Tag Archives: pregnancy

Talking TalkMum

Posted on May 8, 2013 by gillian

I’ve been meaning to write for a while about what I’m now doing work-wise, and for various teeth and sleep related reasons I’ve not quite got round to it just yet. I will soon, but in a nutshell I officially finished maternity … Continue reading →

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What to expect when you’re expecting…and beyond

Posted on April 4, 2013 by gillian

What websites did you read when you were pregnant? Like most mums-to-be, I couldn’t get enough of information about the fruit size of my baby that week, what that strange feeling was, and finding out what spectacularly weird thing was going … Continue reading →

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Minding the – baby age – gap

Posted on April 2, 2013 by gillian

What’s the perfect gap between babies? I know, déjà vu, I’ve talked about this before. But it’s been on my mind today as I realised that if I got pregnant this month then there would be exactly two years between … Continue reading →

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Transfer deadline day

Posted on January 31, 2013 by gillian

Today is the football transfer deadline day. What’s that you say, football? Really? Yes! It’s a day I’ll now always remember as a year ago today it was also Eliza’s due date, which was coincidentally fitting for a baby with a … Continue reading →

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My pregnancy diary in Pregnancy & Birth magazine

Posted on December 11, 2012 by gillian

I’m really thrilled to have been asked to appear in the December ‘Pregnancy Diary’ feature in Pregnancy & Birth magazine, along with lots of photos of all three of us (I loved reading P&B when I was pregnant, and also … Continue reading →

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting – DVD prize giveaway

Posted on November 1, 2012 by gillian

What did you least expect when you were expecting? For me it was the following: Going off one of my favourite things – avocados – to the extent that even now, the thought of them makes me feel queasy The … Continue reading →

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On fertility problems, and finding out I was pregnant

Posted on June 1, 2012 by gillian

A year ago this week I found out I was pregnant. It was the biggest shock of my life,  in the best possible way. It was a shock because I’d least expected it to happen then, as we’d been trying … Continue reading →

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Nine months in bump shots and blog posts

Posted on April 1, 2012 by gillian
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My review of Maison D’Anu pregnancy skincare products

Posted on September 19, 2011 by gillian

I *love* beauty products, as our heaving bathroom shelves will testify. So when I was offered some products from the Maison D’Anu pregnancy skincare range to review, I jumped at the chance. I’d not heard much about the brand before, but the … Continue reading →

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Pregnancy week 15: in the city, by the sea

Posted on August 24, 2011 by gillian

Here’s five things about week 15* Baby C is growing up fast! This week s/he grew to the size of an avocado, which seems almost unfathomably big for something so little. Random avocado fact of the day though, is that … Continue reading →

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