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The waiting game
So my due date came and went yesterday with not even a twinge in womb region. I think the most frustrating thing about this waiting is the constant barrage of calls, texts and Facebook messages asking me if I’ve had the baby yet. Trust me folks, when I do, you’ll know about it. I continue…
One week to due date: The home run
So here we are, my baby’s due date is one week today – how exciting! I’m trying not to get too fixated on the date, since only five per cent of babies are born on the day they’re due, but I have been taking what steps I can to ensure he’s not tardy. These have…
New dad walks 630 miles for Bliss
One in every 9 babies in the UK is born either premature or sick; over 80,000 babies every year with one being admitted to special care every six minutes. It’s staggering isn’t it and when it happens to you it’s terrifying too. One new dad who recently went through the emotionally tumultuous journey of a…
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Breathe and stretch…perineal massage
Today, children, we’re going to talk about vaginas, specifically perineal massage! I admit that the concept of getting a baby’s head out of mine fills me with dread. I’d like to say it’s akin to passing a bowling ball through the eye of a needle, but I think my husband would tell me not to…
Bustin’ out all over: my growing bump
So, the sun has finally come out…and so has another luminous spherical object – my bump! I was having a proper pregnant lady meltdown yesterday because literally none of my summery clothing would fit; even the stretchy stuff. We’re talking t-shirts that would only reach my navel, and skirts that would have exposed the baby’s…
Nesting frenzy: It’s all in the preparation
I’ve have gone into a nesting frenzy. I’m finding it impossible just to sit down and relax. Even at night my mind is whirring with all the things I need to do and it’s keeping me awake. Still, I have been pleasingly productive over the last few days, washing all of the baby’s clothes and…
Maternity leave begins: Me time!
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. That is a dramatic way of saying I have started maternity leave! Well, actually, that’s not quite true; I am on regular leave at the moment because I had some holiday which needed to be used up. Still, I have five weeks (if baby…
Planning for success, writing my birth plan
This week I have written my ‘birth plan’. Quite a few people have said to me that theirs went out the window almost immediately due to unforeseen complications, however I still thought it worthwhile to jot down a little wishlist. Before I started, I had a look at some examples online, which ranged from a…
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The painful truth: pain relief options for labour
Last session, Nicki the NCT teacher had us draw up a chart listing pain relief options during labour. We were then to work our way through them giving a tick or a cross against various criteria, such as ‘are there side effects?’ or ‘is it controllable?’. The ones with the most ticks at the end…
Hospital or home birth? There’s no place like home
Before I became pregnant I was adamant I would give birth by caesarean. I would insist upon it. I had a number of reasons why. After hearing a selection of horror stories, I’d become convinced that my hips were too small and that my baby would have to be wrenched out of me with forceps.…
