn't walk 1 meter unaided so even with him by my side, 2 flights of stairs would not be ideal. And then to get me in and out of a car. Nightmare!

So we rang the hospital and told them that we couldn't come in and if there was any possibility to a later appointment on Friday or something.
Due to them being busy, Mr. T had to leave a message regarding this on some answer machine. (Yes, I made him call, I hate to talk on the phone!)

After some hours a girl, from reception or something, called back and I took the call.
Once again I explained why we hadn't been in and asked if we could come later this week if the leg was better.
She said she needed to talk to a midwife and would call back later.

I waited for the return call but after 6pm I thought they forgotten about us.
Then after 7pm, a somewhat annoyed (?) midwife, I presume, called and Mr. T answered.
He told her the same story about the leg and why we couldn't come in.
She said that they wanted to see me as they wanted to rule out a blood clot in my leg and since my blood pressure been high they needed to check that too.
I suppose they never really got the reason of the sore leg in the first place.
I would have loved to go in and get checked up but when your practically immobile you really don't have much of a choice but to stay put, unless you wanna call an ambulance or something.

Well, the outcome of this is anyway that I will go in next week as usual and get checked up then.
I couldn't get any appointment this week but I reckon I wouldn't have made it to the hospital anyway.
It's too bad though that I'll miss out on being checked up this week but I hope that the blood pressure and the urine stay as normal as they should.

At the moment the hip/leg is much better.
I can move around a little quicker with my improvised rollator, aka the chair, and can sleep on both sides.
The constant pain is gone so I reckon that after the weekend I should be good to go again.
I can't walk totally unaided just yet as I feel that the pressure when walking on my left leg is making the pain to return and I really don't want to aggravate anything now when it's on the mend.

Time to move away from the laptop too as my back hurts a bit if I sit to long in this position.

But I'm saying like Arnie.. "I'll be back..."..:D

Take Care!
/Jess

Skipping class....

Good morning.

I should not be sitting here in front of the laptop now, I should be at the hospital to attend my first antenatal class that I somehow seem to have postponed and postponed.
But I'm not and the reason for this is that when I woke up around 8 this morning I could barely hear myself.
The buzz thing is back but this time it's not just the buzzing thing, this time it's also affected my hearing and I'm hard of hearing as it is so that's sucks big time....
It feels like my ear has popped, just like it sometimes does when flying but I cant seem to shift this "pop". And all the sounds around me is really distorted. I was using the micro but got scared as the sound was really strange instead of the usual. Freaky!

But buzz/pop-ear aside, it's not the only reason of today's skipping class act.
I've felt a bit of pain next to the top of my left leg, at the groin area. It's like I've stretched it somehow. Might have turned over in bed to hasty? :D
So walking is a bit a hassle at the mo but hopefully this will ease up during the day.

Anyway, I have appointment at the hospital tomorrow again,for my regular check up so I'll try to get another appointment with the antenatal class. But I must admit it's a bit embarrassing by now to keep asking for new appointments. But a girl gotta do what a girl gotta do.. :D

Take Care!
/Jess... the one with the wonky ear!

Another baby in the house! :)

Good evening,

Something nice happened just a little while ago when Mr. T and I was coming home after the grocery shopping.
We met our neighbour from downstairs in the hallway and with him in a carry-cot was a little cute baby.
It was a little baby girl and she was only around 5 weeks old!
This proves how little you see of your neighbours around here...unfortunately.
We told him, if he somehow couldn't see my huge belly, that we only have about 4 weeks to go until our baby boy will arrive.

I think it's awesome to find another couple with a little baby so close.
I will see if I can find some cute baby girl clothes and pop around there someday and give them more proper congratulations!

One of the things that Mr. T asked him was if the baby cried a lot...ha,ha... think that's his biggest fear. :D

I'll go and read my new baby magazine now and fantasize of what to come in just a few weeks time...

Take Care!
/Jess

A bit of a weepy day...

Good evening.

I've been into town today to have lunch with a Swedish friend of mine.
She's the girl that just had found out that she was pregnant the last time I saw her.
Unfortunately since then things haven't been good for her.
They've discovered that her little baby had died in the womb in week 9 or something but her body had strangely enough kept going like she was still pregnant in week 17.
I feel so sorry for her. And her experience at the hospital have been bad.
But she's keeping her spirits high and they will try to conceive again.
I wish her all the luck in the world.

