Week 25 and 26: The Limitations of Pregnancy

As a child of the '70s, I'm one of the generation that have been told we can do - and have - everything. Well , this last few weeks have taught me this is quite the opposite!

It seems that working all the hours around the clock, trying to keep see friends and  being pregnant do NOT mix. Take London Fashion Week for example. I spent one day at 4 shows and the activities of the day - running between the office and Somerset House, queuing up, standing up at the fashion show (unfortunately I'm not fashion royalty so don't get given a seat!) - absolutely exhausted me. I was in bed by 9pm.

The thing I'm learing is that I have to listen to my body and learn when to slow down, so our babymoon came at a great time. If you don't know what a babymoon is, where have you been? They're the in thing - basically, it's the last break you'll ever take without a small child nipping at your ankles! So for this reason, the hubby and I decided to spend a few days down at Babbington House. Ridiculously expensive, yes, but absolutely brilliant.

It was the first time in months that I relaxed and let go of things. I slept in the afternoon, took long baths (you can watch the TV while you bathe at Babbington), had spa treatments, went for country walks, and ate nice food.

I'd just like to point out there was one other thing I learnt I couldn't do while pregnant, and that's climb stiles. I actually got physically stuck on the top of one - cue much hilarity from the hubby! I'm also getting breathless really easily, which isn't much fun - especially when you've just walked up a flight of stairs. Now I know how unfit people feel!!!

I hadn't realised how stressed I had been and I got so angry at myself. I've been pushing myself to prove to my peers (and to me) that pregnancy hasn't changed a thing... but it has! Yes, I'm capable of doing my job, but the commute and long hours do exhaust me and I need to step back. The one thing I DON'T want is my baby to be a stress junkie like it's mother so my 26 week resolution (they're the latest thing don't you know?!) is to calm down and take it slow. It's not a crime after all!