Susanne Remic is a primary school teacher, freelance writer and parenting blogger. She writes at Ghostwritermummy and Maternity Matters and in between all of that she regularly wins mummy of the year awards for running around after her two children, aged six and 19 months. This is her pregnancy blog: an online diary of her third pregnancy as she strives to overcome two difficult births, one angel child and one awkward toddler. Join Susanne as she shares every step of her journey from bump to baby!
Does this mean I need to 'take it easy' now?
By Susanne Remic on 16 Nov 2011
With two children, every weekend is busy. It all kicks off on a Saturday morning with gymnastics and it just doesn’t let up. At all. This weekend we have been for long walks, we have spent hours in the garden and we have cleaned the house from top to bottom. Just a normal weekend, right? So why does it feel as though I now have the body of an 80-year-old?!
Yes, I know. I am 25 weeks pregnant and perhaps not as agile as I was six months ago, but still. I never ached like this throughout my previous two pregnancies. Is there any truth in the rumour that the third baby really takes its toll on your body?
I have never really had the pregnancy waddle but this time it’s different. This baby is lying really low and these days as soon as I have got to the top of the hill on the school run, I am in desperate need for the loo.
I am waking in the night feeling so uncomfortable and turning over in bed is not an enjoyable task. Last night, I considered waking the husband to ask him to roll me! I am in pain, and it isn’t funny.
I still have at least 15 weeks to go in this pregnancy. Will my back take it? Will my pelvis cope? Nope. Or, maybe. If I ‘take it easy’, that is. But just how do I do that? I hate to just sit and do nothing. I also hate it when my house looks like a bomb site and the leaves need raking in the garden. I also loathe the term ‘taking it easy’.
Pregnancy isn’t an illness. There is no reason why I can’t go for long power walks with the pram or hoover the house when it needs doing. Except for the fact that suddenly, my body is crying out for a rest. I’m feeling very old and very pregnant today. I’m feeling as though I want to hibernate for the winter. I’m also feeling like the next six weeks before my maternity leave starts are going far too slowly...
So, I need your tips on rejuvenating myself. I want to feel more like me. A good friend of mine wrote this article for iVillage last week: 10 treatments to try during pregnancy. I really fancy the chocolate facial, I have to admit. The tummy facial sounds a little odd, but I would give it a whirl.
Anything to feel a little less slummy and a little more yummy, I guess. My friend has also suggested that aqua natal is a good exercise to take as it helps to soothe aches and pains, so I’m going to give it a go. In the meantime, if anyone knows of any ways to help me feel a little less whale-like, it would be much appreciated!
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