24 weeks - woohoo!

So we've finally hit that milestone. Simon, me and little Bump have made it to 24 whole weeks.

This is such a relieving, reassuring point in the pregnancy. Hitting 12 weeks is great, hitting 20 weeks - half way, is brilliant, but managing 24 weeks is something else.

Our little boy would have a chance of survival outside the womb, with special care of course, but still.. What an amazing thing. If I did go into labour as of now - our boy would be a proper little boy and Doctors would consciously fight to save him. I love it! I love how we're here, finally!

So that's the positive for the day. Although I am now actually 24 weeks and 1 day, it's a good feeling.

I went to Aquanatal with Kim, Abie, Jemma and Heidi yesterday, and once we'd arrived, I'd realised I had a big bout of "baby brain" - I'd forgotten my swimming costume. I felt like an absolute idiot!

I had to borrow £25 from Kim, to buy a bikini (size 10, not maternity - woohooooo!) I was seriously annoyed however, because money is an issue presently, with the NHS failing to pay half of December and the entire of January's pay - I have to wait until the end of February - not useful when I need to pay a deposit on a house in the near future - and I generally need to live.

I also had my 24 week Midwife appointment yesterday. Everything was good, until she asked if he moves more than ten times a day - to which I nonchalantly replied "not really"... I genuinely had no idea he was meant to be moving this much, until 30+ weeks.

The Midwife, called Musgrove, and asked what the protocol is for 'reduced movement at 24 weeks' - I sort of tried to butt into the conversation to explain that I didn't feel I had "reduced movement" - I simply just didn't feel him move hugely often - only if I'm lying down or lent forward, restricting his space and making him kick me to free him! Anyway it turns out there's not much they do about it until you're 26 weeks anyway, but they decided a growth scan would be a good idea, just to check.

I was a little overwhelmed really, as truly didn't believe him to be moving too little. When she checked his heartbeat, everything was fine and Lisa said "ah, there's a kick - didn't you feel it?" I didn't. This could possibly mean he hasn't grown enough for me to feel little movements. This could be normal for my pregnancy - and hopefully the scan will reassure this.

I'm not particularly worried - because he does move :)