On my way home on the bus, the little one was awake and made himself known.
That makes me feel so good.

As I'm a member of a family site on the Internet I last night wrote a post regarding how I felt about losing our first born.
The response have been amazing and a lot of girls that's been in the same situation have sent me messages. It feels good to have their support when you get your down days.

A little while ago I couldn't help myself but to look at some of the pictures we have of our little Milo.
As the hormones are raging in my body I couldn't help myself and started to cry.
Afterwards I felt a lot better.
I sent off a text to Mr. T saying that I wish that we'll see him again someday and he responded that he wishes so too.
I love that he's always so supportive and caring when I need his support.

Btw, I bought Mr. T a book today before going home.
It's called "A dad's guide to babycare". I hope he'll find it interesting to read as it's aimed to blokes.

Now it's time for me to lay down in the sofa and wait for my beloved to come home.

Take Care!
/Jess (Buzz-free today! :))

The buzz is back but good things are to come...

Good afternoon.

The buzzing in my ear is unfortunately back again. I woke up this morning and there it was.
I'm trying not to have the volume too high on the telly as it makes me feel all dizzy.
It would be really interesting to see if my blood pressure is very high now or something but I reckon I just have to wait until my next appointment at the hospital to see if there's any improvement.

The little man inside gave me a bit of a scare last night/ early morning. He was being so quiet but after a few firm strokes on the belly he finally moved a bit, enough to make me go back to sleep.
Fortunately he's now present again. I can often feel him when sitting in front of the computer.
I think it might be that he's getting a little squashed and therefore I feel him more. :D
I have played some music for him as this week his hearing should be completed.

The weather is great again but today I'll just stay in and relax in order to try to get rid of this buzzing thing in my ear.

I spoke earlier to my mom and they've sent of a packet of goodies for me...
Since seeing all the pictures of the candy on Annikas blog, I've been dying to get my hands on some hard salty Swedish candy.
My dear friend Sofia is the one who's chosen the candy to be sent but I trust that she got all the stuff she know I like. The candy bag weighs 1 kg!! Lovely jubbly!! :D
And seeing that it was a bit more space left in the box, my folks also added some Kalles Randiga kaviar, cheese sausages (Mr.T favourites) and some Cheese Doodles!!
Yummy!

Now I have something to look forward to for next week.
The pregnant woman shall thereby indulge without shame! Ha,ha...

Take Care!
/Jess

Looovely weather..and high blood pressure again!!

Hello friends.

I have once again high blood pressure. But I reckon it's not high enough to be alarming as the doc wasn't too concerned.
He told me to relax and rest, which is what I do most of the time anyway.

When I woke up this morning that buzz was back in my ear again.
Not as bad as the first time but it sure was there.
However, it disappeared some time after leaving the clinic so hopefully it means that the blood pressure has gone down (if the two are even linked at all) ??

Mr. T been working overtime today so after he'd finished we met up at our local shopping centre and bought some meat for tonight's barbie.
Lamb shoulders, chicken and a some bbq ribs.
We're hoping that some friends will join us but we'll see if we can get hold of them..

The weather's great and the sun is shining. The summer is fast approaching.
I'm happy!

Only 36 days to go now... exciting!

Take Care!
/Jess

Blood pressure okay for today...

Hi there,

Just a quick post to tell you that my blood pressure was okay when I had it checked at the doc's earlier in the afternoon.
Good to hear so that I can feel relaxed over the weekend.

I've had a strange buzz in my ear yesterday and two days before that I've never had before.
I was only "located" to my left ear and it made me all dizzy when I heard my own voice or low loud noises, as when a truck drove by outside. Really freaky and strange.
I googled it, as I always do, and found that it might have something to do with hypertension.
But when I quickly mentioned this today to the doc he said it was probably just my ear that was popped or something. But when holding my nose and trying to get rid of the buzz that was nothing happened. Well, well.. it's gone today and I hope that it stays that way.
I'm going back to see my GP on Tuesday again and then bring the urine sample and have my blood pressure checked again. And I will also ask about the result of the last urine sample that was sent for a test.

Have a nice weekend.

Take Care!
/Jess