We risked taking the Eurostar to London for a long weekend at 36 weeks pregnant, one last trip as ‘just the two of us’. London is where we started this pregnancy, it seemed fitting to go one more time with my belly full of baby kicks and turns and hiccups, and to say a small […]
I am sharing these pictures mainly because they make me laugh – to hell with the nicely posed serene maternity portraits, here’s reality in all its unfiltered glory. ;) Yes, I am resembling a planet these days. When I lie down in the bath I feel a bit like a turtle that’s flipped over and […]
Jo and I went to a baby carrying workshop last week. We practised with different sorts of wraps and carriers with weighted dolls – floppy, heavy plastic things that feel nothing like a real baby. But there were people there with actual newborns, and I couldn’t help but stare at these pink, scrunchy-faced little humans. […]
None of these links are sponsored. I was just thinking about all the small things that have made pregnancy just a little better for me in these last seven months *g* In order of how far along you are: -Apps, all the apps! I started using them at the very beginning of being pregnant, and […]
“Wow, you look huge!” “Well, you’ve packed on weight!” “Every time I see you you’ve gained some more!” ….Suddenly some people have started to comment loudly, extensively, and continuously on my body. Even after I say that I don’t appreciate it. Even after I politely ask them to please stop it with the comments. I’ve […]
