We got back on Friday afternoon. Saturday, I slept until 2pm. I don't think I thought through how pregnancy and arthritis was going to factor in to such a long trip. We were on the go for almost 3 1/2 weeks straight. There wasn't a lot of time for rest and I'm still paying for it now with a good deal of pain and little or no energy for most of the day.
It was good to go back and see everyone, but to be honest by New Years Day, I was ready to come back. Things happened with family that I won't go into that put a bit of a damper on my time, but I think maybe it's better that way - there are a lot less tears when you leave feeling a bit fed up.
I'm nearly 6 months pregnant now. It's going so fast now that the 2nd trimester started. The first trimester was the longest 3 months of my life, but now it's flying by. The baby is active every day and I can't say enough about how amazing it is to feel this little life inside me every day. I am really enjoying this part of pregnancy. Although the pain in my back is worse than it's ever been (probably due to my very large belly), it's truly worth it. I may be uncomfortable physically a lot of the time, but emotionally - I am over the moon! I can't wait to meet him. It's still so surreal.
I quit smoking when I moved to the UK, mainly because I promised my husband I would. I did it for him, but not because I wanted to. I enjoyed smoking. I missed it, but quit successfully for many years until I went through a stressful time and started again. My relapse lasted over a year. The whole time, I was ashamed of myself. I hated the smell. I hated how I felt, I hated the health risks and I hated my lack of willpower. I've known a few people who have tried e-cigarettes. I was a skeptic. I thought it was going from one habit to another. The people I knew that tried it, always had it and were constantly sucking on it. It seemed to me they were more addicted to it then they were cigarettes. I don't know any smokers that constantly had a cigarette in their hand. Then in January, I saw a piece about it on the BBC News. I watched with interest thinking they were going to say that they have found it to be harmful. What they said was quite the o
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Just curious, if you don't mind me asking- did you get some kind of special insurance for your doctors appointments while in the US, or did travelers insurance cover, or how did that work?
While not pregnant, I want to get a full physical when I'm back over the summer, and some dental work too. I can hardly even get my GP here to touch me, let alone take blood, or even blood pressure. Everything's a 'virus' and they don't 'do' preventative testing as my GP told me that they don't have the resources. !
Thanks :)