Nothing at all of note today.  I’ve felt very comfortable most of the day, just tired, with just a few contractions.  However, again I feel very upbeat and unconcerned that labour might not be on the way for a while yet.  We’ve got DH’s Christmas work do tomorrow night, which I didn’t think I’d make earlier on in the week, but I’m now quite excited about and looking forward to so I don’t think I’ll be at all disappointed if I’m not in labour by tomorrow! 

On a totally different note, I’ve spent last night and today reading mainstream pregnancy/baby magazines.  I bought about a million when I was expecting Flopsy (as you do!), and about three when expecting Mopsy as I remembered how they all say the same things and also all say things that irritate me intensely!  However, I had just finished a trashy novel and didn’t feel like I had the concentration to get started on another one so asked DH to get me the magazines so I had something to read that didn’t require any concentration and were on the subject that is most on my mind at the moment!  There was a big article in one on reflux in babies.  I don’t know why I knew so little about this problem, suffering from it myself since birth (I have a hiatus hernia), but I am now absolutely certain that Mopsy was suffering from this as a small baby.  I put her incessant crying/screaming/back arching down to colic, but I can see now that it could easily have been acid reflux.  Flopsy certainly had reflux, but was only sick a lot, didn’t have any weight issues and didn’t have any pain.  Mopsy was a bit less sick, but certainly had a great deal of pain.  Would I have gone to the dr for medication?  I don’t know, but I think I will bear it in mind if this baby suffers in the same way as our current GP surgery is very anti-unnecessary medication (it’s an anthroposophical/homeopathy practice) and may well have some more natural remedies they could suggest.  I’ll also try cutting out dairy if this baby suffers, as I understand a dairy intolerance can cause acid reflux and there is definitely a history of dairy intolerance in our family.  I’ve often put Flopsy and Mopsy’s sickiness down to dairy in my diet, but for some reason I had never thought to blame it for her crying as well.