If you’re pregnant, here’s what no-one ever tells you about pregnancy and having a baby… What no-one tells you about pregnancy: Congratulations, you’re pregnant! It’s all floaty kaftans and graceful, naval gazing introspection from here right the way through to your pain-free hypnobirth…isn’t it? Well, kind of. While pregnancy is different from woman to woman,…
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Pregnancy week 22: what I’m really craving
An update at 22 weeks pregnant… Ah, 22 weeks pregnant – the week was gloriously sunny, and the first time someone I don’t know asked when I was due (so I must now actually look pregnant). I do feel a lot more pregnant at the moment, and it’s more pregnant in a lovely way; bigger…
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Unusual pregnancy symptoms no-one ever tells you about
What are the really unusual pregnancy symptoms that people never tell you, especially about when you’re in the first trimester of pregnancy? It occurred to me last night, as I lay awake in bed at 5am*, that there’s an awful lot of unusual pregnancy symptoms I hadn’t known about. If you’re not sure if you’re…