Due to the events of week 26 of being pregnant, I’ve had lots of time with only the internet for company, which has been a perfect chance to do lots of reading. Like the large amount of pregnant celebs at the moment, it also seems there’s a wealth of topical baby-related stories in the news…
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Pregnancy week 26: an unexpected medical mini-break
I’ve always been pretty lucky health-wise, and the last time I was made to stay in any kind of medical facility was when my tonsils were taken out at the grand old age of five (I got to eat ice cream and was given a Care Bear, so it wasn’t at all bad). It was…
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New things for the baby
We’re now starting to make baby steps towards getting things ready for January (or February, depending on whether a certain little person inherits my lateness gene). My friend Tara – who had her first baby a few weeks before I found out I was pregnant – sent me a list she’d compiled of all the…
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Pregnancy week 25: a pretty strange couple of days
This week started off fine; in fact, it was so unremarkable that I can’t remember anything interesting that happened in the first couple of days. However Wednesday evening changed all that, with the unwelcome arrival of more blood, worry, and panic. Apparently as this point what we should have done is…
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Pregnancy Week 24: Reaching Viability
Pregnancy Week 24: Reaching Vitability Here are five of the noteworthy things that happened during pregnancy week 24, my 24th week of being pregnant: It was a week of more medical appointments: midwife, haematology and dentist. All was fine with the baby and my blood, thyroid levels and teeth – so I thought at this…
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Pregnancy week 23: duck!
Prior to getting pregnant, I’d perfectly planned out the way I’d tell my husband when it happened. The idea involved a pair of wedding ducks I was given on my hen night, which now live on a shelf in our bathroom. I’d found a mini-duck in a shop in Crystal Palace and post-positive result,…