According to the 32 week scan, Baby C is on the small side but has long legs. Hey there, flamingo baby! All was also fine at subsequent check-ups with midwife, blood and thyroid clinics. At the moment there’s thankfully no reason to suggest anything other than a normal delivery, although the midwife very gently told…
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Pregnancy week 31: a snapshot from last weekend
Read moreMy friend Nick came to stay, for the day: it was very lovely to see him, and hi Nick! We spent a large portion of our 20’s having lots of fun getting drunk in random places around the city, but how things change; that…
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Pregnancy week 27: a blissfully normal week
Read moreI’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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Photo shoot for Pregnancy & Birth Magazine
Read moreThis week – in an interesting break between hospital appointments, meetings with the midwives, and work – saw me in North London at a photo shoot for Pregnancy & Birth magazine. It’s for a group feature on what surprised everyone the most about pregnancy, and I’m in it talking about being a first-time mum-to-be and…
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Pregnancy week 23: duck!
Read morePrior 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,…
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About the awfulness of maternity clothes
Read moreNow I have a mini-bump, I’m taking baby steps into the sizeable and stretchy realms of maternity clothes. It’s lucky that my job doesn’t require a strict dress code and we can pretty much wear, within reason, whatever we like. However everyone always looks nice though, and I can’t bear the thought of wearing sack-like…