Yesterday I went down the hill to Bunbury to do some shopping, get the car checked and join my friend at her 'lunch with the girls'. It was nice to sit with a bunch of women and chat. We spent quite a while waiting for two of the girls to turn up so by the time we finished we had been in the coffee shop for just over 2 hours. I didn't get to do all my shopping. By 4 pm I was exhausted. I get a bit breathless in the afternoon. The midwife I asked said it was possibly due to my low iron.

I did manage to exchange the bassinette for one without a stitching fault,  exchange the faulty doorbell for one that works, buy a 'bodypillow', buy a new maternity top, a christmas t-shirt (long enough to cover my belly) and a boob-tube for wearing under my t-shirts to lengthen them during pregnancy and then to cover my belly while I breastfeed once the baby is born and I managed to get some fresh vegies at the farmers market. We can only get vegies at the supermarkets in Collie - not as fresh!

I had to lie down at my friends place for an hour before I had the energy to drive home.

Today it was the all day one off anti-natal class. It started at 8 am. They rushed through some of the bits I was most interested in - the relaxation techniques for labour and the breast feeding positions. I had been going to buy a triangle pillow but they advised against it. Said it went against the convenience of breastfeeding - 'are you going to carry the pillow with you everywhere?"

The big no-no's were;
-pillows, doonas, bumpers, soft toys etc in cots
-Jolly jumpers and walkers
-baby powder

I was exhausted by the end. There were about 27 people in the class (about 15 mothers to be). As the class was so big there was not that much 'get to know you' plus the fact being a small town most people new each other - except us new to towners!

Tonight Haydon cooked dinner- baked pork chops with sweet potato and potato. I just made the apple sauce and prepared the snow peas so we had some greens.

Tomorrow I get my next iron injection.

Today I was too tired to do much housework other than my swish and swipe and the load of washing I did this evening, which I must go and hang out!