Week 21 here we are.
I won’t lie, nothing much has greatly changed in the context of the pregnancy or my life because happily the pregnancy is going smoothly for now, and less happily because lockdown is life so exciting activities are somewhat limited.
That being said, the weather is on the change to spring-like feels and when the sun is out I am so much happier! I definitely feels like this spring is a LONG TIME coming, you know? We had the darkness of Lockdown 3 over Christmas and then January and February basically being a bit poo, it’s like the weather is foreshadowing better times to come.
And I’m sure everyone is ready for them! Boris’ announcement this week has given us a bit more hope. We actually have DATES to look towards and plan to. Yes it might be months away before life returns to somewhat normality but we have a timeline now thank god!
I did have a little blip last week where at the start of the week I felt a bit meh. I figured it was lockdown fatigue but after my run on Thursday morning I quickly went downhill and had to go back to bed. I just felt completely and utterly drained. I felt a little sick and just an overwhelming sense of tiredness. I had fears of first trimester-ness coming back with a vengeance. I took Thursday and Friday off from work and of course exercise and literally just spent it in bed with my iPad and a book.
It did me the world of good! By Friday evening (good planning eh!) I was feeling far more energised and alive (and ready for our usual takeaway, obviously) and by Saturday I was even well enough to go for a 10 mile run. Perhaps somewhat optimistically going that distance I realise, but I went with the flow and it just felt good. The weather definitely helped and I came back with a spring in my step.
Usually I don’t get ill that often but I think this past couple of weeks the baby has had a bit of a growth spurt which has taken a lot of my energy and just knocked me for six. Running on Thursday morning clearly exacerbated things and my body said “nope!”. Being pregnant is hard and I’m not quite the machine (in my head) that I once used to be. But I was sensible and took the rest and then reverted back to Anna normality 😉
My hips have begun to ache a lot more and sometimes running can annoy this so I’m taking each run as it comes. Sometimes missing a usual run and doing a YouTube fitness video instead. I’ve become a lot more relaxed about this because I’m just happy to keep my body moving in a comfortable way that helps keep the baby and me strong.
I do feel like my bump has definitely “popped” more and I’m feeling less bloated and more like an actual pregnant person. With the weather warming up I was able to go for a walk with my coat unzipped and with less of a baggy huge jumper and felt like it was the first time the world had seen my bump. The world didn’t care, but every window I passed I was gawping at myself and my little tummy proudly sticking out. Finally!
Food-wise I’ve been all about chicken. I over did getting Indian takeaways (two a week!) and have now become obsessed with roast chicken, boiled veg and BBQ sauce. I either cook it myself or get it delivered (which is ultimately less faff and SO much tastier as whatever they put on it makes it taste incredible). It’s become a problem. But weirdly the thought of chicken wings and KFC still are not doing it for me. These used to be my absolute favourite chicken takeaways!
And on a final note, our 20 week NHS scan and midwife appointment went really well! All healthy and happy and now I’m trying to read as much as I can about different bits and bobs to feel somewhat in control when the baby arrives. I have ages yet but it helps calm me a bit to feel I’m learning something ahead of time.
What’s your favourite takeaway?
Are you a good ill person? What’s your favourite way to recover?
I am so glad that your exhaustion was short lived. Hopefully your commitment to fitness and staying active will help keep you from being knocked down too many times. I think that resting and relaxing in bed is the key to my recovery from illness. Hope you guys are starting to prep for baby at the house. Do you plan on sharing house updates since you moved in and have gotten more settled??
Feeling better for the weekend is perfect timing- I hate being ill over the weekend or holidays because it feels like such a waste of time off! (Not that I like being ill at work- I’ve literally had 1 day off in the last 5 ish years so not bad going).
Good news that your scan went well 🙂
The announcement has lifted me a bit, but I also do not want to get my hopes up (we all remember lockdown 2 and 3)- they are saying “data not dates” and then give us a load of dates, so I can’t help but think that they won’t happen when they say, especially as in parts of the country already the cases are already going up and we’ve not even finished this lockdown yet. So, I am trying to feel a little hopeful but not too much because I don’t want to be disappointed again.