Hey there! Expecting a baby in Aug and want to get on waiting lists as soon as possible. I’ve heard the waiting for Government childcare is obscene.
I’ve heard good things about Vic Uni childcare as a hidden gem. We live close to the Angliss children’s centre, anyone been there?
Would love more recommendations and advice.
I had a DREAM pregnancy up until week 18. I had two weeks of nausea around 9-12weeks, only vomiting a few times (I prefer vomiting over gagging, it feels like I’m actually getting something out) and considered myself lucky because it wasn’t everyday, and when it happened it was one vomit in the morning. I went swimming, did Pilates, I thought “oh I’ve got this in the bag!” HOW WRONG I WAS.
Second trimester, weeks 18 to now (23wks) has been horrendous, nausea, headaches, insomnia. Gagging every morning, I had to vomit in the street a few weeks back, insane headaches that last for hours (I went to the ER for one that had lasted 24hrs, incase it was preeclampsia or anything else - it was a “tension headache”). My fatigue is ridiculous, I either get very little sleep or too much, and either way I’m fucked. I’m trying to eat anything I can, and snack throughout the day, but I’m nauseous if I eat, and if I don’t eat. Today I have to go into work for a closing shift, and I’ve tried the BRAT diet for the first half of the day, a hydramama, a ginger tea, Pepsi, water, and Polaramine, nothing has worked. I can’t do any light housework, and my partner has been doing overtime and working his ass off at work to get up his time in lieu he can use once baby arrives. I work part time. I haven’t cooked for weeks, or cleaned for about two.
There’s been moments I’ve absolutely adored: feeling his fist movements and seeing them, having a bump, having people want to talk about my pregnancy. I thought this was supposed to be the honeymoon period, but I feel so deflated and tired. It seems no one else in my circle or in wider pregnancy support groups has this issue. I feel robbed. 🫠🫠🫠