For those who don't follow me on Twitter or Instagram, an important update: New Baby has arrived! A boy! He was delivered on Friday 3rd February weighing in at 9lbs 7oz and he is just absolutely perfect in every single way. (Not the seventy eight thousand kilos I was...
Pregnancy Skincare: Safe Swaps for Powerful Products
If you read my post on pregnancy skincare last week, you'll have seen that I asked cosmetic dermatologist Dr Sam Bunting for her opinion on a couple of quite controversial ingredients - retinol and salicylic acid. Many professionals (including Dr Sam) are of the...
The Pregnancy Diaries: 39 Weeks
(About this photo: sometimes Mother takes photos of me on her mobile phone, and then she looks at them at says "ooh now that's a lovely one", and then she sends it and I expect it to be some sort of Testino masterpiece but it turns out like...well, this. Usually they...
What’s In My Hospital Bag? (Planned C-Section)
Lots of people requested I make a video on the contents of my hospital bag, so here it is - to be very honest, it's not much different to the bag I took with me when I was having Angelica, which was supposed to be a natural birth. The clothes are looser, the knickers...
VBACs and C-Sections: My Ultimate Truth
I've come to a conclusion about the whole VBAC thing. You'll be pleased to know. Bloody good job, really, as the baby could be here at any minute, surprising me before my elective section! This post is going to be a bit over-honest, I'm taking myself well out of my...
GAP x Disney Dumbo
In between doing crazy, frenzied bursts of work (obviously my version of nesting, as I've mentioned!), I have been spending quite a bit of time browsing clothes online for Angelica. And in-store, if I've been out and about, but in truth I've not been getting around...
Waiting For Angelica…
I'm not sleeping very well at the moment (I've just done five hours, but most of it spent tossing and turning and dreaming that I was in labour, which wasn't very restful!) and so I'm glued to my laptop, most mornings, working through the huge list of posts that I...
How It Feels To Be Heavily Pregnant
Being really, really pregnant is quite a singular feeling and, even though it hasn't been so long since I was heavily pregnant with Angelica, it's amazing how quickly your mind and body completely forget the sensation. So I thought I'd jot down some of the more...
So Now Apparently I Don’t Have Gestational Diabetes…
Back from my consultant's appointment at the hospital and I'm more confused than ever though, it has to be said, slightly elated. Before I go into what the consultant said, I must once again just stress the benefits of having gone to see a private obstetrician for a...
Pregnancy Safe Skincare
Oh I do hate to send you all on a wild goose chase around the internet, but I've written a post on Pregnancy Safe Skincare over on A Model Recommends and didn't want anyone to miss it*. Not least because my guest contributor on the post is amazing dermatologist Dr Sam...
Pregnancy Skincare: What’s Safe To Use?
The whole issue of "safety" when it comes to certain skincare ingredients during pregnancy is a touchy one and experts seem to have quite divided opinions on it, which doesn't help when you're looking for solid information on something at an already very confusing and...
Late Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes…
Well: this gestational diabetes thing has thrown a right spanner in the old works, I can tell you! (Photo above taken in last pregnancy, by the way, after I had polished off two whole desserts. I thought it was brilliantly inappropriate.) I just feel as though I've...