TeamAmpie, Rex House, Bothwell Road, Hamilton, Glasgow (2026)

15/04/2026

Double dose Metformin - 1
Sarah - 0

Today I've had to cancel plans that I was so looking forward to.
Instead I will be in my bed trying not to be sick 🤢

Never mind......15 weeks to go 💙

13/04/2026

Diabetes clinic today.... ugh!
So.... the metformin isn't controlling my levels as much as hoped. Levels are lower but not low enough, so I've to double the intake, which i am a bit nervous about because I am only just getting used to the lower dose....Doubling will be interesting 🤢
If that fails in 2 weeks I will likely be put on insulin injections, if that's the case then so be it. As long as baby is ok I don't care what I have to go through.

I also had some protein in my urine, swelling around my ankles and headaches which, I didn't know, can be early signs of Pre Eclampsia. Wonderful 🤦🏻‍♀️🙈. I mean of it's going to happen to anyone, it's going to be me, right?!

I will now been seen by the Maternity Diabetic Clinic consultants every 2 weeks until baby is born and will also see my community Midwife regularly.
Growth scans every 2 weeks as well as bloods and urine checked.

It sounds a lot, but in all honesty I am so glad that I am being monitored so closely and it certainly takes a lot of the anxiety away.
They are taking no chances and I am so grateful for that.

Other than all that, baby is growing and weighing exactly as he should. Peanut is currently 42 percentile which is perfect 💙

12/04/2026

Absolutely over Gestational Diabetes and being sick...and my own stupidity 🤦🏻‍♀️

Last night I ate pizza. Turns out Metformin doesn't like pizza.

I understand keeping bloods level etc is important. Also sticking to the specific diet which i do 99% of the time, but I am also allowed a little treat as long as its few and far between but these tablets, I've realised, do not allow that.

Anything that spikes my levels makes me throw up for hours on end. Don't know if that's normal or just me.
So from now on, for the rest of the pregnancy I will not be straying from the strict diet. It's so not worth it 🤢🤮

I have been in bed all day, however it's not been all bad. I have had a Steve Guttenberg marathon day!!! Nostalgia at it's best.
I genuinely can't wait to introduce my son to Police Academy!!

On a better note, this week ahead is BUSY. Tomorrow i have the maternity diabetic clinic. Tuesday, my consultant is calling me, Wednesday i am meeting one of my favourite people, Louise for lunch. Thursday is Pram day and Friday i have my friend Abby and her daughter Aleemah round for a cuppa and a well over due catch up 🥰

11/04/2026

I actually can't cope 🥰😭😭😭🥰

Auntie Karen knows 💙.... Thank you 😊

09/04/2026

After a nervy afternoon yesterday, we decided to stop for a walk before we got home. Sarah is doing a brilliant job in keeping peanut nice and safe. Its tough with the nausea and the GD but she’s powering through.

16 weeks to go……

08/04/2026

What a day.....
We ended up at Wishaw most of the day today.
Last night and this morning I felt a lot less movement than I've felt over the last week or so.
I called maternity triage and was told to head straight up.
Doppler and a scan showed all is well thankfully.
Having an anterior placenta makes it more difficult to feel baby movements which was the case today, and the fact he might just be having a lazy day or 2 🙈.
I kept apologising, feeling like I'd wasted their time but was reassured over and over that I'd done the right thing.
She said if I feel less movement again tomorrow, call. Any time, no matter how many times a day, worries are worries and its best getting checked out.
I was so stressed out but after seeing peanut wriggle around and kick his wee legs I felt instant relief.
I am now absolutely exhausted and will be heading for bed pretty soon.

Can't thank Carol the midwife enough for today. She was such a calming presence for me.

I am horrendous for leaving things hoping they will sort themselves out but I can't and won't take any chances with baby. 💙

07/04/2026

24 weeks pregnant today. Can you believe it? I can't!
16, potentially 15, weeks to go.
16 weeks sounds ages away but when I looked at our wee countdown and saw the 16 on it I realised it's really not ages away!!!!!!

Today we made a plan of getting things done. Our plan is to get to b&q this week and get the paint and whatever else we need then over the next weekend or so, get the nursery painted. Davids sister Karen has kindly (been) volunteered to do the painting for us 😊
Once thats done, David and my brother Stu will get all the furniture built. That will be a days graft 😕.

Next week we are out with Davids folks to get our pram from The Glasgow pram centre.
Months of research narrowed it down to the 1 we are going for. Which we will tell once its been purchased.
I am very very strange when it comes to prams. Ever since I was a little girl I have been extremely pernickety about them. The handle has to look and feel an exact way, wheels have to be a certain size... the list goes on 😂😂.
So picking a pram hasn't just been a "aw that one looks decent". Our choice has been well thought out 🙈🙈🙈🙈.

