Well, HE arrived! At 41 weeks gestation exactly our son arrived. A baby brother to 3 very excited big sisters. We decided to call him James, but Jimmy suits him well. Who of you guessed the gender correctly? My tightening’s started as niggles at 2pm on Saturday 30th of September as we were sat in …
“You Had That Baby Yet?” And Other Things I hear At The School Gates
I’m ‘over-due’, a phase I use loosely. 5 days ‘over-due’ and things are starting to get a little crap. Not so much with the pregnancy but the public property my cervix has become. Did you know that a pregnancy is considered term from anywhere between 37 weeks and 42 weeks gestation? That’s a whole 5 …
What are Braxton Hicks and How To Ease Braxton Hicks
Our 4th baby is due in just over 4 weeks. Not long at wait at all, but these last few weeks I have been really struggling with Braxton hicks contractions. Some so strong, that I have even had trips up to the hospital just to make sure that they are not the real deal. What …
MAM 6 in 1 Electric Steriliser and Express Bottle Warmer Review
We only have a few weeks now until our 4th baby arrives. Time has flown by and I am just starting to get the final bits for baby ready and testing out all of our new gadgets and toys. Today I decided to put our new MAM 6 in 1 Electric Steriliser and Express Bottle Warmer review …
I Told The Antenatal Professionals To Back OFF
Politely, I asked the sonographers, doctors and consultants to back off, cease contact and leave me alone. In my head I was upset, touched out and pissed off. I didn’t want or feel the need for any help and I was ready to explode. 7 weeks ago I was sent to the maternity day assessment …
Why Breastfeed? Do you know what it does to your body?!
Today breastfeeding is all over the news. The Guardian Newspaper has the Headline ‘UK Attitudes To Breastfeeding Must Change, Experts say’. Well No-Shit Sherlock, we all know that. Whenever breastfeeding comes up in the media, and becomes a hot topic, I tend to shut off and back away. I don’t want to hear it. It …
Our Home Birth Plan
It’s pretty set that I get to finally have a home birth. After 2 high risk pregnancies, that both went completely problem free and our 3rd birth being a beautiful and quick water birth, we have finally decided to get the home birth that we want. It’s time to write our home birth, birth plan. …
Babybond Scan Review and Our 4D Scan Experience
First of all, apologies for how long it has taken to finally get this post written! So much has been going on. We’ve been to The Baby Show in Birmingham, I’ve not been too well with my legs again, it’s been the school holidays and we have been making the most of the lovely weather …
Nearing The 3rd Trimester… already!
In a couple of days I’ll be 25 weeks pregnant. 15 weeks left. 109 days to go. 3 weeks away from the 3rd Trimester. It’s going bloody quickly. I hate it. This is meant to be our last baby and I enjoy pregnancy so much. I’ve wanted this whole final experience to slow down, so I …