As previously mentioned, this week I’ve written a guest post over on TalkMum.com, all about the The Baby Show in London. Talk Mum is a community for parents and parents-to-be, supported by Pregnacare vitamins (something I seem to have been taking constantly over the past couple of years). We were actually going to go to The Baby…
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Eliza’s birth story – an unexpectedly quick induction of labour
I thought I’d post my induction of labour birth story (a propess induction story) today to coincide with International Midwife Day. I received such amazing care from midwives, both in the hospital (despite it being incredibly busy) and from the community midwife team at my doctors surgery (who came out to our house for three…
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If You’re Pregnant, See My Baby Bump Week By Week
Are You Pregnant? Take A Look At My Baby Bump Week By Week And Read My Weekly Pregnancy Diary Are you pregnant and looking for a baby bump week by week? Take a look at my baby bump, week by week! When I was pregnant, all I wanted to do was compare my baby bump…
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Welcome to the world, Eliza Grace
Baby C, aka Eliza Grace, was born in the early hours of last Thursday morning at King’s College Hospital in south London, weighing 6 lbs 10. Although she looks a lot like Alex, especially with her dark hair, she’s inherited my impatience gene; she took just under 10 hours…
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Pregnancy weeks 38 and 39: bring on the baby
Being 38 and 39 weeks pregnant has consisted mainly of: Buying the final few Baby C bits and pieces – at this point it’s random things like more sheets, pram toys and bibs – and attempting to finish off the baby bunting we are making for the room Cooking lots of food…
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Pregnancy week 37: full term
Full term, baby; I think I’ve mentioned before about pregnancy seeming like one tiny milestone after the other, and obviously this is a big one. Although with three more weeks left to go it’s not quite time just yet… Baby-wise, there’s really not much more room in my womb, and the Mini C has…
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Pregnancy weeks 35 and 36: into 2012 and countdown
I’m writing about being 35 and 36 weeks pregnant all the way from the lofty heights of 37 weeks (full term, finally!). It’s strange how even two weeks seems like a long time ago, now that we’re within scratching distance of the due-date finishing line. However, looking back there were several notable things that happened…