One of the mums-to-be from our NCT group sent round a link to a video that’s a guide to the maternity services at King’s College Hospital – where we’ll all be giving birth shortly – that explains all about the labour and birth facilites there. The video covers a variety of topics including having your…
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Due date: in which we discover exactly when Baby C will be putting in an appearance
Read moreMy EDD is 31st January. Which, as my football-loving husband keeps joking with me about, is also the football transfer deadline day (for those of you lucky enough not to know what this is, it’s the date when the footballer club-to-club transfer window shuts in a flurry of last-minute moves, and a big fuss on…
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What things should we do before the baby arrives?
Read moreWe’re now over the 30 week mark, and in the words of my mum, who texted me the other day when I mourned the sad state of my once perfect belly button, ‘go Baby C!’ One of my pregnancy iPhone apps gives a daily progress update, and ever since it went from being ten plus…
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Three things relating to clothes, in time
Read morePast: when I was a teenager, I went through a typical phase of loving retro clothing. I would often moan at my mum about why she didn’t keep any of her original Biba clothes from the 60’s, which would have been both a) incredibly cool for my 16 year old self and b) have saved…
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First looks and introductions
Read moreThey say seeing is believing, but when I saw the pregnancy test turn positive, it still didn’t seem real. Even seven tests later, I remained ever-so-slightly suspicious about my baby on board status (sample neurotic conversation from a few weeks later – me: “What if there’s nothing in there?” Midwife: “Don’t worry, everyone thinks that.”…
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About me / get in touch
Read moreWelcome To The A Baby On Board Blog A Baby on Board Is A London Mum Blog For The Parenting Journey A Baby on Board blog covers pregnancy and parenting, family life and style, family-friendly interiors and things to do in London. It’s a blog that’s honest about the highs and lows of modern motherhood.…