Week 13

I had another OB appointment this week, but first we met with the Midwife in my OB's office. She went through all the paperwork for booking into the hospital and our different options for antenatal classes. She also gave me two Bounty Bags, full of tiny baby samples and goodies, along with pregnancy magazines and a pregnancy diary.

Then we went and saw the OB, he did a quick scan and we heard baby's heartbeat again. Even though we'd only just heard it a few days before at the NT scan it's always a relief to hear it. I'm so glad my OB checks my blood pressure after the scan and not before as I'm always so anxious until I hear it.

I go a script for Pariet to help with my heartburn and reflux. It was manageable until antacids started making me gag, I tried all different types of tablets chewable, ones you swallow whole, different flavours. And I tried the liquids, but it got to the point where if I took a tablet I just couldn't swallow it and the liquids made me feel even more nauseated (I think it was because they're such a thick liquid).

And I got the referral for the Morphology scan, it's already booked but I just needed to pick up the referral.

How far along: 13 weeks
Baby is the size of: Peach
Total weight gain: I'm up a few kgs, which is to be expected when I have days where I just can't stop eating
Maternity clothes: Loving my belly belt and stretchy maxi skirts
Stretch marks: No new ones
Sleep: I wake up once a night to go the loo, but some nights I wake up quite a few times with a dry mouth (pregnancy has turned me into a mouth breather at night)
Best moment of this week: Seeing and hearing baby at the OBs
Could live without: Headaches, heartburn and nausea. Same as last week
Movement: Still too early
Food cravings: Curried sausages, I finally got my satay chicken pizza last week and it was so good!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Bad smells, going too long without eating, and just about everything
Labor signs: None
Belly button in or out: In
Wedding rings on or off: Still wearing just my plain wedding ring
Happy or moody most of the time: It changes every 5 minutes, I swing between happy, teary and irritable
Looking forward to: Going to Baby Warehouse, we didn't get around to it this weekend
Anything else: Nothing else I can think of