We have a few more wee things to get but luckily all the big things are sorted.
This boy is already the most spoiled wee dude and I am not even mad about it!
He has been wished and prayed for for a loooong time so I wouldn't expect anything else 😂.

Got lots of appointments coming up, so much so I am losing track! Between appointments and medication I am lost! God knows what I'd do without David reminding me to order repeat prescriptions and remind me of appointments!!!

There were a few points during IVF that felt like we were waiting an eternity....like period gate 😂😂😂 which seems like a lifetime ago.....but now time is flying in 💙

05/04/2026

Getting out a walk after dinner here is just so easy to do when this is where you are 🥰

I had a rough night on Saturday after I went to bed. I was up for hours being sick but it's my own stupid fault. I overindulged while on these GD meds. I knew it would happen and I've been so good but.... sticky toffee pudding and peppermint creams happened.
Lesson learned 🤦🏻‍♀️

Today I spent pretty much the full day in bed and sleeping as much as possible then managed to get up and get some dinner when my appetite returned.
Catherine made an amazing beef joint and veg which went down a treat!
A nice walk after then we all sat and watched a film before kip.

Peanut has been fluttering away which has been amazing to feel.
Still nothing strong but I am definitely feeling little movements now. The midwife reckons by 26 weeks i should feel him stronger. I can't wait for that.

All in all, we have had the most relaxing, calm and peaceful few days away in Wemyss Bay.
Exactly what we needed 💙

03/04/2026

A few days away for us this Easter weekend 😊

We've come to Wemyss Bay to stay with Davids mum, Catherine and Finlay. How lucky are we that we get to come away for a nice wee break to such a beautiful part of the country?!

Its lovely to just be able to switch off and watch the world go by. We certainly won't complain that we get absolutely spoiled when we are here too! Meals cooked, cuppas made, you name it 😀

The incoming storm won't stop us enjoying ourselves and relaxing 🥰

01/04/2026

My Midwife appointment today was good 😊
Heard baby's heartbeat which is still nice and strong.

I got the whooping cough vaccine today to protect baby when he's born, then at 28ish weeks i will get the rsv vaccine to protect him against respiratory viruses.

I am very aware there are a lot of people out there who are against these vaccines, especially the RSV one and i respect everyones beliefs and choices. Believe me when I say I have researched both vaccines and done a lot of question asking, so deciding to have both vaccines was not a decision I took lightly.
I watched my month old nephew have whooping cough and it was awful.
I myself had a respiratory virus when I was born and listening to my Dad say how awful it was.... well i am not willing to risk any of that happen to my baby 💙
I will always respect people's beliefs in this matter whether I agree with them or not, it's not my place to state my opinion if i disagree.
Each to their own 😊

We were also told that I will more than likely be taken in a week (or more) early because of the gestational diabetes/age.
All completely normal. We could also be left until 40 weeks. We just have to wing it at the time and see how baby is getting on in there.
Whatever happens, we will be prepared 👶🏻

All in all, a good appointment with our Midwife who is so lovely. No question is a silly question she keeps reminding me when I ask her a million things at our appointments 😂🙈

17 weeks to go.... or 16!!!

31/03/2026

1 whole year ago today we started the process of IVF.
I remember that day like it was last week. We were so nervous, scared, excited and sick with "what happens if".

We had absolutely no idea what lay ahead of us. We were fully prepared for being told that IVF wouldn't work for us, but we had to know!

We wasted and lost so many years due to the NHS lack of knowledge around PCOS and infertility which still to this day hurts me. I hurt for women going through what we did and still getting nowhere. Change definitely needs to happen.

After 17 years of infertility we bit the bullet and decided that going private was our only option as I wasn't getting any younger.
We were never in a position to afford private treatment, but as it happened David got a new job with a huge salary increase so finally we were in a position. Again, this hurts my heart. The amount of couples that their only option is private, but can't afford it.... horrible.
In the end we paid near £16,000. Not exactly amounts people have lying around.

Luckily EVERYTHING worked out in our favour for once.

Its crazy to think that today I am 23 weeks pregnant. A whole year ago today, we would never have expected to be where we are now 💙

Our miracle will be here in 17 weeks, or before!
We still can't believe how lucky we are. Every day being pregnant is a blessing. Even when i am feeling rough!

30/03/2026

What a day it's been. I have slept most of the day and evening. New meds and diet are absolutely kicking my bum 😂

I've been thinking a lot about when peanut is here. Silly things I can not wait for. Things like the weekends. The 3 of us chilling and just having cosy time together.
I know that sounds mad but I genuinely can't wait to just hang out with my wee team. It's been David and I for over 20 years, we are soooo ready to be 3!! 💙🩷💙
I can't wait to snuggle up together and watch a film after we've had dinner then get into our jammies.... simple things like that i have longed for, for so so long 🥰🥰🥰

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