Want To Know About Second Trimester Symptoms During Pregnancy? What are all the unusual second trimester symptoms that no-one ever tells you about during pregnancy? As I’m now in the third trimester, I thought I’d round-up all the 2nd trimester symptoms I’ve been experiencing for the past few months (here’s my unusual pregnancy symptoms from…
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Pregnancy week 27: a blissfully normal week
I’m trying not to speak too soon as there’s still one day left of it, but it’s been a very uneventful couple of days so far, especially after the past few weeks. I went back to work and then just did completely normal things like going out to dinner with friends, shopping, and lying on…
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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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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,…