Visible
changes in my body: I think I have
more obvious bump; one day I think I can see bump, the other day I
can't see it)
Other
changes: I can't fall asleep
straight away like I did before, it feels like it takes me ages; more
uncomfortable to lie on my side; have more ligament pains and back
pains (by more I mean when I stand up or when walk on a treadmill, or
sit awkwardly); and the most important I feel my baby, for the past
few weeks I didn't know if it's a baby or gas, but now I know it's my
little L)
How
do I feel: headaches are gone (touch wood); feeling less sick in
the evenings; also still have increased sense of smell, but its not
so bad any more comparing to what it was before; feel tired quicker.
Cravings:
still none
Fitness:
before I was pregnant I tried to do a bit of running on a treadmill
at home, at the beginning of pregnancy I started walking instead of
running and still try to do walking everyday for 20-25 minutes, plus
we started going to a swimming pool once a week.
Baby:
At
20 weeks baby
is about 25cm long, and weighs about 340g. Baby is becoming very
active inside a womb, s\he can step, hold him\herself erect and even
grab and squeeze the umbilical cord. From around now there will be
slight differences in baby’s activity between morning and night
with the busiest being around midnight.
Gender:
We had our 20 weeks scan on Monday, baby is perfectly fine! And we
are having a girl!!
It
was a huge shock for us, if you read my blog from the very beginning
you know that we wanted and tried to follow old wives tales and
Shettles method to conceive a boy, after doing everything the right
way we were 99% sure it's a boy. How naïve we were and how shocking
it was to know it's a girl, I don't even know what to do with a
girl!) I know that we should of considered both options, but we were
totally obsessed with an idea of having a boy! I had a good cry,
spoke with my mum and it helped, I am ready to welcome and to enjoy
having our little girl! Yesterday I felt so sorry for her that we
were upset, I love this baby already and don't want her to feel that
mummy and daddy are not happy or didn't want her, it's not true, we
wanted this baby, we planned it, and I know we will adjust to an idea
of us being team pink!
