How many of you mums and dads booked a Babymoon before your baby was born? How many of you didn’t, but wish you had? Are you pregnant and planning a Babymoon right now? According to LoveHolidays, there’s been a 52% increase in online searches by people planning a babymoon. With this in mind, I thought […]
Pregnancy
Baby Bear’s Birth Story
I was 42 weeks and 1 day pregnant and despite desperately wanting a spontaneous labour and a natural birth, I had resigned myself to the fact that I was going to have to be induced. I woke up with pains, the morning before my induction at 3:50 am. I didn’t get my hopes up, because I’d woken […]
Introducing Baby Bear
After resigning myself to the fact that I was simply NOT going to go into labour naturally and that I would have to endure the hell of induction again, I woke up in labour at 3:50 am on 18th July 2016. I was 42 weeks and 1 day pregnant and scheduled for induction the very […]
37 Weeks Pregnant: Not at all ready for a baby
This is the post I wrote at 37 weeks pregnant… I’m 37 weeks pregnant. I’m full term and I’m panicking. My house isn’t ready. I’m not ready. If he was born right now, I’d be royally screwed! I’ve not 100% finished packing my hospital bag. I’ve not re-read the bible (Gina Ford) and written down my […]
35 Weeks Pregnant: Revising motherhood
This is the post I wrote at 35 weeks pregnant… I’m 35 weeks pregnant and my bump is like one of those TV soap bumps. You know… when you’re watching EastEnders or something and say “Well that bump is so fake, you can tell it’s a beach ball shoved up her dress”… my bump actually […]