I had my 6 week check yesterday. I can't believe that Meg is 6 weeks old already. It doesn't seem that long but I guess I had a lot going on in the begining. She is such a little person now though. She has really filled out and has jowls (sp?) like an old woman! You know, the saggy skin under the cheeks where old women's skin has lost its elasticity! I guess the rest of her head will grow into them at some point.

Anyway, I passed my check up with flying colours and am no longer on 'pelvic rest'. Lol. It'll still be a while before I'm not too tired I would guess though. Not to mention the fact that we won't have a house of our own for a bit. :(

Other things covered were my gall bladder stuff and the injury I got to my foot back in May! I need to rest my foot and do special exercises as I have been. I made it worse when I took Meg out for a walk for an hour. Gentle brief exercise is fine but I didn't realise that too much stretching would further damage the ligaments. Doh!

It seems that I still have to be on a low fat diet. My body hasn't taken too kindly to having its gall bladder pulled out. I've been getting really bad IBS like attacks with fatty foods. Even a lean cusine with 10g of fat in it was enough to cause problems! It's going to be fun living with people who haven't had to worry about fat content. I'll have to just not eat things that are dodgy, please or offend. I have been warned that it could be upto a year before I can eat normally again.

My Dr told me that the surgeon who told me that I could eat what I like and do what I like the day after surgery was being stupid. I have to admit I had my doubts as I was in a lot more pain and discomfort than he led me to believe. The incisions were fine but I was hurting inside where the gall bladder was cut away from the liver. He's an ex-marine who obviously hasn't ever given birth!! That explains why he was so short sighted. He told me to do sit ups to get back the muscle tone. My Dr was annoyed by that because I hadn't had my post partum check yet and he didn't bother to check if my abdominal muscles had seperated while I was pregnant. Thankfully I had checked and the muscles were fine. I can now even do a sit up while holding Meg in my arms. Really useful for getting out of bed when she been cuddled up with me.

THe other things in the check were the obvious internals etc and also vaccinations. I was given a tetanus/diptheria/pertussis shot which is now really sore. In the other arm I had a flu shot as Meg is too young for them and we're about to inflict a climate change on her. This way she shouldn't get flu from me. Kev was also called in for his flu jab for the same reason. If anyone else is ill they just stay away from Meg but it;s not that easy for Kev and I so Kev decided that even though he has a needle phobia he would do anything to protect his little girl. Next year however she gets the shot and he doesn't!!