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...
Testing for Gestational Diabetes
Well, this is rather a spanner in the old works; I'm having to test four times a day for gestational diabetes due to the (apparent) gargantuan size of the baby within. It's not actually too much of an inconvenience - and at any rate, you do what you have to do when it...
M&S (Non) Maternity Knickers. My Last Pair of Pants.
At 37 weeks pregnant I'm down to the last pair of pants that don't irritate my c-section scar, don't fall down and don't cut into my bump and make it all itchy. Maternity knickers are a real problem, I think, if you have a previous caesarean scar - you don't want...
The Pregnancy Diaries: 36 Weeks
Lots happening this week, including the threat of Gestational Diabetes (massive baby measurements, especially abdominal, so I am having to check my blood sugar levels four times a day) and so I've stuck it all into one long rambling video. It's not often you get to...
Pregnancy Symptoms: The Differences With Baby 2
Now that I'm almost full term with my second baby, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at the differences between this pregnancy and my last, when I was pregnant with Angelica. Because - despite my husband saying that I moaned about all of the same things...
Pregnancy and the Wee of Disappointment
Imagine running through a train station because you need a wee. Let's say it's Euston station in London, for argument's sake, because if you get off at the far platform it's about seven miles to the loos. Anyway, you've been on the train for two hours and the loo was...
The Pregnancy Diaries: 34 Weeks
OK, let's take a look at what's been happening with the old bod for the last few weeks. Because man have I been tired. I don't remember being quite this physically exhausted last time at this stage - and I'm not talking about that hangover-style fatigue that plagues...