On Saturday we went shopping.  It started off fine until I suddenly felt quite ill.  Very light headed and sick.  I felt so bad towards the end of the shopping that I couldn't stand up straight for fear of passing out.  I hunched over my trolley and a member of staff was nice enough to pull me out of the line and let us pay for our shopping at customer services.  It was a truly appreciated gesture.

Last night I was continously up and down to the loo.  I didn't think too much of it, assuming I'd timed it wrong with the amount of fluids I'd drunk.  Then in the early hours I felt this very strong menstrual cramping.  It brought me out of sleep and for a second I thought I was getting my period, forgetting that I was pregnant.  I headed off to the loo again and I got this pain in my left, it radiated across my abdomen and wrapped around my back.  I figured that maybe the baby had shifted into an awkward position.  I got into bed and sure enough, a few minutes later the same pain repeated itself.  I scrabbled around in the dark to find my watch, but couldnt and I didn't want to wake Steve until I felt for sure that something wasn't right.  So I can't be sure on timings, but it felt like approx every 5 mins.  Changing position didn't help.  After the wave of pain, the baby made a flurry of movements.  The last time I decided it was time to wake Steve.  I felt panicked about how we would plan all this.  Wake the girls?  Wake everyone else?  Call an ambulance?  I could feel anxiety building.  Then the pain started to subside and I was able to fall asleep.  This morning I awoke feeling like I'd gone 10 rounds in the boxing ring.  My insides felt so tender and bruised.  I tried not to do too much, but I was keen to get the room ready for the Nanny.  I went into preterm labour with Pip when I was 28 weeks, but there were two probable causes.  I had a UTI that refused to clear up despite taking hundreds of types of antibiotics and I'd suffered with a placental abruption from 15- 20 weeks.  I was given medication at hospital and managed to go overdue with Pip.  I only visited the midwife a couple of weeks ago and my UTI had cleared up.  My next appointment is with the OB on June 3rd, so not too far away.  This evening its braxton hicks.  The baby is very active, but I'm feeling anxious.  I don't want to overly paranoid about this.  Third pregnancy usually means the body is more sensitive to changes.  Maybe I just over did it previously.  I'm really not sure.  The baby needs to hang in there a bit longer, 25 weeks is too early.  I guess I'll see how I go tonight.