33 weeks!

Nothing new is happening this week, other than baby's movements are beginnging to feel rather uncomfortable... almost painful at times. Especially when the pointy parts move about (Feet? Elbows? Knees?) However, I'm still savouring every moment as I know it will be over all too soon.

It must be extremley odd when the baby is born... the movements took weeks to build up from teeny flutters to soft kicks, to full blown kicks and jabs.... then as soon as baby is born, it's an instant stop of the movements. I've been thinking about this the last few days!

I'm a lttle annoyed though, I'm 33 weeks this week and had to phone the midwife group on Friday as I have neever been told about or offered the parenting evening classes. I'm worried I've missed them now. I wanted them moreso for hubby, for the labour/delivery information and for both of us for the labour ward visit. Just so he knows what to expect through labour & birth, and so we both know what the labour and maternity unit looks like beforehand. The midwife I spoke to said I would have been told about the classes at the 12 week appointment, then will be a leaflet in my medical notes and my midwfie would have asked if I wanted to attend these classes at my 28 week app... no, no and NO! She said the classes typically start at 28 to 30 weeks, for 4 weeks.

I've to phone the class organisers on Monday to see if I can get a space on the course. I really hope we manage to!!

Time for JellyBaby's update:

For all the weight and bulk you’re lugging around these days, you’d think your little champ should weigh much more than a mere 5 lbs and measly 17 inches in height, but nope, that’s about the average size for a baby in its thirty-third week. In terms of appearances, they’re getting cuter and pudgier every minute as they pile on the baby fat for those adorable little wrist rolls and chubby toes. And as we’re sure you’ve already noticed they’re getting stronger with every passing day. Nowadays, it’s possible to observe a well-placed kick just by watching your belly—but you already knew that didn’t you? Although they’re getting stronger, your bigger-by-the-day baby is losing space to move around, so the actual rate of movement will drop off in the last few weeks, despite that powerful drop-kick they’ve been working on. Hey, did you know you’ll continue feeling their movements even during labor?