A local women’s charity/organisation is running a campaign trying to capture the full spectrum of motherhood from deciding to become a mother through to being a Grandparent. I wanted to join in because it was a good excuse to do some writing and sharing our stories is something I wish we did more. This is... Continue Reading →
Carys’ Crazy Birth Story
I wanted to write down Carys' birth story a week or so ago but I have only just had the time to sit down and type... I will probably only have enough time for writing the introduction but I am going to try (full disclosure I was right, the majority of this was written when... Continue Reading →
My Beautiful Blessingway
As many of you know, and those who don't HOW?, I am expecting baby number 4. I have never had a baby shower for any of the other babies... I know, poor me! Haha, I am kidding. To be honest I have always found "Baby Showers" a bit weird, a bit too American and some... Continue Reading →
Waters Breaking…
...They haven't before you start getting overly excited... When I was pregnant with Dylan my waters broke at about 3am in the morning on Sunday after we went for a long walk around a castle (Beeston Castle, it is a lovely place to visit). I woke up, waddled down the hall, sat on the loo... Continue Reading →
How many weeks pregnant am I?
I decided before even thinking about getting pregnant this time that if we were to have a baby again I wouldn't share my due date with people unless they really needed to know. To be totally honest, I think due dates are a load of bollocks anyway. Pregnancy can last from anywhere from 37 to... Continue Reading →
Pregnancy… Round 4
As I write this I am absolutely exhausted and I am feeling quite broken. I swear that I have never felt this knackered in previous pregnancies although they were all quite different and I think my memory has erased all the bits that were hard or difficult. This time round for the first trimester and... Continue Reading →
A Big Decision
And there I was minding my own business on a Thursday morning, going about my post summer holiday Mumdmin (a massive fuck off pile of washing) and I get a message from my lovely One to One midwife asking me how I am. Not too bad thanks, I tell her. To which she replies that... Continue Reading →
New Midwife Appointment
Hello Lovelies I last blogged about the change over of my maternity care from One to One to the NHS and I was feeling quite positive. The lovely midwife that I saw said that a home birth was ok, that I could have my appointments at home and she made me feel very at ease... Continue Reading →
The One with the booking in appointment…
Today at 28ish weeks pregnant I had my second booking appointment during this pregnancy. I have been worrying and worrying about this since Friday. I had called to put myself on the books on Tuesday and was told I would be called to arrange an appointment. I then received a text on Friday telling me... Continue Reading →