Family day out

While we have been blessed with great weather so early in the year, we decided to explore the outdoors.

We decided to head to New Lanark, which is a World heritage site about 45 mins out of Glasgow. 

There is a great walk along the Clyde towards the Falls of the Clyde. This is a 5 km walk with a fair terrain or steep hills, steps and mud. It is really worth the views but soon discovered it was tough with a buggy and 3 year old. But we did have fun and are fairly exhausted. I myself thinking I was clever decided to ignore the signs and continued to keep walking. Adding on at least 4km onto our adventure. 

This would have been fairly easy minus mud, child and buggy. 

Considering I have had to reduce my cardio dramatically, it felt really good to hike in the fresh air while pregnant! We stocked up on snacks and water to keep us going. Even though we are a tired trio this evening I cannot wait for our next adventure! 

Spot the difference

The first picture is me 24 weeks pregnant with Layla-Rose and this is me know at 22 weeks!! 

Its a girl!!!

ISo last week was our 20 week milestone.  Which meant baby scan!!!!! Again I felt so anxious coming up to this date, as I hadn't felt baby kick much.  Unlike my first which became noticeable as early as 14 weeks.

But as soon as baby came up in the screen you could clearly see the womb acrobats going on. It's such a strange thing to see all that movement happening inside you but you cannot feel it. 

A full scale inspection of baby was done, no part was left. Brain, heart, limbs, stomach, bladder and kidneys were just some of the areas we were blessed to see. 

While they were looking at the bladder area, I noticed the genitalia. At that moment I knew buy kept it to myself...., just incase I was wrong. Once all the necessaries were done they asked if we wanted to know the sex. Without hesitation we said yes, it would drive crazy not knowing. 

On this occasion it was a quick confident answer 'your having a healthy little girl'

So my guess from both scans and gut instinct were correct! 

The future is exciting and Layla  is beginning to understand more. I can keep all the clothes, blankets and bedding we have. It will be lovely to see her wear the wee items layla used to wear. 

I cannot wait to meet her! 

Today we found out we are having a little girl

Bump cream

This is a product I have come across that is great to pop in your handbag and use throughout the day. 

Since about 12 weeks pregnant the stretching and itching commences when bump begins to grow. 

This pregnacare product feels and smells amazing it contains calendula, aloe Vera and evening primrose oil.  

This body cream protects stretching skin during and after pregnancy.

It's great to use throughout the day when itchiness occurs and it also doesn't leave a greasy residue. 

Great article from pregnancy exercise.

http://www.pregnancyexercise.co.nz/how-to-avoid-diastasis-recti-during-pregnancy/

I have been doing planks in the floor. I think I will start elevating my upper body on a bench or step to take the pressure off my lower abdominals

Strange vibrations

So I am at the start of 16 weeks and today have started feeling a gentle vibrating feeling in my pelvis. The only way I can describe it, is like having a mobile phone in your lap on gentle vibrate. The sensation only lasts for 5 seconds and occurs once every couple of hours, this sensation is not painful.  

I decided to google it, a variation of explanations came up in forums. 

Some of the suggestions are 

• baby moving

• baby against pelvic floor

• baby against a nerve

• uterus expanding 

So if anyone has any clarity on this please reply. Just curiosity.