Here’s my latest pregnancy update at 36 weeks pregnant (and 35 weeks pregnant!) 36 weeks pregnant…what’s happening with the baby? Does being pregnant make bad days worse, or do they just seem worse because you’re already balancing precariously on the high hormonal tightrope of pregnancy? I’m not sure, but in the interests of sharing my…
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My quest for the perfect maternity jeans
Read moreMaternity jeans are like fairy tales, if you think about it. You have to kiss a lot of frogs (try on / buy a lot of pairs) before you find your prince (the ever-elusive pair that looks great, stays up and is comfortable). But I think I might have finally found mine, and they’re not…
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The 3rd Trimester: What No-one Tells You About Pregnancy
Read moreThe 3rd Trimester – What No-one Ever Tells You Welcome to the 3rd Trimester! Here are all the things about pregnancy no-one ever tells you about the third trimester. Welcome To The Third Trimester I’ve said it before, but pregnancy is really not a glamorous time, is it? And this is never truer than the…
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34 weeks pregnant: the lowdown
Read moreWhat’s it like to be 34 weeks pregnant? Here’s an update from 34 weeks pregnant, with a 34 weeks pregnant blog, bump shot and pregnancy symptoms… So – 34 weeks pregnant… An emergency growth scan at 34 weeks pregnant The good news about the emergency growth scan I mentioned last week is that everything is…
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Playing snap with the Gruffalo
Read moreAs new baby time is so nearly upon us, I’ve been thinking about ways to keep Eliza occupied when I’m breastfeeding. If Baby 2 is anything like her then we will do this an awful lot. While I don’t want to have to rely on the iPad and the TV, I’m pretty sure a limited…
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Fantasy hospital bags; what would you *really* pack in yours?
Read moreLast night I had Braxton Hicks of such intense ferocity that they woke me up at 4am and jolted my brain into thinking about getting ready for the baby. So this morning, in the style of all panicking procrastinaters, I made some more lists. And top of these was ‘pack hospital bag.’
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Afternoon tea at the Sanderson Hotel – Mad Hatter’s theme
Read moreThis week we had afternoon tea at the Sanderson Hotel in London – looking for the best place to have afternoon tea in the capital? You should give this one a try. We braved the joys of public transport and Oxford Street on a weekday, and headed over for the Mad Hatter’s afternoon tea with…