“Wake up, I’m having contractions.” I whispered into the darkness at my husband. He sat straight up “So this is it?” “Yes!” I paused “I think…” I’d woken at 12am from a vivid dream with a burning sensation in my stomach. I was four days overdue at that point and had been impatiently waiting for…
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37 weeks pregnant – full term and false alarms
Read moreHere’s my latest pregnancy update at 37 weeks pregnant (full term!) “How will I know?” boomed a certain 90’s songstress some time in the last century. “How will I knooooow if HE really loves me?” Of course, she was singing about relationships and love, and I’m talking about another big L here – the one…
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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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28 weeks pregnant: Is there a (birth) plan B?
Read moreA pregnancy update at 28 weeks pregnant… “So…” the antenatal consultant said to me this week. “there’s been a change of plan in your birth plan…”
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Special delivery: what’s the best way to get to the hospital to have your baby
Read moreSo royal baby fever is really ramping up this week. Poor Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, aka Kate Middleton and Prince William; getting to your due date and having everyone text, call and Facebook you to ask if you’ve had that baby yet is agony enough anyway, but it must be a million times more stressful…
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A guide to the maternity services at King’s College Hospital
Read moreOne 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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