(Week 28) The heartbeat

I finally made it to my first midwife appointment this week, and l am so glad I was at this one. They did all their usual checks at this stage in the pregnancy and everything seems fine. The Midwife even commented on how nice Lara’s bump is. She had a feel around the bump and told us that Little Lara is already head down and in position ready for departure. We’re just hoping she isn’t too ready, and can hold out for another 12 weeks.

But the most exciting part for me, was hearing Little Lara’s little heartbeat. Oh. My. GOD! It was just amazing. It was like seeing the scan all over again, but with my ears instead of my eyes. It was beating pretty fast as she is such a small little thing, but it’s so loud and so clear. I wish I had recorded it, so that I could show everyone, but I was so amazed by it, I couldn’t even speak let alone think of recording it.

I’ve been talking to Little Lara a lot, and I’ve been playing her some music too. This week she has mostly been rocking out to Jack Johnson, Oasis, John Legend and ‘Police and Thieves’ by Junior Marvin. We think she likes Jack Johnson the most, as that is when she gets her little groove on and kicks her Mom all over the place. She has taste, I’m a proud father!

Lara has started suffering with quite strong Braxton Hicks contractions, which basically makes the muscles of her uterus tighten. It’s supposed to help her body get ready for the whole birth thing, by strengthening various muscles. It’s pretty crazy how the human body works isn’t it?!  If you feel her bump when it’s happening, you can feel just how tight they are. They don’t last too long, but long enough for it to be pretty uncomfortable I would imagine. I think she is getting used to them now, but the randomness of them does catch her out sometimes.