36+2 (or, an update)
On Saturday morning, Pip decided that we should have a test run to the hospital and he would have a think about whether it was time to be born. (spoiler alert: he didn’t and we are home and I am still...
View Article37+2 (or, antenatal classes)
If there is one thing that I have been consistently told throughout pregnancy, it’s that I should join an NCT group and go to an antenatal class. Well, here’s the thing. I ignored you/them all and we...
View Article39+6 (or, I packed my hospital bag and in it I put)
Just in case this is of any use to anyone, I thought a list of what I’ve packed for our visit to the hospital might interest my pregnant readers. And, those that have done it before, any feedback at...
View Article3 weeks
3 weeks ago it was also a rainy Monday. So I am told, anyway, as I have no recollection. 3 weeks ago I was in the birthing pool, attempting to push little Pip out into the world. Today, we are snugged...
View Articlelife recently (11.09.12)
.Pip’s ear infection hadn’t got any better despite a week’s worth of antibiotics. We took her back to the doctors yesterday morning and the GP didn’t think that the antibiotics were helping. She told...
View Articlepacking your hospital bag
I know a few readers are quite pregnant and I noticed that a few people had been reading my post this time last year about what I had packed in my hospital bag, but what I never wrote was an update as...
View ArticleMy birth story in Pregnancy & Birth Magazine (May edition)
I still haven’t got round to finishing the second part of my birth story (you can read the first part here) but if you want a sneak peek of how it actually happened, you will find the whole story in...
View ArticlePacking the hospital bag: What to take for baby
Finally, maternity leave has started and I’ve managed to get some things organised for our imminent arrival. Expect a little more baby related content over the next few weeks – but don’t worry, I will...
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