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!
Saying farewell to a pair of faithful friends
By Susanne Remic on 08 Nov 2011
This week has been a huge turning point for me. Today marks seven days since I said goodbye to a pair of faithful friends. They’ve been by my side since I was around five weeks pregnant and they have been my constant shoulder to cry on, my rock and my saviour.
Without them, some days would have been unbearable and on the occasions where they have been absent, I have taken to my bed with a heavy heart. I am, of course talking about my anti-sickness bands.
During my last pregnancy, my sister in law recommended I try the sickness bands and I wore them for around seven months. To be honest, I never really knew whether or not they had made a difference as I was so sick the whole time. Still, they are now nestled in my son’s memory box, waiting for that day when he leaves home.
I expect he will struggle to understand the significance of them, but still. This time, I have worn my sickness bands religiously and I have honestly noticed a difference when I’ve taken them off. They have literally saved my sanity and kept nausea at a tolerable level - if its all in my head, then so be it. It works for me.
So, back to the original reason for my post. The bands are no more. I have been without them for seven whole days and nights and I feel good! Well, as good as can be expected. Well, I don’t feel sick, anyway.
The nausea has now been overtaken by a dragging realisation that I am reaching the third trimester in this pregnancy, and that I am no longer as young as I used to be. This month I will turn 34 and I am feeling every second of that at the moment.
I think this baby is lying fairly low down because I rarely feel movement above my belly button. I also think he/she is sometimes lying on a nerve since I have spent most of this weekend wincing from lower back and buttock pain. Ouch!
So nausea has made way for a whale-like waddling walk and back ache. Do they make bands for that?
No comments 
Comments