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Aug. 7th, 2005 08:03 pmAm going in for the Caesarean tomorrow at 7.30am. Everything packed, CD is being burned as we speak.
Am very nervous and v.v. short with people who very kindly call. My husband is the only person I can tolerate around me at the moment. I have two bottles of (non-hospital-approved) Lucozade for breakfast tomorrow morning at 6am, and my husband has strict instructions to help me procure a glucose drip if we have to wait past 9.30 to be seen (yes I know and appreciate that emergency C/S have absolute priority. But I'm just not at my best when I haven't eaten for, ooh, 13-14 hours, especially when baby is having a little growth spurt that is leaving me exhausted and has me eating at least EVERY 3-4 hours. Low blood sugar makes me extremely dizzy and very, very cranky. I don't mind waiting an extra hour or two, but an extra four hours is a bit much.)
DON'T TELL ME THAT WOMEN AREN'T SUPPOSED TO EAT IN LABOUR ANYWAY - that's nonsense, you need food when you're doing hard work, and anyway, I'm not going to suffer a frigging NERVOUS BREAKDOWN in the name of sisterhood. I've already had a couple of meltdowns over the past few weeks due to low blood sugar, and I have NO DESIRE to REPEAT THE EXPERIENCE just before/during/after the birth of what might well be our only child.
Over and out.
Am very nervous and v.v. short with people who very kindly call. My husband is the only person I can tolerate around me at the moment. I have two bottles of (non-hospital-approved) Lucozade for breakfast tomorrow morning at 6am, and my husband has strict instructions to help me procure a glucose drip if we have to wait past 9.30 to be seen (yes I know and appreciate that emergency C/S have absolute priority. But I'm just not at my best when I haven't eaten for, ooh, 13-14 hours, especially when baby is having a little growth spurt that is leaving me exhausted and has me eating at least EVERY 3-4 hours. Low blood sugar makes me extremely dizzy and very, very cranky. I don't mind waiting an extra hour or two, but an extra four hours is a bit much.)
DON'T TELL ME THAT WOMEN AREN'T SUPPOSED TO EAT IN LABOUR ANYWAY - that's nonsense, you need food when you're doing hard work, and anyway, I'm not going to suffer a frigging NERVOUS BREAKDOWN in the name of sisterhood. I've already had a couple of meltdowns over the past few weeks due to low blood sugar, and I have NO DESIRE to REPEAT THE EXPERIENCE just before/during/after the birth of what might well be our only child.
Over and out.
