Five months ago today I was all set to be admitted to hospital for my booked caesarean with Baby Beastie. As his arrival was planned it certainly took away all the uncertainty of wondering when labour might start (although it was still a possibility) and whether I would be ready or not. He didn’t end [...]
View Post booked, caesarean, emergency, hospital bag, induction, planned, Pregnancy, signs of labourI woke up this morning and read this article about Forgotten Baby Syndrome discussing parents who have forgotten about their children and left them unattended. In particular a couple of cases in America where the children have been left in hot cars for hours and had tragically died. Whenever I read anything like this it sends [...]
View Post asleep, baby brain, brain, busy, children, concentration, forgetfulness, Forgotten Baby Syndrome, motherhood, Pregnancy, research, sleep deprivationWay back in October when I visited The Baby Show for Trade I met one of the lovely founders of the ingenious yet simple breastvest. Although I was only sporting a small bump at the time she suggested that I would make good use the breastfeeding vest during my pregnancy as well as beyond it. [...]
View Post breastfeeding, Breastvest, Pregnancy, underwearDuring my first pregnancy my son was due after Mother’s Day that year and despite not wanting him to be too early, all the will in the world wouldn’t have made him arrive on time. I was thoroughly fed up in the pregnancy by then and feeling a little emotional about the fact I wasn’t [...]
View Post card, hormonal, meaning, Mothers Day, Mum, personalised, Pregnancy, sentimentalThis week I have the freedom of being able to write at my leisure, within reason, as I am now on maternity leave. It still doesn’t feel quite real if I’m honest and just like I am taking annual leave. To think that I won’t be returning to work until next year is a very [...]
View Post Bump Diary, caesarean, diaphragm, faint, hospital bag, leave, lungs, maternity, overwieght, painting, PregnancyThis will be my first week joining with this brand spanking new linky cleverly thought up by Katie from Mummy Daddy and Me Makes Three. It’s a great way to document what has happened in your week and even better to look back on a reflect at a later stage. We all remember the big [...]
View Post bed, lamp, mattress, potty, Pregnancy, reward chart, scan, shoesWhen I came to write this post I had a moment where I got slightly confused over how many weeks pregnant I was. Now anybody that has ever been pregnant or knows anyone pregnant will know that a pregnant woman always knows the number of weeks she is. I usually fire it off immediately when [...]
View Post airport, Bump Diary, dates, family, midwife, position, PregnancyI don’t think of myself as an overly emotional person. Don’t get me wrong I am not a hard faced woman without emotion, I just mean I don’t get upset or cry at things that maybe other women might do. For example if a soppy film is on, I will develop a rather large lump [...]
View Post emotions, fish, hormones, motherhood, Mummy, Pregnancy, pregnant, tears15 weeks… As the title says I am 15 weeks into my pregnancy and I am starting to feel better and better. Now the nausea is subsiding I am noticing just general tiredness which of course I can cope with. I even enjoyed a thai curry yesterday and it stayed put, it is great that [...]
View Post buggy board, heatwave, playground, Pregnancy, siesta, walk, weatherStart of the second trimester… Every Monday I am going to complete an entry into my Bump Diary. This will be a way to remember all those moments that I forgot with my first pregnancy and act as a journal documenting the journey through pregnancy and beyond… I am 14 weeks into my pregnancy now [...]
View Post Bump Diary, nausea, Pregnancy, scan, Second trimester