Thursday, February 14, 2008 Tamzin is off to Egypt!
I’m going on holiday tomorrow!! It’s my Mum’s 60th in April and obviously I’m not going to feel like doing much then. I know some people are comfy and active right up until they give birth but I wasn’t one of them! I could harldy move without needing the loo, shopping was dreadful because there was never a loo near enough, bending over...aaarrgghh. I was so so uncomfortable. So I thought if we’re to enjoy ourselves we need to do something now, so I booked a last minute holiday to Egypt, we’re staying in a 5* hotel in El Gouna so fingers crossed it will be great!!
My friend Sally and her son Ben are coming, he’s the same age as Isla so that’ll be nice. I went to see the midwife this week for a check up, people kept saying I looked small and ‘are you sure you’re pregnant?’ and comforting things like that! I was confident all was well as she’s been wriggling like a good 'un! I was actually the perfect size and we listened to her heart – so amazing hearing it, always makes it seem more real!
Lyn my midwife wrote me a letter to say I was all right to fly as apparently some airlines require that. However, we haven’t had injections. Now, some people may think I’m a bad mother and generally irresponsible to go on holiday being pregnant and with a one year old..... perhaps I am too lackadaisical, I don’t know, but the nurse obviously thinks so! Sally (who’s coming on holiday) had to go to the doctor for Ben’s jabs and the nurse was very cross with her for not getting him and herself injections. But when I went abroad in October, the nurse had said Isla’s current jabs would be enough and she was too young for anymore anyway, so I assumed – wrongly- that a few months wouldn’t make any difference.
I think I’m up to date because I’d had some before I knew I was pregnant, if I’d known I probably wouldn’t have had them anyway. Anyway the nurse made Sally feel very guilty about even going and when she went back for her injections today the nurse had kindly(!) looked up some more information and told her that we mustn’t let our babies crawl around on the floor........ok.
The rest is common sense: don’t drink tap water or rinse bottles out with it – I’ve got my Milton tablets and you don’t have to rinse the Milton solution off. Be careful of the food – well my case is filled with jars and tubs of baby food! I’m sure we’ll all be absolutely fine, but of course I will feel terribly guilty if we’re not!
Will let you know – honestly – how we fare! Very excited though , looking forward to floating around in super salty sea and snorkelling and SUN!!!!
My friend Sally and her son Ben are coming, he’s the same age as Isla so that’ll be nice. I went to see the midwife this week for a check up, people kept saying I looked small and ‘are you sure you’re pregnant?’ and comforting things like that! I was confident all was well as she’s been wriggling like a good 'un! I was actually the perfect size and we listened to her heart – so amazing hearing it, always makes it seem more real!
Lyn my midwife wrote me a letter to say I was all right to fly as apparently some airlines require that. However, we haven’t had injections. Now, some people may think I’m a bad mother and generally irresponsible to go on holiday being pregnant and with a one year old..... perhaps I am too lackadaisical, I don’t know, but the nurse obviously thinks so! Sally (who’s coming on holiday) had to go to the doctor for Ben’s jabs and the nurse was very cross with her for not getting him and herself injections. But when I went abroad in October, the nurse had said Isla’s current jabs would be enough and she was too young for anymore anyway, so I assumed – wrongly- that a few months wouldn’t make any difference.
I think I’m up to date because I’d had some before I knew I was pregnant, if I’d known I probably wouldn’t have had them anyway. Anyway the nurse made Sally feel very guilty about even going and when she went back for her injections today the nurse had kindly(!) looked up some more information and told her that we mustn’t let our babies crawl around on the floor........ok.
The rest is common sense: don’t drink tap water or rinse bottles out with it – I’ve got my Milton tablets and you don’t have to rinse the Milton solution off. Be careful of the food – well my case is filled with jars and tubs of baby food! I’m sure we’ll all be absolutely fine, but of course I will feel terribly guilty if we’re not!
Will let you know – honestly – how we fare! Very excited though , looking forward to floating around in super salty sea and snorkelling and SUN!!!!
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