Hi all

Just an update from me on the HBing front. Can't believe we're less than seven weeks to EDD...

I had my m/w visit last Monday, and I'm down to fortnightly visits now. Baby's growth has slowed down and I'm measuring about a week behind, which I'm not surprised about. I think this bub will be another quite little girl. I obviously don't grow big babies! Just about everything ready to go. All I need to get is a birth pool and some of the birth supplies on the list and I can relax!

Baby is very firmly head down still and is alternating now between facing the LHS and the RHS, but completely anterior. Good birthing position! I think it might be all the stairs I have to walk up at home. You can only feel the bottom of her head above my pubic bone she's wedged in so tightly.

I've booked in to the hospital in case I need to transfer and I need to have one more appt with my GP to organise Group B strep test and a couple of scripts to have on hand. It's getting exciting!

My backup midwife is coming next Monday and I catch up with all of the m/ws at the HB get-together on Thursday. This month's topic is siblings at birth, so I'm looking forward to it. DD is very excited at the countdown - she ticks off 5 weeks until school holidays, six weeks until Xmas and seven weeks until her baby sister arrives. Hopefully in that order!