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Josa’s pregnancy diary - weeks 22-24
I realise my breathlessness, particularly when reading to the children, is probably because my bra is too tight. I go to an old-fashioned haberdasher and manage to buy bra-extenders. These are wide bits of elastic with loops that you sew onto the strap to loosen your bras. More cost-effective than new bras, at this stage, and I don’t intend another investment until I need nursing bras.
Nursing bras, last time, were white only and penitential in design. These days, I am thrilled to find leopard-spotted and black ones, lace trimmed and sexy and frequently made of comfortable cotton. It seems that manufacturers are responding to women’s needs. I hope it encourages more people to breastfeed.
One downside is the acid indigestion, which has just started up as the fundus, or top of the womb, rises to interfere with the stomach. Some days are really frightful, and I swallow heartburn-relief medicine and feel terribly sick. The effect is to make it even more difficult to eat, as the stomach acid burns its way upwards towards my throat.
I have to take the clothing issue seriously now. Nothing normal fits. I found a large stretchy black velvet dress in a charity shop, which is very useful. I have two dresses made by my late mother – one for each of my other children. Finally, I went out and bought a pair of loose maternity jersey trousers and a tunic. The trousers turn out to have plenty of growing room and are inclined to fall down.
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