Blump has now finally settled in a head-down position: there have been no somersaults in over a week now. Ready to dive. Yesterday I had my regular checkup with the midwife, and she confirmed that Blump has moved down into the pelvis, and as she put it, “is not going to move out of there… except when she or he is coming out.”

Not that that stops him/her from moving around otherwise. Now that Blump is taking up most of the space inside, there is less of a buffer between me and his/her sharp little knees and elbows. I feel every kick very clearly, especially those aimed outwards, and I really can’t understand women who say they cannot feel their babies moving! For me it’s gone long past the point of feeling them – now the distinction is between normal movements, somewhat uncomfortable movements, and movements that actually feel painful.