Week 10
Not long after I got pregnant, my skin began to act up. I have had eczema my whole life but for the most part it has been mostly mild, however in pregnancy some health issues can totally disappear or they can start up with a vengeance. In my case it's the latter. My skin has never been this badly affected with eczema, ever and I have a new found sympathy for those who have to deal with extreme cases their entire life. Prescribed creams aren't having much of an effect so I'm feeling very woe is me. It is itchy so I'm scratching through to the flesh then it gets irritated which then returns to being itchy again. It's a vicious circle however I'm hoping this clears up once the baby arrives.
With my first pregnancy I was never sick, only feeling nauseas so until this week I thought maybe we were having a girl because as awful as I've been feeling I hadn't actually been sick. That all changed with me spending every evening this week, hugging a bowl. This resembles my sons pregnancy so makes me think it could be a boy. Who knows, it's all guess work at this point, as really no two pregnancies are the same.
Week 11
I had to call up the hospital this week as I still hadn't received my first scan appointment so was given a date and time for next week right there and then. My letter had appeared to be lost in the post and was told that another would be sent out with additional information to read. I was pleased with this until my dad text me a few days later to let me know that he had received mail addressed to me from the hospital (envelope had a stamp mark) and was everything ok. We had previously stayed with him in 2008 when we first moved back to Scotland from England, hence the mail being sent to his address. Considering this was supposed to be a secret still, I was horrified but managed to pass it off to my family as a dermatologist appointment given that my eczema was clearly visible to them. I think it worked but I'm sure there is some suspicion there.
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