Last Christmas (just the two of us)

I’ve worked on Christmas Eve in the market but managed to finish one hour earlier. Yay! I couldn’t wait enough for this time to arrive! We’ve been so tired working 7 days a week during November and December that we didn’t have time to plan for Christmas or anything like that. 

We’ve done our food shopping last minute and collapsed in the sofa. We normally go to bed after midnight on Christmas Eve but this time we just fell asleep by 10ish. I’ve phoned my family in Argentina beforehand and then we just went to bed. It was lovely to hear from them. They celebrate on the 24^th December so I always make sure I contact them.

The next day we woke up late and it was a-m-a-z-i-n-g! Father Christmas spoiled me a lot and he went over budget as always. I stuck to mine (of course!) and managed to get good gifts too. Our neighbour came over for Christmas dinner. We always like sharing our Christmas dinner with someone who needs company on such a special day. It was all very nice and I only had one small naughty glass of champagne which tasted so good! 

 I’ve missed having pate, spirits, blue cheeses, etc but it is all for a good cause. I want a healthy baby and I’m trying to follow the guidelines as much as I can. My midwife said that if I just have one small glass of wine a week, it’s okay so I don’t feel bad for this. 

On Boxing Day, we literally slept all day! Then woke up, ate more snacks, stayed in the sofa for a few hours watching Christmas films and then went to bed again! We needed such a rest! I loved it!

On the 27^th of December I had a visit from my midwife to complete the booking appointment. It was great to see her at home. She finally met my partner too which made him feel more involved in the pregnancy.

This is the last Christmas we spend together as just a couple. It was a hectic year but it was brilliant and we enjoyed each other's company just the two of us. Next year we will have our baby hopefully! I can’t wait!

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Knock, knock...

Who's there? Aunt Flo (AF) coming very late! Not only that but she (my period) arrived straight after doing a Home Pregnancy Test (HPT) yesterday which was obviously negative!

As you know, I have waited a few days (3) since I've missed my period on Thursday as I didn't want this to happen. I was convinced, after having (what I believe was) implantation bleeding more than a week ago that this time I was going to have a BFP (Big Fat Positive). I was feeling so positive about it... Just realised the irony of the words...

I don't know what is going on with my body anymore. This menstrual cycle lasted 32 days which was never that long before. I have been reading about it in various online forums and it says that these irregularities could be due to stress, weight gain, weight loss, hormonal changes or a chemical pregnancy (this is the clinical term used for a very early miscarriage which happens within about a week of a missed period which, when it arrives, can be put down to a ‘late period’.  This is usually heavier than normal). If you want to know more about this last subject, this website is good http://miscarriage.about.com/od/onetimemiscarriages/p/chemicalpreg.htm

My partner was convinced that I was pregnant, funny how he could tell but for whatever reason, my body rejected it. We are both working very hard at the moment and we are very stressed. My partner started a new job, we are also doing the re-fitting of the shop, we are working very hard, we are moving house in a few weeks time and we just don't have much time for ourselves to relax.

Maybe this is telling us that is it not a good time to start a family at the moment. However, if it happens, then it will be more than welcome and it will be a bless but if it doesn't, then we have plenty to worry about. To be honest though, between you an me, there is always next month...I'm not losing hope yet.




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