What to say to someone who’s miscarried
‘It was meant to be' and ‘don’t worry, you can try again soon’. Those are just some of the supposed [...]
10 easy ways to ease back pain in pregnancy
Back pain. Yet another thing I’ve found they don’t warn you about pregnancy is the back pain, from little achy [...]
4 simple ways to lose baby weight
Pregnancy. It does weird things to your body, it does weird things to your hair, it does weird things to [...]
5 weird ways pregnancy changes your hair
It’s no secret that pregnancy changes your body. Often in weird ways. And it’s no secret that pregnancy can change [...]
A letter to my pregnant friend
Advice. The one thing that’s not in short supply when you’re pregnant is advice. You get it from friends, you [...]
10 weird ways pregnancy changes your body
It’s no secret – or surprise – that pregnancy changes your body. After growing a human being and either pushing [...]
Things I wish I’d known about my lady bits
This post should probably come with a warning: it’s not for the faint hearted. Or the squeamish. A bit like [...]
The 10 best things about not being pregnant
What you can and can't eat, what you can and can't drink and the general inconvenience of it all. It's [...]
Funny things they don’t tell you about childbirth
Don't panic, this isn't one of those posts featuring horror stories about childbirth. Instead it's a collection of random things I've noticed in [...]
Why I was right not to write a birth plan
It turns out I was right not to write a birth plan. After considering the pros and cons of writing [...]
Our Valentine’s Day baby!
As Valentine's Day presents go my gift this year has to be the best yet - none other than a [...]
#MySundayPhoto
Last week #MySundayPhoto was what I was hoping would be one of the last pictures of BB and Little B [...]
10 things they don’t tell you about being overdue
I’ve been overdue with all my babies. The first was 15 days late, the second was three days late and [...]
The trouble with the ‘perfect’ birth
They say no two babies are the same, and no two births are the same either. So far the saying [...]
Why I’m not writing a birth plan
What you want to happen and what you don’t. That’s the point of a birth plan, the one single page [...]
