Just a quick good morning from me here as I’m handing over to our lovely Lisa from Rock My Style to give you a bit of an update on her pregnancy. It’s flying by!

Hi, lovely RMF readers. I thought it was about time that I gave you an update on life as a pregnant lady.

I’m currently 34 weeks pregnant and until last week I was feeling on top of the world. Tired, yes, out-of-breath, yes, but generally in really good health. Over Christmas everyone in our family came down with a horrible virus, everyone that is, except me. I was so smug. However karma bit me on the bum because last week I came down with the flu.

It all started off with Lyra suffering from the same thing. On Sunday she was feverish and at about 3am became hysterical and hallucinating, shouting ‘Get it away’ at things which weren’t there which was really scary. Then on the Tuesday I too started to feel rough, and by Wednesday I was pretty much bed bound. I got all in a tizz because I googled ‘flu in pregnancy’ which led me to horror stories about developmental issues with the baby and a doctor’s appointment sharpish. I then sat crying to a poor young male junior doctor trying to explain how I felt sweaty but shivery and my skin felt sensitive and achy and how I was Just. So. Tired.

He sent me home and told me to rest and have fluids and paracetamol which is all very well and good, but also hard to remember/put into place when you’ve got a poorly two year old on your hands.

And things went from bad to worse on Thursday. I dragged myself to my midwife’s appointment and when she was checking the baby’s heartbeat she seemed to be listening in for longer than usual, and didn’t even raise a smile when Lyra commented that it sounded like a unicorn galloping. She then explained that because baby’s heartbeat was faster than it should have been I would have to go into hospital to be monitored. To say I was terrified may sound like an overreaction however as I’m sure you mamas can appreciate, all you want is for your baby to be healthy and happy. It is so hard to hear that your baby might be suffering and there’s nothing you can do. I felt so guilty for not following the doctor’s advice and foolishly hadn’t thought how me not resting and not having lots of fluids could impact on the baby.

Thankfully, after being monitored in hospital, the midwife and the doctor reassured me that his heartbeat seemed to have stabilised and that I was ok to go home. I could have cried with relief and since then have drunk more Lucozade than I have in a lifetime. I’m definitely on the mend and baby boy’s kicks tell me he seems to be doing ok too.

How are you pregnant ladies getting on? I hope you are all getting in as much rest as possible x