Hi There,
I just received a confirmed pregnancy yesterday- 02/07/07 and my mind is whizzing.
Overall- I'm happy about the news, and have been happily married for a year and a half. However, hubby and I are currently on a working visa living in the UK- and not due home until late Nov for a family members wedding.
Now the hard part is this- the main reason we are here is to save up and do a trip of Europe before we go home, and we have planned to leave our jobs at the end of July to do this in a campervan- for 3 months. We have then planned to jet to India for a couple of weeks to chill out on the beach in Goa/Kerala attending yoga classes etc, before flying back to Oz.
Please tell me- is this idea mad now that I am preggers?? Am I dreaming to think I can do this?? I am very particular about what I eat normally- with a 70% organic diet, which I would like to improve on whilst preg, but I realise that this would be nearly impossible whilst travelling. My main concern is India- I know it poses various health risks (hepatitis, tummy bugs, malaria, etc) but my husband keeps trying to assure me that we will take precautions and that it will all be fine- although I am not convinced. I mean- I love spicy food but I don't think the baby will!! The problem is we have already booked our flight home from India to Oz- assuming that it will be our final destination.
Then there is the issue of flying whilst pregnant- increasing the risk of miscarriage and exposing the foetus to low-level radiation- not to mention the fluid retention- agghh!
And lastly- what upsets me perhaps the most, is that I decided long ago that I would opt for a midwife as soon as I found out that I was preg- but I don't know how to go about this or if it is even possible when I am not planning to get back to Oz until I am 5 months preg??
I am away from my closest friends and family now so am feeling very isolated. I have not told anyone back home and think I will keep it a surprise as I don't think my family will be able to cope knowing they are missing out on my pregnancy- I fear they will put the guilt trip on me to come home early.
Any thoughts, words of advice are most welcome!!!!!!