I do feel that some midwifes are not as caring or thoughtful as you thought they would be and the service that they are providing certainly has proved good for me either with Katie's pregnancy or the twins. I thought the first time round that because I found out so late, I had missed a lot and therefore didn't get seen as much as I should have done, but this time I thought it would be different, but the service has been just as bad.

By Thursday evening the pain wasn't giving up, I couldn't lie on my left hand side, and I know lying on your left hand side was supposed to be better as it helps supply oxygen and blood to the baby. Every time I lay on my left hand side it caused more pain, I couldn't lie on my right hand side as it pulled and lying on my back wasn't much better.

So Friday morning I contacted the midwife and she suggested that I contact the midwife triage at the hospital. They felt that I needed to go back to my midwife or consult my doctor as it was only them that could refer me to the hospital.

I eventually got an appointment at the doctors, he examined my stomach and said that all felt fine, which was a relief. He sent me for a urine sample to check that there was no water infection. He also asked me to lie down and then sit up and checked my back, he hit the spot exactly where the problem was and felt that my problem was due to a muscle problem in my back. He suggested that I take up some gentle exercise and also to take up swimming as this would help overall and with the problem in my back. I don't know what he did on Friday, but Friday night was the best night sleep I had had in ages.

This week I have also felt the babies move quite a bit - or at least I think so. You can't actually see them or feel them if you place your hands on my stomach, but I can feel lots of movements inside, which is really nice. I am on a countdown now to see my beautiful little bundles on the screen.

Everyone keeps asking us if we are going to ask what sex they are, my dad thinks we should and I see his point about the practicality of things, but Paul really doesn't want to, he wants to have the surprise when they are born. Me - I don't know what to do, I want to have the surprise when they are born, but feel it may be easier to find out and buy a couple of bits for when they arrive. I might ask when I go in and not tell Paul, but I don't want to slip up and tell him by accident. So I still haven't decided what to do on that one.

I am starting to show really well now and I will post a picture next week so you can see how I have grown, and its really weird everyone wants to have a feel of my bump - even Paul's mates and the really weird thing is people just have a feel - they don't ask, they just do it. I know there intentions are good and they think its great news, but sometimes I wish they would ask first.

Well we're off to watch the England match tomorrow - so come on England. Even my daughter Katie is cheering for Stevie Gerrard. This will be our last year where we watch the tournament in the pub and I can't believe I'm drinking soft drinks. I wouldn't say that I am someone who goes out religously and drinks every weekend, but I do like to have a drink when I do go out and I am missing it, but at the end of the day by babies health comes before anything. Katie will be older and hopefully enjoy watching the England games with us in the future and so it will be barbies for us on the England games.

See you all next week x

Anita

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